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comes in second to MLRS View Quote Just like discussions about CAS aircraft, attack helicopters, and other weapon systems - the system that comes in first is the one whose leadership actually has the balls to use it when needed. Looks like they're hitting orchards there. Random people are going to get blown up for years. |
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They keep using and increase the use of weapons like that, and they very well may begin to alter the battlefield in Syria.
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I assume because it isn't a nice or kind way to blow people to pieces? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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comes in second to MLRS 12 300mm rockets (BM-30 Smerch) 12 227mm rockets (M270 MLRS) If the Russians can make em accurate, they could seriously put the hurt on someone. ESPECIALLY when you consider max range is nearly TWICE of ours. We no longer use unguided rounds or submunitions I assume because it isn't a nice or kind way to blow people to pieces? Blew too many kids hands off after the battles and concerns for collateral effects |
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comes in second to MLRS 12 300mm rockets (BM-30 Smerch) 12 227mm rockets (M270 MLRS) If the Russians can make em accurate, they could seriously put the hurt on someone. ESPECIALLY when you consider max range is nearly TWICE of ours. We no longer use unguided rounds or submunitions Blew too many kids hands off after the battles and concerns for collateral effects I assume because it isn't a nice or kind way to blow people to pieces? The Russians used "toy" bombs to deliberately blow off the arms and hands of children..... |
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Sounds like the camera man was so taken back that he could barely get out a snack bar....
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Cameraman's radio transmissions stopped coming in after all that too
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The design inspiration was my favorite firework as a kid. http://bjalan.com/image/cache/data/G-025-500x500.png View Quote |
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Saturn Battery, 504-Shot....Mother of God !!!!......... View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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The design inspiration was my favorite firework as a kid. http://bjalan.com/image/cache/data/G-025-500x500.png Saturn Battery, 504-Shot....Mother of God !!!!......... "Hey bubba, let's melt down Jr's. big ass box of crayons and dump some black powder in with them. " |
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How many grid squares make up iraqistaria? I think we found the solution.
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12 300mm rockets (BM-30 Smerch) 12 227mm rockets (M270 MLRS) If the Russians can make em accurate, they could seriously put the hurt on someone. ESPECIALLY when you consider max range is nearly TWICE of ours. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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comes in second to MLRS 12 300mm rockets (BM-30 Smerch) 12 227mm rockets (M270 MLRS) If the Russians can make em accurate, they could seriously put the hurt on someone. ESPECIALLY when you consider max range is nearly TWICE of ours. Max published range |
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This is a BM-30 Smerch, not the TOS-1 Burantino. The TOS-1 uses thermobarics and this is not thermobarics, if it was it'd look like a nuke. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
This is a BM-30 Smerch, not the TOS-1 Burantino. The TOS-1 uses thermobarics and this is not thermobarics, if it was it'd look like a nuke. How are you identifying a weapon system you can't even see? |
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Obama will be dead and rotting, and Assad will still be in power.
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The silence of the cameraman spoke volumes, considering how generally overused the snackbar is. He was dumbstruck. Good. It shows they don't have anything that equates to a hushed "Jesus H. Christ" or "Lookit that shit" in their garbage sounding language. View Quote Hahaha, Exactly! |
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The amount of UXO's that probably left behind... pretty messed up. People will be losing limbs in that area years from now. But hey, they're all probably terrorists, right? Screw em.
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BREAK BREAK BREAK
ALL STATIONS THIS NET THE SNACK BAR IS CLOSING EARLY |
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Don't know how effective it is, but it sure looks like a crapton of pain over a very, very large area. View Quote I bet that it cleared the area of any antitank missile teams. |
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I found another view of what appears to be the same strike. Title says it is BM-30s, and they hit Hama on Oct 11th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk_AdzMZytw View Quote Snackbar warning |
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Russia is doing what needs to be done. Hopefully America stays out of their way.
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The amount of UXO's that probably left behind... pretty messed up. People will be losing limbs in that area years from now. But hey, they're all probably terrorists, right? Screw em. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile View Quote That's persistent relief to help knockdown recurring infestations. |
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Those fuckers are winning some hearts and minds aren't they?
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I guess they haven't figured out counter battery fire yet? That launcher was obvious as fuck at dusk.
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Seems to be a bit more effective than a barrel bomb dropped from an Mi-8.
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I found another view of what appears to be the same strike. Title says it is BM-30s, and they hit Hama on Oct 11th. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk_AdzMZytw Snackbar warning There sure was. |
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I guess they haven't figured out counter battery fire yet? That launcher was obvious as fuck at dusk. View Quote Alternatively, if I was a commander that had those as a resource to use against an less than well equipped enemy, I'd absolutely launch at dusk. All those flashes and fire just add to the psychological impact. |
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Here's a BM-30 Smerch.
Ukraine. 9M55K rocket 9M55K cargo rockets and 9N235 submunitions in UkraineBM-30 Smerch |
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The Russian cluster bombs in my experience are meh. They are large, clunky and have a high dud rate. Ours are small, numerous, very effective and have a high dud rate.
The data I have shows we used the following just for Desert Storm. The US dropped 27,987 Rockeye bombs over Iraq and Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm, resulting in the release of 6,912,789 Mk 118 bomblets. The MK 118 bomblet weighs 1.32 pounds, and contains a shaped charge capable of piercing 7.5 inches of armor and 31 inches of reinforced concrete.
The US dropped 10,035 CBU-87/B's on Iraq and Kuwait during the 1991 Gulf War, resulting in the release of 2,027,070 BLU-97/B bomblets. In addition, the U.S. Navy launched 27 TLAM-D cruise missiles carrying the BLU-97/B. The TLAMD carries 166 bomblets, resulting in the release of 4,482 BLU-97/B bomblets. During the Gulf War, U.S. forces used 232 MLRS launchers, and fired 17,286 MLRS rockets, resulting in the release of 11,132,184 M77 bomblets. According to the Human Rights Watch Arms Project, some 100,000 cluster munitions were shot from artillery projectiles during the Gulf War, resulting in the release of @8,800,000 M42/M46 DPICM submunitions. Total for Desert Storm: >37,676,525 submunitions. This is just the hard numbers. We also dropped another 4-5 million BLU-77 APAMS, BLU-61 Softballs and BLU-63 Baseballs during DS. View Quote I never did get the totals we used during OIF/OEF, but I'm sure we still used a shit ton. The last time I looked, we still had >8,000,000 rounds of 155mm DPICM in the inventory. Each round carries 88 submunitions. Plus 10's of thousands of MLRS rockets each with 644 DPICM submuntions. Lets not forget the few hundred thousand various aircraft delivered cluster bombs. If we wanted to we could unleash hell on anyone we desired. |
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