INTO THE MIX: The 120mm Canister Round Moves Forward

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I think the "Bee Hive" round was the best. Over 10,000 flechettes that could take out any troops in a 500 meter swath from 1.000 meters. The hueys used a 3.5 Inch rocket with Flechettes that could put a flechette into every square foot of a football field at a slant range of 500 feet from a quarter of a mile away. The Artillery, both 105 and 155 were equipped with Beehive Rounds for "Last Ditch" defense of firebase perimeters during the Vietnam War. I understand that they were used to great effect at LZ Bowman.