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flechette [fle′shet] (ordnance) A small fin-stabilized missile, a large number of which can be loaded in an artillery canister or in a warhead. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Palestinian doctors have removed many flechettes from the dead and injured, indicating the IDF are using illegal fragmentation bombs. Their bodies were found to he shredded by flechettes, inch-long steel darts shaped like fishhooks that are condemned by human rights organizations as especially cruel weapons. The Israelis fired American-made tank shells containing flechettes, designed to explode in the air and release thousands of tiny metal darts that lacerate the victim's flesh, then left the men's bodies in the sun for over a day before allowing an ambulance to pick them up. |
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