Baronet of the Barbary Coast on Nostr: npub106n0p…tvfwa This comes up every year or two. The "war crime" white phosphorous ...
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This comes up every year or two. The "war crime" white phosphorous is exploding WP: a shell full of WP blows up, big chunks of burning phosphorous go all over, and it's a horror show when it hits people. Relatively recently the US introduced smoke shells with a new system that ejects white phosphorus impregnated 3/4-inch felt wedges in flight (that's what you see in your picture). This produces a better smoke screen without the terrible effects on people, i.e., not a war crime.
This comes up every year or two. The "war crime" white phosphorous is exploding WP: a shell full of WP blows up, big chunks of burning phosphorous go all over, and it's a horror show when it hits people. Relatively recently the US introduced smoke shells with a new system that ejects white phosphorus impregnated 3/4-inch felt wedges in flight (that's what you see in your picture). This produces a better smoke screen without the terrible effects on people, i.e., not a war crime.