At 15:11 16/10/02 +1300, you wrote: >On Wed, 2002-10-16 at 12:12, Ken McAllister wrote: >> >> My understanding is that a daisy-cutter sends out a spray of shrapnel at >> a height that will cut daisies > >No, it's a barometric device - a fuel-air bomb set to detonate at a >specific height. Originally developed for clearing impromptu landing >pads in dense jungle! > >Vik :v) > We're way off topic now, but I think Ken's right. The first such devices were crude, like a drum filled with shrapnel, and I think had some form of detonating device sticking out the side like a spike, weighted so it hit the ground first, exploding the bomb before it touched the ground. This is how they were used in the 39-45 war. The barometric detonator suggests Vik's device is a later refinement.
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