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31 August 2008, 03:27 AM
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Helmet-Design didn´t matter. A flechette could kill a rider with his horse simultanously. Problem was: You needed thousands of flechettes before hitting something...
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31 August 2008, 02:16 PM
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There is even a full book devoted to the fléchettes d'avion in French language.
It is: Quote:
You might know that the Russians also used the fléchette in action, probably with the same results (that is none) as in the West. As quoted in the book also the Ottoman forces used this invention. Cheers Kees
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1 September 2008, 12:37 PM
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ok thanks for the info everyone i've been gone for a couple days
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2 September 2008, 08:50 AM
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Speed in feet per second.
I calculate the speed at the time of impact as 310.613(?) feet per second when dropped from 1,500 feet. This does not include air resistance! But probably is doing somethig like 200 or 300 M.P.H.
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2 September 2008, 09:36 PM
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Me either - in fact, I thought I read somewhere years ago that in spite of what damage was claimed they were supposedly capable of causing (going completely thru a man and his horse) was found not to be so true in reality.
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3 September 2008, 06:07 AM
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Missing all of the time wouldn't surprise me any, look at all the bombs that were dropped in WW-II and how many of them missed the target, sometimes they didn't even hit the city. How can you hit the small target when you are probably just dropping them by hand.
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3 September 2008, 07:27 AM
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As far as I know, the French used a kind of box besides the Fuselage. They opened the bottom of this container with a string and all flechettes (several dozens or so) fell down in a small cloud. Usually, they didn´t hit anything and they werde soon regarded as useless. Besides, improved planes became quite early available, capable of dropping small bombs, e.g. 2 x 20 pds.
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