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Old 03-07-2008, 19:14 PM   #26 (permalink)
zraver
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[quote=dave lukins;467907]
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through the armor knocking pieces off the inside. These pieces are call spall, he process is spalling. Spall acts like a bullet vs flesh and hoses, and is also incredibly hot and can ignite fluids and ammunition.QUOTE]

A slight adjustment in that zraver..It's called a SCAB and not a spall(unless the terminology has changed) if so I do apologise.
In the US its spall and spalling, just like called your HESH rounds HEP (High Explosive Plastic), I guess its just the difference between US and UK English
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