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US Warplanes Begin Striking Mosul
BasNews, Erbil ^
| 04.09.2014
| Hawar Abdulrazaq
Posted on 09/04/2014 8:32:37 AM PDT by GonzoII
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To: elhombrelibre
The cartridge case is shorter, but the projectile is identical.I guess you need less propellant if you are only shooting DOWNWARD.
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posted on
09/04/2014 9:20:47 AM PDT
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: GonzoII
I hope they dropped the bombs right on one of their rallies.
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posted on
09/04/2014 9:21:41 AM PDT
by
struggle
To: jpsb
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posted on
09/04/2014 9:23:00 AM PDT
by
GonzoII
("If the new crime be, to believe in God, let us all be criminals" -Sheen)
To: GonzoII
Leave. Return and bomb the junior varsity team. How odd.
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posted on
09/04/2014 9:25:31 AM PDT
by
lefty-lie-spy
(Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
To: GonzoII
Will Obama be required to forfeit his Peace Prize now?
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posted on
09/04/2014 9:41:40 AM PDT
by
arasina
(Communism is EVIL. So there.)
To: GonzoII
Good. the only acceptable outcome is the total destruction of “IS”.
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posted on
09/04/2014 9:43:15 AM PDT
by
I want the USA back
(Media: completely irresponsible. Complicit in the destruction of this country.)
To: F15Eagle
IIRC, both the “Spookie” and “Spectre” gunships carry cannon, so technically the term “shell” might be applicable - by a product of the Columbia University Skrewl of Urinalism, anyway.
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posted on
09/04/2014 10:28:15 AM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(Islam Delenda Est. Because of what Islam is - and because of what Muslims do.)
To: F15Eagle
lolz
Reporters are amazingly creative at find new ways to use words.
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posted on
09/04/2014 10:55:02 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: GonzoII
AC-130 is the only plane that can "shell" a target I know of
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posted on
09/04/2014 10:56:13 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: elhombrelibre
The cartridge can be shorter because there is no need for it to gain altitude. lol
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posted on
09/04/2014 10:57:31 AM PDT
by
GeronL
(Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
To: GonzoII
Even though we all know Obama's heart is not in this fight, our pilots are ALL IN.. Mostly F/A-18's I would imagine. One hell of a great aircraft with high reliability and deadly strike capability.
BADAZZ and still looks GREAT!
To: thackney
I just love it when you talk dirty! And I still miss napalm which should be really useful in burning the rags off the goat humpers. Whether it gets sent by shell, bomb cannon or camel.
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posted on
09/04/2014 12:25:56 PM PDT
by
cherokee1
(skip the names---just kick the buttz)
To: GeronL
There’s that and the desire to not rip the bottom out of the air frame. I always thot the 106 recoilless would have been a better choice but somebody would have to catch the breech blast in a paper bag?
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posted on
09/04/2014 12:38:02 PM PDT
by
cherokee1
(skip the names---just kick the buttz)
To: CivilWarBrewing
Can the Hornet carry the B-61?
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posted on
09/04/2014 2:40:25 PM PDT
by
SpeakerToAnimals
(I hope to earn a name in battle)
To: GonzoII
I think YouTube videos of air strikes are an effective PsyOps strategy.
The videos should include screams.
The enemy is weak. Very weak. It is evident in every tactic they use.
Big bombs and Seal Teams are more effective than chicken s___murders.
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posted on
09/04/2014 8:46:38 PM PDT
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
To: F15Eagle
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posted on
09/04/2014 11:46:54 PM PDT
by
Lexinom
To: Ghost of SVR4
My God, that is beautiful.
A friend of mine had an XBOX 360 and Call of Duty 4. The AC-130 Mission was one of my favorites.
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posted on
09/05/2014 1:26:40 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: wally_bert
The Focke Wulf 190 was equipped with two 13-mm MG-131 machine guns in fuselage; two 20-mm MG 151-20E cannons in wing roots and two more in the outer wing panels.
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posted on
09/05/2014 1:37:25 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
To: jpsb
Spooky was a DC3! Amazing aircraft that DC3, probably the best designed airframe of the 1930s. DC3s are (IIRC) still flying commercially in Alaska. almost 80 years after first flight. Another legend with the exact-same engines was the PBY "Flying Boat", that made itself a legend since the day it was designed. One sighted the Bismarck spelling its destruction. Others rescued "coast watchers" to safety from New Guinea. Many downed aviators were rescued at sea. Another sighted a mini-Japanese submarine outside Pearl Harbor just before the attack. It was sunk, but the attack proceeded that Sunday morning.
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posted on
09/05/2014 4:31:51 PM PDT
by
Does so
("Miranda Warnings" and loss of "Common-Law Marriage" = 2 Big Mistakes...)
To: Does so
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posted on
09/05/2014 7:09:12 PM PDT
by
jpsb
(Believe nothing until it has been officially denied)
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