As you say the article does not actually mention that DU ammunition is being used. But obviously these are the types of planes with equipment meant to use such ammunition and it is most effective at penetrating armor. Surely someone should be checking.
Cheers, ken
----- Original Message ---- From: Dennis Redmond <metalslorg at gmail.com> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 6:06:41 PM Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] DU weapon use in Libya
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 1:56 PM, Jordan Hayes <jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com>wrote:
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> Here's one you missed:
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> http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/29/gunships-mark-change-tactic-libya
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Deployed, yes, in the brief window before NATO took over the operation --
but that's not the same thing as actually being used. I could be wrong, of
course, just haven't seen anything on the feeds.
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