Interesting military video

Found at the official C&C:Generals message board

[dennisw]

Thanks... I've heard of this one. Am trying to get it now.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Air Force Redlegs

[error99]

"...I don't know if Afghanistan has such named highways ..."
We would assign them our own names for our own points of reference.

[error99]

"...some type of engines that do not require refueling, like nuclear..."
There is a very good reason why nuclear propulsion is confined to water...at least with current technology.

[Texas_Jarhead]

simply amazing and fascinating

[Texas_Jarhead]

barrel stuffers in the Air Force, who'da thunk it

[FreedomPoster]

I've got to guess that might have been "released" as a deterent to would-be Jihadis.

"This'll be in the highlight film" - an instant classic!

I got a really quick download, only took about 3 minutes.

[Texas_Jarhead]

If I was in them crosshairs I think I'd take HE over WP

[FreedomPoster]

Have you guys seen this one? Zoomie redlegs in action. Worth the 35M download.

[Monty22]

I think these were howizter shots going off over the horizon, and being tracked onto target via laser on the warship doing the video recording.

Very, VERY cool video, thanks.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Is a 20mm projectile as fast as a 105mm round???

Probably faster. Hmmm.

I Googled a table that claims 3500 fps for the 20mm. I can't imagine a 105 is anything nearly as high.

[facedown]

Bump

[Cannoneer No. 4]

3380 fps for 20mm M56 HEI. Several sites I have searched give 105mm howitzer velocities between 400 and 600 meters per second. I am not sure which gunship took this footage. AC-130H Spectres have 20mm, the AC-130U Spooky II has 25mm.

[Ben Bolt]

Outstanding !

[Senator Pardek]

I've got a capture of a talibunny trying to escape into the mosque while avoiding a "boom-boom", but I'm having trouble accessing my web space. If anyone wants to post it, I'll e-mail it to you.

[reagan_fanatic]

Absolutely AWESOME video!!
Sure hope that was Afghanistan and Taliban we were blowing the s*** out of!

[Man of the Right]

The C-130 is equipped with a 105mm howitzer. Taking a direct hit could spoil the rest of a terrorist's day.

[Man of the Right]

The Air Force would like a giant platform to replace the B-52 and B-1 in low-risk environments. How about converting C-5s into a platform for delivering our remaining World War II inventory of dumb bombs?

Personally, I was a fan of the old B-52D, which could drop 120 500-pound bombs. A cell of three aircraft could leave a very interesting 1/4 mi. x 2 mi. scene of total devastation. The 150 B-52s used in Linebacker II did some very interesting things to North Vietnam.

The C-5 would make the B-52 look like a Piper Cub. An attack by 50 would convince bin Laden to go to mass.

[Cannoneer No. 4]

JDAMs make dumb, iron bombs smart, and turn strategic bombers into close air support assets.

I would be interested to know if we still have serviceable ordnance from the 1942-45 era. Seems to me the casings would be rusted and the explosive deteriorated and unstable after this long.

[Senator Pardek]

The capture is blurry, but the white dot just "NE" of the exploding vehicles is a devil headed towards the mosque. The officer onboard can be heard telling the crew that building is off limits.