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2007-09-19 Iraq

Coalition airpower targets enemy mortar positions

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Posted by Fred 2007-09-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Insurgency

#1 "confirmed the weapons hit the target and the desired result was achieved."
So understated. Describe the desired result - terrorists now all fit in a coffee can?

"A-10 Thunderbolt IIs targeted enemies in tree line with cannon rounds."
The tree line is now thirty yards up the hill from where it used to be.

Perfect accompanying graphic.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-09-19 07:15|| 2007-09-19 07:15|| Front Page Top

#2 I didn't know the A10 fired cannon (i.e. exploding) rounds.

Posted by phil_b 2007-09-19 07:33|| 2007-09-19 07:33|| Front Page Top

#3 The 30mm GAU-8/A gatling is commonly characterized as a seven-barrel "cannon". I haven't been able to find any reference supporting an exclusive definition of cannon as a heavy gun firing explosive projectiles, just references to cannon as ordinance firing "heavy projectiles". I'd call 30mm DU rounds "heavy".

Posted by Mitch H.">Mitch H. 2007-09-19 08:49|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/]">[http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/] 2007-09-19 08:49|| Front Page Top

#4 Vapors don't shoot back.

Posted by Silentbrick">Silentbrick 2007-09-19 16:44|| 2007-09-19 16:44|| Front Page Top

#5 Anything 20mm and above is classed as a "cannon", I think. So technically, the GAU-8/A "Ass Ripper" is a gatling cannon.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-09-19 17:36|| 2007-09-19 17:36|| Front Page Top

#6 Did you ever own a bug? Hummm

The standard ammunition mixture for anti-armor use is a four-to-one mix of PGU-14/B Armor-Piercing Incendiary (API), with a projectile weight of about 15.0 oz (425 grams or 6,560 grains) and PGU-13/B High Explosive Incendiary (HEI) rounds, with a projectile weight of about 12.7 oz (360 grams). The PGU-14/B round incorporates a depleted uranium penetrator. The Avenger is lethal against tanks and any other armored vehicle.

A very important innovation in the design of the GAU-8/A shells is the use of aluminium alloy cases in place of the traditional steel or brass. This alone adds 30% to ammunition capacity for a given weight. The shells also have plastic driving bands to improve barrel life. They are imposing to examine and handle, measuring 11.4 in (290 mm) in length and weighing 1.53 lb (694 g) or more.[1]
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Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-09-19 20:20|| 2007-09-19 20:20|| Front Page Top

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