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• Scott Sanford commented on Happy Halloween!
  A "fin" round (UK nickname, it's fin stabilised, US tankers will typically say "sabot") is a long, thin chunk of heavy metal, arriving with several megajoules of energy, able to punch through a couple of feet of armour. Coincidentally it also looks a great deal like a Hugo Award without the nifty base. (Legend has it this has gotten at least one author funny looks at an airport but I've not heard the tale directly from an eyewitness.) I've had the privilege of getting to lovingly fondle, but not take home, both......
• Nojay commented on Happy Halloween!
  Since we were going on about the battle of Fallujah, I was actually referring to the DU ammunition for the A-10's GAU-8 30mm gun and the M242 Bushmaster 25mm gun mounted on the USMC's LAV-25 and the US Army's M-2 Bradley. DU rounds for both guns are an option, not the only form of ammunition available. The loadouts for a given mission will vary -- going up against medium-skinned armour in open-field operations one might load DU rounds or a mix. In an urban situation where the opposition is unlikely to be using armour then the wise armourer will select...
• JohnS commented on Happy Halloween!
  My copy from the library finally became available. I'm about 1/3 of the way through (Janice just told Derek to get a UBER?), so I'm still avoiding most spoilers. But I am wondering if there's anything to reconcile how Jonquil survived? If memory serves, she was killed by the Spetsnaz near the end of The Fuller Memorandum. Just "YES" or "NO" will suffice for now. I expect to find out for myself in the next couple of days, but that's the one thing nagging me so far in the first third of the book....
• Robert van der Heide commented on Happy Halloween!
  I liked the Dungeonmaster. I hope we see more of his backstory, perhaps in shorter works....
• JohnS commented on Happy Halloween!
  Enjoyed it overall, although I'm kind of pissed about Reverend Pete. I think he deserved better....