tip 35 of quill section comes to rest at the nose 22 of the forward section 29 f when press fit and stamped during the assembly process the quill section 30 and the front section 20 f become forward body 20 the flechette 10 of the present invention can be made of carbon steel sheet or strip or virtually any appropriate material it is not required that the quill section 30 and the front section 20 f be made from the same material the nose of the flechette is tapered as is the rear 28 of the forward body 20 this tapering can be done before or after the assembly process the nose 22 can be further machined to give a desired shape such as a sharp or pointed nose but the tapered nose shown in fig2 and 5 has performed well in tests once the flechette 10 of the present invention is manufactured and assembled the flechette becomes a one piece aerodynamic body of symmetrical shape thus the terms top or bottom can be used interchangeably in respect to flechette 10 the quill section 30 can be cut from steel or aluminum sheet or strips with a material composition and thickness suitable to common sheet metal for manufacturing and forming processes the front section 20 f can be made from similar or higher density materials to that of quill section 30 and can be formed from metal tubing metal sheet strip material or other suitable material fig6 demonstrates the stacking capability of the flechette of the present invention where a stacked rectangular array of flechettes 100 according to the present invention has three columns and four rows of flechettes with flechettes 10 a 10 b and 10 c forming one row of flechettes and flechettes 10 c.