Tracer Rounds.

Edrof

Edrof

Edrof

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I'm writing an article about tracers but can't seem to find much info online. I know this:

They are usually every 4/6 rounds in a magazine or belt.
'Tracers work both ways' and can reveal a soldier's position to the enemy.
There are 3 types: Bright, Dim and Subdued.
They were invented to help destroy German zeppelins during WWI.
Platoon leaders will sometimes load their magazines entirely with tracers to mark targets for their men to fire on (aren't laser designators used for that?).
They can be used as the last rounds in a magazine to remind the shooter he is nearly dry.
They can start fires (especially if you're in France).

I can also find tech specs of the chemicals used in their make-up which I'll omit here for the sake of preventing boredom.


The above doesn't seem like much information for a bullet that's used regularly by most decent armed forces around the globe.


Am I missing anything??
 
In Metal Gear Solid I used to fire the FAMAS until there were only 3 bullets left then put the bandana on so it looked like I was shooting lasers. Pew-pew!
 
arknor said:
-100 marks for reading the wiki and doing it wrong

they werent invented to help destroy zeppelins :P
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-1000 'marks' for being a pedantic get.

I just copy/pasted from a few rough sources around the net. If it was the finished article I would understand but please don't get sarcastic about a forum post.
 
Wrong way to do it there, Forde. Rolling with the punch and a light-hearted quip would have reclaimed some points. Aggressive response to inane comments gets you -35.
 
Forde said:
-1000 'marks' for being a pedantic get.

I just copy/pasted from a few rough sources around the net. If it was the finished article I would understand but please don't get sarcastic about a forum post.
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Your missing a sence of humour -50 points from Hufflepuff.
 
Souljacker said:
You're writing an article, you should be pedantic.
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You're right. It was rough, initial research and I corroborate everything before I write it up so it is wrong it wouldn't be included. I didn't think to include a disclaimer.

Normally I would have thanked arknor for the info but he chose to be unnecessarily unlikeable and it seems like too many threads end up being about how much **** can be ripped out of the OP rather than about the actual opening post so I got hot-headed for which I apologise.
 
arknor said:
-100 marks for reading the wiki and doing it wrong

they werent invented to help destroy zeppelins :P
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To me that says they were?! A countermeasure against Zeppelins (That were used by the Germans)

Seems reasonable logic. Tracer round burning hot punctures the skin and sets the gas on fire....

Edit: I see, they proved useful. Not invented for that purpose. Still, you could write about burning Zeppelins for a bit.
 
Get a Military book and read up on it, most of what you've wrote there doesn't apply to the British Armed Forces these days, they're not that common. (Least when I served it did'nt :))
 
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