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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:25:56 PM EDT
[#1]
with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper?
Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:26:41 PM EDT
[#2]
So much info….
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:27:18 PM EDT
[#3]
$30M up in smoke
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:27:32 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:27:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? Quote HistoryQuoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? Probably from a SAM sold from China |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:28:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? Quote HistoryQuoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? If they got ballistic missles that can reach Israel i am sure they have something that can reach a Reaper. Does Iran have a S300 or S400 copy? |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:28:17 PM EDT
[#7]
Kind of impressed they could
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:28:25 PM EDT
[#8]
So bomb the shit out of the houthi retards.
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:28:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Probably from a SAM sold from China Probably an Iranian SAM sourced from Russia. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:29:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: $30M up in smoke Oh don't you worry mister, FJB will be teaching Iran a quick lesson on what happens when you shoot down a U.S. aircraft, just you wait and see. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:30:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So bomb the shiy out of the houthi retards. Seriously. They have been getting away with shit for a while. It would get us back in the good graces of the Saudis as well. Like everything else, the Biden administration will fuck this up and do nothing or send a strongly worded letter apologizing for flying in international airspace. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:30:24 PM EDT
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Hutti video of the Reaper shootdown -
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:31:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: So bomb the shit out of the houthi retards. ....and harm future Americans?  
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:32:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? The fiery eyes of Allah. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:32:49 PM EDT
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Quoted: https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/november-8-israel-hamas-war A U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News that the Iranian-backed Houthis shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone near the Yemeni coast, as the Israel-Hamas war continues. "We can confirm that a U.S. military MQ-9 remotely-piloted aircraft was shot down while in international airspace over international waters off the coast of Yemen," the official said. "U.S. Central Command officials are assessing the incident.” The MQ-9 Reaper drone was reportedly surveilling Yemen when a Houthi militia fired at it. The drone is estimated to cost around $30 million. Ouch, may it be remembered. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:33:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If they got ballistic missles that can reach Israel i am sure they have something that can reach a Reaper. Does Iran have a S300 or S400 copy? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? If they got ballistic missles that can reach Israel i am sure they have something that can reach a Reaper. Does Iran have a S300 or S400 copy? I mean an SA6 will get to 50K and thats no new thing. I just didnt think they had the logistics to get modern tracking radar to see that MFer much less shoot it down or the capabilities to import anything that large.  Then again if you throw enough shit in the air you might get lucky. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:33:17 PM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Hutti video of the Reaper shootdown -
Some are saying this is old footage of a SA Drone being shot down |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:33:32 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So bomb the shit out of the houthi retards. Not too retarded to shoot down a $30m drone 
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:33:41 PM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryQuoted: $30M up in smoke Cheaper than losing an aircrew. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:33:49 PM EDT
[#20]
10mm obviously
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:34:58 PM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Hutti video of the Reaper shootdown -
If they can identify, track and accurately engage targets at that distance that seems mildly concerning. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:35:30 PM EDT
[#22]
Quote HistoryQuoted: So bomb the shit out of the houthi retards. I think we have been. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:35:42 PM EDT
[#23]
Unclear what type of SAM was used to down it, likely a Saqr-1/2 (358) loitering SAMs or R-73/27/77. Video recorded on one of the Houthis many Iranian/Chinese made ground based FLIRs
https://twitter.com/i/status/1722360314170097892 |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:36:43 PM EDT
[#24]
Seems like a good reason to eliminate any air or anti air assets we can identify
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:37:12 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Kind of impressed they could Me too. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:37:25 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:37:38 PM EDT
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Maybe this is what happened to the Loadmaster General?
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:37:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Cheaper than losing an aircrew. Hopefully the data/sigint it collected was worth it... |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:38:03 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Oh don't you worry mister, FJB will be teaching Iran a quick lesson on what happens when you shoot down a U.S. aircraft, just you wait and see. So how much money will he be sending them? 
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:39:17 PM EDT
[#30]
Why is our drone there?
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:39:33 PM EDT
[#31]
Did the operator survive?
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:39:55 PM EDT
[#32]
the Houtis are joining the Reaper Shootdown club alongside Iran and Russia
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:40:47 PM EDT
[#33]
Honestly we shouldn't even be there. We are not the worlds police force. That whole area needs to sort it's self out on it's own.
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:42:11 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? Quote HistoryQuoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? Just because they can cruise at 50,000 ft doesn’t mean that it was. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:42:48 PM EDT
[#35]
"The Biden administration removed the Houthis from the US list of terrorist groups in 2021. "
LOL. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:43:39 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: $30M up in smoke |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:45:39 PM EDT
[#37]
Wasn’t the left screaming about the humanitarian crisis in Yemen where Saudi Arabia was attacking the poor Houthi minority?
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:45:54 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Why is our drone there? Just strayed off course a little is all. Only about 1,200 miles as far as we can tell. Glitching and shit. 
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:46:46 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:47:01 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just because they can cruise at 50,000 ft doesn’t mean that it was. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? Just because they can cruise at 50,000 ft doesn’t mean that it was. That is what I was thinking. Most likely hubris on our part and was probably flying low thinking nothing can touch us. Surprise - they can. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:47:18 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: If they got ballistic missles that can reach Israel i am sure they have something that can reach a Reaper. Does Iran have a S300 or S400 copy? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? If they got ballistic missles that can reach Israel i am sure they have something that can reach a Reaper. Does Iran have a S300 or S400 copy? |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:47:25 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Just because they can cruise at 50,000 ft doesn’t mean that it was. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: with what? Whats the cruising altitude of a reaper? Reapers, like other UAVs, are able to fly at an altitude of 50,000 ft (15 km) and can loiter over targets for about 24 hours, making them useful for surveillance missions. Crucially, all of this occurs with a flight crew that remains based in the United States, away from danger. Again, what in the shit are they using to hit that? Just because they can cruise at 50,000 ft doesn’t mean that it was. thats also a straight up shot which it probably wasnt. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:47:28 PM EDT
[#43]
I wonder when one of those Drones get shot do the controls vibrate real good like the Microsoft Force Feedback or Xbox controllers do?
Then, does the Drone pilot get in trouble or just put another quarter in (hit reset) and it player up! Back in the game. Lastly, 24 hours to stay on station for visuals, I hope that thing has cruise control. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:48:30 PM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Why is our drone there? They have been launching cruise missles at isreal. If i had to guess its keeping an eye on cruise missles they are shooting at Isreal and other US allies/bases. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:48:36 PM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I wonder when one of those Drones get shot do the controls vibrate real good like the Microsoft Force Feedback or Xbox controllers do? Then, does the Drone pilot get in trouble or just put another quarter in (hit reset) and it player up! Back in the game. Lastly, 24 hours to stay on station for visuals, I hope that thing has cruise control. Quick load last save point |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:48:40 PM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I think we have been. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: So bomb the shit out of the houthi retards. I think we have been. Clearly not enough. I am sure that system was operated by Iranians. |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:49:22 PM EDT
[#47]
Carpet bomb the houthis
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:50:21 PM EDT
[#48]
So directionally drill an oil well from Saudi and drink their milkshake for $300 million.
Kharn |
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:52:01 PM EDT
[#49]
How hard would it be to develope a kamikaze drone to fly around and crash into another drone?
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Posted: 11/8/2023 6:53:31 PM EDT
[#50]
I love how they feel the need to include “international airspace” and “international waters.”
“Our spy drone didn’t do nuffin!” |
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