Word: guava
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Dates: during 1971-1971
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...admitted authorizing half a million sorties over Laos since 1964. The major effort of these combat missions, according to Branfman, has been to depopulate sectors controlled by the Pathet Lao. Branfman described three antipersonnel weapons now being used by the U.S. military in this effort--the "pineapple," the "guava," and the flachette...
...guava," a variation of the "pineapple," disperses its steel pellets in a diagonal pattern to facilitate penetration of holes and caves where civilians or military personnel may be seeking refuge...