Talk:High explosive squash head
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And for an example of spalling, I ran across this page [1] (warning: bloody) whilst looking up information on the .25 ACP handgun cartridge. It has a CT scan of an injured chap's skull; he had been shot in the head with a .25 bullet which failed to penetrate, but the bullet caused spalling on the inside surface of his skull. Doesn't say whether he died, but it must have been a life-changing injury. -Ashley Pomeroy 18:59, 20 August 2005 (UTC)
I read somewhere that the British army uses HESH shells because HEAT shells are less effective when fired from a rifled gun ( the spinning disspates the HEAT effect ). Anyone confirm this? Another question is there a velocity limit for HEAT shells : they must explose at the correct distance from the surface which would be difficult to achieve at very high velocities? 145.253.108.22 11:21, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
