Some interesting flechettes

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A couple of new pieces that some may not have seen before. The first is probably the largest AP flechette ever fielded, placed next to a 20 x 102mm for size comparison. Anyone recognize it? The second is another seldom seen piece, a flechette pack for the 5-inch Zuni rocket warhead. I have the same pack filled with chaff.

 

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The large flechette is used in the CBU-107, the Passive Attack Weapon (PAW) Carries four different sized flechettes used to make Swiss Cheese out if single buildings, greatly reducing "collateral damage". This is the largest size, which is intended to break into two fragments on impact.

 

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Two impacted flechettes, broken vs unbroken.

 

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Only slight variations between the two examples, mostly on the largest flechette break point.