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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:08:53 AM EDT
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My money is on a YouTuber with a DJI.
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:09:29 AM EDT
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Does the drone pilot get a purple heart? 
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:13:05 AM EDT
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Pics or it didn’t happen?
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:17:43 AM EDT
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Pics or it didn't happen? i seem to remember late last week they made the same claim. Either way, it's definitely heating up over there. And like most here, I'm not a fan of another ME war but in the case of Iran it's almost 40 years in the making. We need to just get it over with. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:26:15 AM EDT
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Is this the second one they claim to have shot down? i seem to remember late last week they made the same claim. Either way, it's definitely heating up over there. And like most here, I'm not a fan of another ME war but in the case of Iran it's almost 40 years in the making. We need to just get it over with. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:33:12 AM EDT
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Is this the second one they claim to have shot down? i seem to remember late last week they made the same claim. Either way, it's definitely heating up over there. And like most here, I'm not a fan of another ME war but in the case of Iran it's almost 40 years in the making. We need to just get it over with. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Pics or it didn't happen? i seem to remember late last week they made the same claim. Either way, it's definitely heating up over there. And like most here, I'm not a fan of another ME war but in the case of Iran it's almost 40 years in the making. We need to just get it over with. I personally think the democrats and Iran are working together and working on trying to win the democrats the 2020 election. How exactly I'm not sure but they are certainly up to something shady. Maybe they are trying to provoke Trump into taking military action and then making sure it goes bad. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:36:24 AM EDT
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Should bill Bolton for the cost of it
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:36:50 AM EDT
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Gulf of Tonkin 2:
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:38:25 AM EDT
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Gulf of Tonkin 2: Electric Boogaloo |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:39:34 AM EDT
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Is it really a hard feat to shoot one down? I can't imagine it has too many defensive measures at its disposal. They're used mostly for loiter and surveillance. They've got an impressive range and maximum altitude but they're not very fast or agile. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:40:51 AM EDT
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? In this case Iran is making the claim not the USA. So far the Pentagon is denying any activity in that sensitive motor area Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Gulf of Tonkin 2: Electric Boogaloo  Attached File |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:42:10 AM EDT
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Find the Iranian missile site and drop a terrifying, yet inert device on it. I'm thinkin a 2020 Silverado HD from 30K feet would send a message... https://images.hgmsites.net/lrg/2020-chevrolet-silverado-2500hd_100690494_l.jpg |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:43:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Something seems off with this whole situation with Iran. Maybe it was Kerry going over there and acting like he was still the secretary of state even after Trump took office. Maybe it was fineswine getting caught in public calling an Iranian leader but something seems to be up between the democrats and Iran. The democrats so openly working with Iran makes me think they are trying to provoke Trump into doing something. There is really no reason for the democrats to be so openly close with Iran. They could do whatever they want without making such a show. I personally think the democrats and Iran are working together and working on trying to win the democrats the 2020 election. How exactly I'm not sure but they are certainly up to something shady. Maybe they are trying to provoke Trump into taking military action and then making sure it goes bad. You may may be on to something. Obama was more loyal to Iran then to the US, Jerrit is an Iranian by birth. On a related note, I do believe the Democrats Have sold us out to hostile countries for a profit. They get the money now, they've agreed to be puppets for whoever our real rulers will be and best of all, their lifestyles don't change. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:44:05 AM EDT
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I didn’t know these drones were so damn big....I thought about 1/2 that size. https://www.armytimes.com/resizer/SIuiZiXts-_pjDMZZV9dYWucblY=/1200x0/filters:quality(100)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-mco.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MMJEMQ3YLRC27EKITAFCM22B6Q.jpg |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:45:39 AM EDT
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Looks like .gov is confirming a shoot down in international airspace...
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:46:17 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:50:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:54:19 AM EDT
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Looks like .gov is confirming a shoot down in international airspace... |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:56:42 AM EDT
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Uh yeah, just because they're unmanned doesn't mean they come cheap. There's a ton of tech in them. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Good for them? ETA: Nevermind, apparently they're expensive as fuck. Fuck Iran. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:58:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2019 1:59:58 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: At least this thing didn't have anyone onboard. Unlike Iran Air 655 |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:04:57 AM EDT
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So they're bragging about shooting a U.S. military asset? Time to fuck them up.
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:21:44 AM EDT
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So they're bragging about shooting a U.S. military asset? Time to fuck them up. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:21:54 AM EDT
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If they shot down an RQ-4, I guarantee it was over international waters, unless the RQ-4 suffered a major malfunction. And even if they didn’t, we should still retaliate because they claim they did. “Oh, you say you shot down one of our drones? We’re going to take you at your word. And we can’t let a naked act of aggression like that stand.” Pound them when they tell the truth and when they lie about it. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:33:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:37:28 AM EDT
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It looks like the MQ-4C unit cost is about $180 million.
