U.s. Troops In Action

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  1. -=Bob=-

    -=Bob=- Well-Known Member

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    im sorry if this offends anyone... this is just to show of great technologies of today
    ..just click the link...then it should open a new page... then click download file..... badabing-badaboom... you're in!

    >>> the video's is here <<<
     
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    wow nice shot... i <3 the USA
     
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    thank ya..... do you think its offensive at all?
     
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    nah but thats just me. its part of war so i have no problem w/ it.
     
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    Wow, I was wondering what they were going to bomb then I saw a group of 20 ppl then "impact!" interesting.
     
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    If that was innocent women and kids I wouldn't be surprised.
     
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    That video is just a reminder of the harsh reality of war. I wasn't offended by it whatsoever.
     
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    OMG dude. this technology is crazy.
     
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    war has its ups and its downs.
     
  10. -=Bob=-

    -=Bob=- Well-Known Member

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    no, no, no... it was some iraqi soldiers running to some u.s. soldiers that we're pinned down by more iraqi soldiers...ill try to find the story to it so you can understand better
     
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    ok... i have the story to the video...here it is...:
    This is a video from a F16 doing CAS during the recent fighting in
    Fallujah.


    We have been bombing insurgent "safe houses" with some success
    recently.
    This F16 was on such a mission, to hit a building with an LGB.

    After the weapon had been launched 30+ insurgents left the building en
    masse to hurry to a nearby engagement with US Marines. The fighting
    had been
    going on for hours.

    The pilot communicates with the FAC either in the air or on the
    ground,
    and changes the flight path of the bomb while it is en route the
    target. You
    can clearly see the "L" flashing in the MFD, and TGP is selected.

    The high pitched "Darth Vader" sounds you hear is the pilot breathing.
    It is the pilot who says "I got numerous individuals on the road, do
    you want
    me to take those out?" The FAC says "Take em out!"

    By the way I love it when the FAC says "Oh, Dude!" at the end of the
    video chip.

    Now I must put this in focus for you so you can get a glimpse into the
    complexities of the modern battlefield and the flexibility's of the
    modern U.S. war fighter.

    You have a super-sonic high performance aircraft being driven by a
    single pilot who, under the tactical control of a FAC, launches a
    precision
    guided munition (PGM) at a designated structure (building). The pilot
    uses the
    aircraft's laser guidance video display to guide the weapon to the
    target (precision). Remember, he is also flying the aircraft. The
    pilot sees
    the video on his heads-up display and notices a bunch of combatants
    leaving
    the targeted building, turning the corner and heading down the street
    towards an active firefight. The pilot advises the FAC of the change
    in the status
    of the target requesting to target the combatants en route the fire
    fight
    rather than hitting an empty building. Permission is granted and
    death
    and destruction rain down.

    Just in case the abbreviations are not part of your every day
    vernacular
    I have expanded them below:

    CAS = Close Air Support
    LGB = Laser Guided Bomb
    FAC = Forward Air Controller
    MFD = Multi Function Display
    TGP = Terminally Guided Projectile
     
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    i taut it was taken from an Apache...yeah it did sound like Darth Vader was on the Controls...lmao
     
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    yes, had me fooled to.
    amazing how the angle of view stays ALMOST the same, but its a plane allright
    its flying way hi.
    the angle of view changes very gradually as the plane flies over
    it flips 180° after the bomb is released.

    it sounds like its the pilot saying "oh dude" rather then the FAC.
    "oh dude" doesnt sound very professional over the radio,
    to the pilot this must look like a video game. which it isnt.
     
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    wow that was a good shot
     
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    Its amazing how cowardly people have gotten these days. I mean killing like that. What happened to good old fashioned sword fighting like in the old old days.

    It was a good shot don't get me wrong. But it seems cowardly to me. (I like fighting face to face as you can probably tell.)
     

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