Flechette
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A flechette or fléchette is a pointed, fin-stabilized steel projectile. The name comes from French fléchette, meaning "little arrow" or "dart". They have been used as ballistic weapons since World War
World War I air dropped flechettes, most likely French
Two designs of the Lazy Dog bomb. (Top: early forged steel design; Bottom: later lathe-turned steel design)
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Steyr-Mannlicher ACR rifle
Steyr ACR
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The Steyr ACR was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989/90. Although the Steyr design proved effective, as did most of the weapons su
Flechette
…rounds. A number of prototype flechette-firing weapons were developed as part of the long-running Special Purpose Individual Weapon (SPIW) project. The Steyr-Mannlicher ACR rifle was a prototype flechette-firing assault rifle built for the US Army's Advanced Combat Rifle program of 1989–90. A variation of the flechette addressing…
Rifles tested in ACR program, Steyr ACR third counting from top