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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Weapon, Flechettes
... Flechettes...Flechettes ...Arrow like metal pins (rocket like in appearance) with fins. Approx. 8000 of the small pins/darts are encased in a tank or field gun round. Also called Splintex, beehive darts. Various sizes for different purpose shells/rounds.flechettes -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Poster - Poster, Information Board, The Battle of Coral - Balmoral
Describes the Coral - Balmoral Battle in detail. There is a coloured photo of M543 wrecker, "Tunza Gutz" in muddy ground. Also a b/w image of an artillery piece firing flechette & canister rounds at NVA/VC wave attacks.battle of coral-balmoral -
Shepparton RSL Sub Branch
Splintex—Flechettes, Circa Viet Nam war
Viet nam Wra Period— American. Used to present Period. Small Metal Dart with Metal Fins (4 off ). Nonesplintex, steel, clusters, viet nam