ETA 120 if you don't count R&D |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:38:49 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is “demonstrated reliability” a specific term? Because I’m curious how something gets to have 23,000,000 hours of it. If Rolls-Royce has built a hypothetical total of 23,000 AE 3007 turbofan engines, and each one has 1,000 hours of flight time on it, then how many hours does the entire AE 3007 engine family have? 23 million. That's all they're saying. Just marketing. Doesn't actually mean much. The AE 3007 is used in a bunch of other aircraft so there are already a bunch of specimens out in the wild. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:42:24 AM EDT
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this is the largest UAV that US has and operates at 50-60k feet. if it was shot down, it would have to have been Iran and some not rebel group
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:46:40 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The graphic says, "Triton is powered by a Rolls-Royce AE 3007 turbofan engine that features 8,500 lbs of thrust and 23+ million hours of demonstrated reliability." If Rolls-Royce has built a hypothetical total of 23,000 AE 3007 turbofan engines, and each one has 1,000 hours of flight time on it, then how many hours does the entire AE 3007 engine family have? 23 million. That's all they're saying. Just marketing. Doesn't actually mean much. The AE 3007 is used in a bunch of other aircraft so there are already a bunch of specimens out in the wild. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:46:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is “demonstrated reliability” a specific term? Because I’m curious how something gets to have 23,000,000 hours of it. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 2:54:25 AM EDT
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Don’t be to high and mighty. You guys might lose another client state. You can’t even get Libya back and Baghdad wasn’t too interested in Russian assistance either. You guys are 0/2 Quote HistoryQuoted:
Quoted: At least this thing didn't have anyone onboard. Unlike Iran Air 655 |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 3:08:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: All he has left is bumping up that troll account post count. lol |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 3:13:02 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2019 3:14:04 AM EDT
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So, the Iranians are 1 hit out of 3 tries. If this drone was shot down in international airspace, we should be shooting down or sinking something of theirs outside their territory. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 3:50:12 AM EDT
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We kind of already did this, with one of their airliners. It was somewhat understandable under the circumstances, until you get the full story on how the crew kind of fucked up. The Iranians screwed up some, too. But it was our guys that shot down a scheduled airliner on a known air route. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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So, the Iranians are 1 hit out of 3 tries. If this drone was shot down in international airspace, we should be shooting down or sinking something of theirs outside their territory. 
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Posted: 6/20/2019 4:00:43 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/20/2019 4:02:13 AM EDT
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Its time for Operation Praying Mantis - round 2.
Smelly goat rapers are getting very uppity, and its time to remind them to behave or else. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 4:48:30 AM EDT
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Now if they can just figure how how delayed/remote fuses work so they don't look like idiots scurrying around on a bass boat trying to pull duds back off before they get caught.
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Posted: 6/20/2019 4:54:57 AM EDT
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I call bullshit |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 6:09:44 AM EDT
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"you just lost a refinery"
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Posted: 6/20/2019 6:12:06 AM EDT
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Let's see if Trump retaliates.
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Posted: 6/20/2019 6:17:56 AM EDT
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I was about to get excited, but then I remembered that they already took one of our drones before and nothing came of it.  |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 6:31:04 AM EDT
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How about reading the news headlines. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I call bullshit I call bullshit also. We we should drop cruise missles on about a dozen of their SAM sites in the region. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 7:08:39 AM EDT
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I was about to get excited, but then I remembered that they already took one of our drones before and nothing came of it. (I'm not suggesting there will be a retaliatory strike for a drone, but it is a different game now.) |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 7:10:40 AM EDT
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Something seems off with this whole situation with Iran. Maybe it was Kerry going over there and acting like he was still the secretary of state even after Trump took office. Maybe it was fineswine getting caught in public calling an Iranian leader but something seems to be up between the democrats and Iran. The democrats so openly working with Iran makes me think they are trying to provoke Trump into doing something. There is really no reason for the democrats to be so openly close with Iran. They could do whatever they want without making such a show. I personally think the democrats and Iran are working together and working on trying to win the democrats the 2020 election. How exactly I'm not sure but they are certainly up to something shady. Maybe they are trying to provoke Trump into taking military action and then making sure it goes bad. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Pics or it didn't happen? i seem to remember late last week they made the same claim. Either way, it's definitely heating up over there. And like most here, I'm not a fan of another ME war but in the case of Iran it's almost 40 years in the making. We need to just get it over with. I personally think the democrats and Iran are working together and working on trying to win the democrats the 2020 election. How exactly I'm not sure but they are certainly up to something shady. Maybe they are trying to provoke Trump into taking military action and then making sure it goes bad. Also, look at the biggest oil customers of Iran and then think about their influence. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 7:15:04 AM EDT
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So they're bragging about shooting a U.S. military asset? Time to fuck them up. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 7:20:35 AM EDT
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That was then. This is now.... (I'm not suggesting there will be a retaliatory strike for a drone, but it is a different game now.) Anyone who has raised children will tell you that ignoring a child throwing a tantrum will piss them off to no end. ETA: not that I'd complain if some of their military hardware in international airspace or waters were to suddenly explode. Downside is almost all of their stuff is manned, which means they can't brush it off and they still get to declare war/that they're persecuted by the US. |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 7:26:52 AM EDT
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US spokesman confirmed drone shot down in international air space.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_MQ-4C_Triton This drone is based on the Global hawk but it is the super family truckster deluxe of the Global Hawk series. Upgrades |
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Posted: 6/20/2019 7:29:19 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:[/b] Quote HistoryQuoted:[/b] I didn't know these drones were so damn big....I thought about 1/2 that size.
https://www.armytimes.com/resizer/SIuiZiXts-_pjDMZZV9dYWucblY=/1200x0/filters:quality(100)/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-mco.s3.amazonaws.com/public/MMJEMQ3YLRC27EKITAFCM22B6Q.jpg  i didn't either.
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Posted: 6/20/2019 7:30:23 AM EDT
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