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The 30mm Solution
The Strategy Page ^ | 7/4/2010 | The Strategy Page

Posted on 07/05/2010 6:46:12 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld

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1 posted on 07/05/2010 6:46:16 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove

I reload ammo. Perhaps I can help them.


2 posted on 07/05/2010 6:49:30 PM PDT by Lockbar (March toward the sound of the guns.)
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To: sonofstrangelove

A direct hit on a person is fatal, and messy

Can say that again.....


3 posted on 07/05/2010 7:21:49 PM PDT by njslim
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4 posted on 07/05/2010 7:24:40 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions $1 Halfbaked 50c)
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To: sonofstrangelove
Loading up the ol chain gun...


5 posted on 07/05/2010 7:31:05 PM PDT by Stultis (Democrats. Still devoted to the three S's: Slavery, Segregation and Socialism.)
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To: sonofstrangelove

12 seconds to go 3000 meters? It could fall faster than that.


6 posted on 07/05/2010 7:31:29 PM PDT by csmusaret (People used to faint when Obama spoke. Now they vomit.)
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To: Stultis

Is that beautiful?


7 posted on 07/05/2010 7:32:24 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove
AH-64s normally carry 1,200 rounds...at $100/round

I'd love to take off with $120,000 of ammo aboard.

8 posted on 07/05/2010 7:38:35 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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820 ft/sec... 560 mph...what’s terminal velocuty for one of those rounds?


9 posted on 07/05/2010 7:38:35 PM PDT by Felis_irritable
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

LOL. A lot of people would.


10 posted on 07/05/2010 7:39:56 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: sonofstrangelove

Not as beautiful as the thought of that “Oh, Sh*t,” moment when a jihadi hears the distant sound of chopper blades and looks down to see that red laser painting his chest.


11 posted on 07/05/2010 7:49:00 PM PDT by Stultis (Democrats. Still devoted to the three S's: Slavery, Segregation and Socialism.)
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To: Lockbar

I don’t think they’ll fit on my press otherwise...


12 posted on 07/05/2010 7:53:04 PM PDT by Eagles6 ( Typical White Guy: Christian, Constitutionalist, Heterosexual, Redneck.)
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13 posted on 07/05/2010 8:05:28 PM PDT by Delta 21 (If you cant tell if I'm being sarcastic...maybe I'm not.)
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To: sonofstrangelove

I kind of hate to see them spend $100 per round to kill a few jihadis, but if brings more of our guys home alive and in one piece, I’m all for it.


14 posted on 07/05/2010 8:08:36 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( - Eccl. 10:18 -)
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To: sonofstrangelove
"Each round costs over $100."

WHY?!?


15 posted on 07/05/2010 8:09:00 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: Felis_irritable
You beat to my calculator. 833 fps is subsonic but it does get there. Plus, to paraphrase one of the aliens in the film Galaxy Quest, "and it explodes!"
16 posted on 07/05/2010 8:19:01 PM PDT by katana (For what is an Irishman ? But a .......)
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To: katana
You beat to my calculator.

That's because my iaito is lighter than your katana, thus faster (but less dangerous ;-))

17 posted on 07/05/2010 8:23:48 PM PDT by Felis_irritable
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To: TXnMA
"Each round costs over $100."

WHY?!?

Typical gov't contractor + brainless gov't procurement policies + basically no project management...gee, I dunno, it looks pretty straightforward to me.

18 posted on 07/05/2010 8:36:28 PM PDT by Felis_irritable
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Ping


19 posted on 07/05/2010 9:26:57 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
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To: mylife

Now thats some flying.


20 posted on 07/05/2010 10:06:48 PM PDT by valkyry1
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