Re: Small Arms Failure in Afghan (caliberpunks)

2002-04-06 Thread John Young
Optimizzin wrote: >>The only use for instant kill weapon in warfare would be for an >>officer to shoot mutineers. > >Or vice-versa. I was advised to use a fragmentation grenade to off an officer, slid under the tent flap, or lobbed from the dark. An officer can kill a mutineer with impunity, whe

RE: Small Arms Failure in Afghan (caliberpunks) (pharmpunks)

2002-04-06 Thread Optimizzin Al-gorithym
At 07:40 AM 4/6/02 +0200, Eugen Leitl wrote: >You don't even need to open a book on pharmacology to realize why this is >a dumb idea. ... some people will get >a lot more exposure than others due to statistical fluctuations...when >you're approaching LD50 country, a mg/kg body weight dosage at wh

Re: Small Arms Failure in Afghan (caliberpunks)

2002-04-06 Thread Optimizzin Al-gorithym
At 08:38 PM 4/5/02 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >-- >James A. Donald: >> > Military weapons are generally not designed to kill quickly. >> > A badly wounded man who takes a long time dying is a much >> > bigger drain on your enemy's resources. > >Major Variola >> True for snipers, but if yo

RE: Small Arms Failure in Afghan (caliberpunks)

2002-04-05 Thread Trei, Peter
> Anonymous Coredump[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote: > > On Fri Apr 05 2002 Major Variola (ret) (mv_at_cdc.gov) wrote: > > > At 09:19 PM 4/4/02 -0800, jamesd_at_echeque.com wrote: > > > -- > > >On 4 Apr 2002 at 14:55, John Young QUOTED: > > >> "The current-issue 62gr 5.56mm (223) round, especiall