[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Large explosions in Fallujah. (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 4/27/2004 10:35:47 AM EDT
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Breaking. Heavy shelling reported. |
PWNED| Perhaps the Muslim extremists and baathists didn't understand that there is a difference between our army and our marine corps. While we tend to use the army for a variety of war and peacekeeping missions, the marines have one and only one function. To kill people and break things. I think they are in the process of discovering that difference today. |
That dumb bastard was many orders of magnatude smarter than whoever the mental giants are who tried to shoot down an AC130. |
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Fuck them, they all need to die. Fallujah Shaken by Intense Blasts, Gunfire Tuesday, April 27, 2004 BAGHDAD, Iraq — A series of explosions lit up the night sky in Fallujah on Tuesday as black smoke rose above the city that has become a central location for anti-American activity in Iraq. Between 15 and 20 explosions were heard but U.S. officials are not clear what the target is or if there were casualties. Earlier in Fallujah, joint patrols of U.S. Marines and Iraqi police that were scheduled to begin Tuesday have been put on hold until Thursday because of violence. Fighting on Monday that was captured by television news crews showed Marines fighting from inside apartment blocks, firing from window to window, stacking up sandbags and eventually calling in airpower for assistance. Elsewhere, troops killed 64 insurgent gunmen and destroyed an anti-aircraft system in the holy Shiite city of Najaf, U.S. military officials said Tuesday. The violence began after a U.S. military patrol came under attack and an M1 tank was hit by rocket-propelled grenades in separate incidents, officials said. The fighting came as U.S. troops moved into a base that Spanish troops are vacating, about three miles from holy shrines near where anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr (search) is holed up. FUCK SPAIN!! TWICE!! U.S. commanders have said they will not move against the shrines in order to capture al-Sadr, whose armed supporters have launched attacks against the U.S.-led forces. Under the Geneva Conventions (search), firing upon mosques or other holy sites is prohibited unless the structures are being used in battle. Enemy forces in Fallujah and elsewhere have been using holy sites for shelter as they fire upon the U.S. military. Attempts to capture al-Sadr have been put on hold while negotiators try to resolve the standoff. The U.S. says it's aware that moving against the shrines could turn the cleric's limited revolt into a wider anti-U.S. uprising by Iraq's Shiite majority. The battles in the south Monday evening took place on the east side of the Euphrates River, across from Kufa and Najaf, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt said. The first fight came in the afternoon, when Shiite militiamen opened fire on a U.S. patrol. In the ensuing firefight, seven insurgents were killed. Hours later, a M1 tank was attacked with rocket-propelled grenades. A heavy battle erupted, during which warplanes destroyed an anti-aircraft gun belonging to the militia and 57 gunmen were killed, Kimmitt said. GET SOME!! DIE MOTHERFUCKERS DIE! Kimmitt told Fox News Tuesday that insurgents in Najaf number in the "hundreds, certainly not thousands" and that the reason more Iraqis are not turning them in is that they are afraid of them. "I think most of it has to do with the fact that the citizens have been intimidated for years and years … that's probably the reason that they're [enemy fighters] not being expelled by their own people," Kimmitt said. When asked if the U.S.-led coalition can get rid of enough guerrillas to decrease the terror threat, Kimmitt said yes, adding that "we certainly have done that to Sadr's militia." "We've taken some decisive military operations against them, we've reduced them in almost all the locations where they tried to hijack the [democratic] process … the media networks, the government buildings; we're gonna continue to hunt down these Sadr militia types until they're no longer a threat to Iraq," Kimmitt continued. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,118311,00.html |
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From CNN: Heavy fire from a U.S. aerial gunship lit up the night sky late Tuesday in Fallujah, where U.S. Marines have engaged in a standoff with Iraqi insurgents. Heavy fighting rocked Fallujah on Monday, leaving one coalition soldier and eight Iraqi fighters dead after a three-hour firefight between insurgents and U.S. Marine |
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Anyone know how we count insurgent dead in the first place? Sure, our snipers can go back to base and say : "Let's see, I knocked off two from the mosque roof, and that one in the alley with the RPG, then that other fool that ran out to pick up the RPG, that makes four....." But when things get close and fast-paced, I don't think our guys are running around palming clicker counters. Where do we get these numbers? |
and don't forget Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr this time. |
What the heck is that? |
Time lapsed photo of an AC130 on a firing run. |
Cone of fire from AC130 flying orbit pattern. |
F**kin Awesome!!! Today's AC-130U Gunship is more lethal than its predecessors, due to the addition of a GAU-12, 25 mm Gatling gun (similar to those on AV-8B Harrier aircraft). Firing at 1,800 shots per minute and mounted on a fully trainable gun mount, the GAU-12 provides twice the lethality of its former 20 mm cannons, a longer stand-off range and greater accuracy. The operator can select from a series of burst lengths to tailor effectiveness of the GAU-12 for each target due to a fully automated ammunition handling system, capable of carrying 3,000 rounds. The gunship also carries both a 40 mm Bofors cannon, capable of up to 100 shots per minute, and a 105 mm howitzer that can be fired six times a minute. To maximize accuracy, both large guns also are installed on trainable gun mounts. The AC-130U has a dual-target attack capability that allows it to attack simultaneously two targets located up to a kilometer apart. Its fire control system enables the AC-130U to destroy targets more quickly, expediting air-to-ground mission objectives while decreasing threat exposure time, which enhances aircraft survivability. Link: http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/aerospace/modernization/ac130u.html Andy |
I just checked out vito113's link, the fire control system must be a sight to behold. Totally awesome. Allah ackbar you mother f'ckers Here I'll hot link it: www.boeing.com/defense-space/aerospace/modernization/ac130u.html |
