soc.history.war.world-war-ii

"Rich Rostrom" wrote in message
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> "Branek" wrote:
>
>>Why not attack the refineries that make something *useful* out of
>>this oil? Refineries are highly explosive in nature and I don't think
>>they're easily repaired.
>
> Refineries are _not_ explosive.
>

That's an interesting theory. Cracking out
lighter hydrocarbons normally involves heat
and highly volatile gases are emitted.

> Also, refineries are built out of metal,
> and not lightweight metal either.
>

Um there have been refinery explosions
that have occurred entirely without the
voluntary use of explosives.