my post before this frac is from the district court judges, not the government defense lawyers...
"According to the transcript, at 7:49 a.m. on April 19, 1993, McGavin relayed a request from another agent for permission to fire pyrotechnic rounds at a construction pit north of the main building. 67 The conversation included the following:
McGavin:"He thinks he... can penetrate [the Compound] with military rounds."
Rogers:"Roger. Of course... you can try it."
McGavin:"Ten -- ten-four. Copy. He can try it?"
Rogers:"Yeah, that's affirmative."
22 Whittier L. Rev. 615, 623
taken from liberal nut job law journal
this is referring to the use of pyrotechnic gas...
which was used because the carrying projectile's greater
chance of penetrating the inner compound and flushing
the davidians out...
which was so hazardous that it took approximately
4 hours to ignite...
4 hours...