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To: The Philosopher who wrote (8893)	5/17/1999 11:13:00 PM
From: robnhood	Respond to of 17770

Thanks Christopher--- There is a thought that 30% of these bombies do not explode on contact intentionally--hence the likening to land mines....

To: The Philosopher who wrote (8893)	5/18/1999 12:25:00 AM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 17770

Chris, Yeah, there is a real misunderstanding between cluster munitions and air-scatterable mines (FASCAM). However, US munitions are dialed in to self-explode after a designated period of time after being "spread" over a designated terrain they are trying to deny to the enemy. The cluster munitions we seem to be using now are basically a delivery container packed full of small "bomblets" similar to hand grenades which spread out over a large area (some the size of a football field) and explode in an incredible cacaphony of shrapnel and sound. There is no time delay involved except maybe for a proximity fuse. Regards, Ron