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08-07-2013, 02:11 PM | #61 |
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Not necessarily unique, but here's THAAD doing it's dance on range. Starts at 0:06
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08-07-2013, 02:16 PM | #62 |
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Fire balloons launched by the Japanese against us and Canada during WWII. One resulted in the only deaths (6) of Americans on CONUS by enemy action during the war:
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08-07-2013, 03:34 PM | #63 | |
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Each bomblet has its own identification and tracking system. As it hovers over an area it searches for vehicles, when it identifies one it locks on and fires its weapon which shoots a jet of molten copper. Last edited by Radar Chief; 08-07-2013 at 03:39 PM.. |
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08-08-2013, 09:07 AM | #64 |
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My flash player is currently dropping a turd on my head, but i'll check it out soon, thanx for that...
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08-21-2016, 10:10 PM | #65 | |
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So lets start back with THAAD, its hard to fathom the extreme accuracy involved in trusting a kinetic weapon to take out a missile Why would you not want an explosive warhead for insurance, proximity fused to go off if its going to be a near miss etc? With all of the problems involved in creating the latest missiles for various platforms and their accuracy/reliability that I read about... its just difficult to understand how THAAD can be trusted to be so accurate Someone help me understand here Now to another interest... I am totally fascinated with our various stealth aircraft craft and the technology they employ So anyway, it appears that certain nations like Australia are looking for cost effective alternative/complementary pieces for the F-35 and are rebuilding and retrofitting the old but legendary and still quite viable F-15 airframe into stealthy assets Notice the body reframing, matte finish of stealth coatings and recessed bomb bay of the Silent Eagle... https://www.google.com/search?q=f-15...y67GXXaOaGM%3A https://www.google.com/search?q=f-15...H2IQOgqN9NM%3A And while there isnt a single link I can find to prove it, it sure looks like the F-16 on the left, the prettiest little warbird ever created IMO, the Porsche roadster of fighter jets has gotten the same stealthy treatment You can ditch the fuel pods on the wings of the 15-16 too, look how sleek and radar evasive they would be without those http://www.janes.com/article/63090/a...cise-concludes |
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08-22-2016, 09:01 AM | #66 | |
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08-22-2016, 09:05 AM | #67 | |
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https://warisboring.com/israel-prefe...b6f#.95713hz0e At any rate, this is the coolest, most futuristic looking tank I've ever seen... the Polish PL-01 http://www.nextbigfuture.com/2016/08...ms-should.html |
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08-22-2016, 10:25 AM | #70 |
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Heavy Gustav, the WWII era German rail gun. The largest caliber riled weapon ever used.
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08-22-2016, 10:32 AM | #71 |
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Nice call, Amno, what a monstrous thing that was... this link shows a pic of the rounds it fired
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08-22-2016, 10:50 AM | #72 | |
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08-22-2016, 11:24 AM | #73 | |
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Good thread, btw. I should be able to contribute more. A bit swamped at the moment. |
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08-22-2016, 11:31 AM | #74 |
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08-22-2016, 12:17 PM | #75 |
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