From: Jay Travis (dagobert@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Fri Mar 10 2006 - 15:10:52 PST
I'm no expert on them myself, so you may well be completely right. I do
> [Original Message]
remember they did have a couple of different versions, including a training
version, so some of them might have had fixed fins too. It's all academic
anyway, as trying to put one back into service with ANY kind of warhead
would be an e-ticket ride straight to Club Fed via the BATF boys. They'd
probably get annoyed even using it to shoot bottle rockets, if they caught
you doing it. Model rockets would be questionable, I guess. Didn't they
recently come out stating that they changed their minds about trying to
regulate over-the-counter hobby rocket engines? Still have to be careful,
though- you'll put an eye out! ;-)
> From: dgrev <dgrev@iinet.net.au>
> To: <dagobert@ix.netcom.com>
> Cc: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Date: 3/11/2006 8:52:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] NOS M65 breech assembly or diagram needed
>
> Jay
>
> > Are you sure of that?
>
> No, just going on what I have been told.
>
> > The outside difference would be the folding fins
> > that pop out after launch,
>
> We may be talking about different models of LAWS.
>
> > but the explosive itself would be some form of a
> > shaped charge with a cone cover, to penetrate armor with a plasma center
> > when it hits. I would think a regular grenage, rifle or otherwise,
would
> > just make a loud noise and a dent in the side of anything armor.
>
> Agreed, you will note I did say "modifications internally".
>
> > (Although
> > granted, the LAWS system is supposedly ineffective against modern armor
and
> > wouldn't do much good unless you were being attacked by something like a
> > T-34) Now, I could well be wrong, and if so, please enlighten me, but
> > that's what I thought was the case with them.
>
> I am going on something I was told over 5 years ago by an ammo
> collector - which I am not.
>
> Regards
> Doug
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