Army Journal Cites Problems With Iraqis

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"Another problem, Grunow wrote, is the Iraqi "death blossom," in which an attack by even a single sniper "provokes the average Iraqi soldier to empty his 30-round magazine and fire whatever belt of ammunition happens to be in his machine gun."

That is both dangerous and wasteful, he said. "

But, good for business - look at this chart since 2003:

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From their profile:

The Ammunition segment supplies military ammunition, medium-caliber ammunition, medium-caliber gun systems, ammunition and rocket propellants, energetic materials, commercial and military smokeless powder, law enforcement and sporting ammunition, and ammunition accessories.