Talk:Composition B
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Georgewilliamherbert m (Revert; the comment that Comp B is still used as an artillery shell filler is not true in US or NATO usage, as far as I can tell from manufacturer specs)
Who said anything about the US or NATO using Composition B? I certainly didn't mention it. In fact Composition B is still widely used by western countries, including manufacturers of NATO-approved ammunition such as Mecar in their grenades and mortar shells etc. Take a look at this website:-
Go tell Mecar that they don't use Composition B and they'll laugh at you. They're an approved supplier to the Belgian Army who, as I recall, are NATO members. The last I heard Belgium was a Western country, too.
Here's a photo of the standard 155mm shell used by the US of A from our very own Wikipedia site. Look closely at the photo and you'll see it's got "Comp B" on the side in yellow stencil:-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M107_(projectile)
Incidentally, to put things in perspective, Pakistan Ordnance Factories are still using pure symmetrical TNT in their artillery shells. They still haven't got as far as using Composition B yet.
Admittably, successors to Composition B are available and are coming into service. However, I predict that Composition B will be around for a long time yet because it's cheap and it does the job.
