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2007-10-29 Afghanistan

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Posted by Sherry 2007-10-29 11:50|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 "Blooded"

Posted by C-Low 2007-10-29 12:54|| 2007-10-29 12:54|| Front Page Top

#2 In Afghanistan, the Air Force's newest unmanned aerial vehicle, the MQ-9 Reaper, conducted its first precision combat strike sortie, targeting enemy combatants in Deh Rawod with a hellfire missile.

"~~Don't~~ Fear the Reaper"

Posted by Mike 2007-10-29 12:58|| 2007-10-29 12:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Persistent hunter-killer.
Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it !

Posted by wxjames 2007-10-29 13:03|| 2007-10-29 13:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Heart. Cockles. Warmed!

Posted by Natural Law 2007-10-29 13:18|| 2007-10-29 13:18|| Front Page Top

#5 #4 Heart. Cockles. Warmed!

DAMN HAWT!! OORAH!!

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-10-29 13:28|| 2007-10-29 13:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Next up: The Berserker. GPS enabled, autonomous hunter-killer targeting by facial recognition and/or body-chem ID - stealthy and relentless.

Even John Connor would be impressed.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2007-10-29 13:54|| 2007-10-29 13:54|| Front Page Top

#7 #4 Heart. Cockles. Warmed!

Ditto!

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-10-29 15:03|| 2007-10-29 15:03|| Front Page Top

#8 More cowbell.

Well, somebody hadda say it...

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-10-29 15:58|| 2007-10-29 15:58|| Front Page Top

#9 I wonder how it would do against one of these .

Posted by Jack is Back!">Jack is Back! 2007-10-29 16:01|| 2007-10-29 16:01|| Front Page Top

#10 What altitude?

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-29 16:12|| 2007-10-29 16:12|| Front Page Top

#11 LOL Jack!

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-10-29 16:53|| 2007-10-29 16:53|| Front Page Top

#12 Jack is Back! LMAO!!

/utohhh sumthin started lol

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-10-29 17:30|| 2007-10-29 17:30|| Front Page Top

#13 NS thats proably classifed.

But go figure the max range on a hellfire. Figure the shot to be taken 50-80%. Figure slant distance and an angle of say 60 degrees, do a bit of trigonomotry and you can probably ballpark it.

Posted by OldSpook 2007-10-29 18:25|| 2007-10-29 18:25|| Front Page Top

#14 Thanks.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-29 19:04|| 2007-10-29 19:04|| Front Page Top

#15 ION, see also REEDIT > PENTAGON:ELCTROMAGNETIC PULSE BOMB FROM 2012. Contray to popular stereotype, you don't need nukes or advanced techs to set off an EMP device - good news for Terrorists.; + TOPIX > WORLD WAR IV, ITS COMING SOON, AND IT AFFECTS/HURTS YOUR NEST EGG. Nuke War, military drafts, and related whatnots are not good for your retirement, vacations nor personal stock options.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-10-29 20:37|| 2007-10-29 20:37|| Front Page Top

#16 Mega-Booyah! I want our enemies to die so often and unexpectedly that they ~~fear~~ ~~dread~~ ~~wet their pants~~ crap themselves even thinking about a remote chance of taking the field against us. Into that mix I would also like to add, "painfully", "horribly" and "slowly".

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-29 21:06|| 2007-10-29 21:06|| Front Page Top

#17 Hooah!

Posted by Legolas 2007-10-29 22:40|| 2007-10-29 22:40|| Front Page Top

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