From: Thomas Barclay <Thomas.Barclay@s...>
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 16:21:13 -0500
Subject: satchel charges
Oerjan said (undoubtedly right): Er... no. The Merkavas were destroyed by command-detonated charges consisting of fifty-some kilograms of high explosives dug into the road. A 50kg charge dug into the road is not a "satchel charge".. [Tomb] Sorry, that was what I got from the two news items I saw on it on TV. Hadn't realized this was an emplaced charge. So perhaps 1d12* is appropriate impact for a 15kg satchel charge. OTOH, a true suicide bomber wrapped in 40kg of HE willing to dive under the tank or to climb on it then go boom, that might merit larger impact. My apologies for any confusion (which seems to be what I was... confused