In the article mentioned below, the government is naturally not forthcoming in its justification for its alleged white phosphorus [WP] use on Falluja. While WP is used to mark targets, it is most effective in marking during daylight operations. WP mortar and artillery rounds emit a large cloud of WP smoke which detonate delayed, on impact, or just above the target. WP rounds help forward observers and F18s reference their high explosive rounds [HE] in the day. Illumination of enemy positions at night is best done by a separate type of round known as an illumination round [Illum]. Illum rounds … Continue reading Shake and Bake in Falluja