Reply #37: Did you read the footnotes on DIME technology? [View All]

[msmcghee]

"Previous scaled tests show that the carbon composite casing breaks up into small harmless fibers during the detonation event, effectively removing fragmentation as a lethal mechanism to nearby collateral assets. Thus, near-field airblast with entrained high-velocity inert metal particles are the damage mechanisms for carbon composite cased munitions with DIME fills."

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/dime.htm

The inert metal particles described above are small particles embedded in the explosive charge of the warhead of the DIME. They are not shrapnel - as supposedly went through the roofs of these two ambulances.

The purpose of DIME is to create a lethal very high pressure blast of small diameter including harmless carbon fibers - that kills anyone within a few feet but does little damage to vehicle, facilities or structures. Mr. Fawaz seems quite intact except for his missing leg.