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| Afghanistan |
| Two Apaches (reportedly) support an SF detachment approaching ambush |
| 2012-07-21 |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #10 Coooooool. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-07-21 15:14 |
| #9 They say tracer works both ways though |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-07-21 13:48 |
| #8 Could be an LPL-30, could be another variant. The term is as Vorti indicated. We got'em, they don't. Setting up an ambush is tough business. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-07-21 12:48 |
| #7 IIRC sparkle is what you get from some one else's laser designator in the new FLIR's. It presents as a dashed box in the Hud, goggles, or screen? It can come from an UAV, ground unit, another helicopter, or recon aircraft. I can see why there is a push for smaller missles, the Hellfire is just a tad bit of overkill for a soft target. You could carry more smaller ones also. Shame they can't haul more 30mm. |
| Posted by: Vortigern Hupoluse1541 2012-07-21 11:49 |
| #6 LPL-30 (Sparkle) |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-07-21 11:10 |
| #5 The donkeys seem to have escaped harm. In fact, they seemed oblivious to it all. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2012-07-21 10:28 |
| #4 What's sparkle? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-07-21 10:24 |
| #3 Spelling fixed. :-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-07-21 09:34 |
| #2 Apache spelled incorrectly, apologies. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-07-21 09:12 |
| #1 Excellent video and weapons discipline. |
| Posted by: Neville Lover of the Veps1575 2012-07-21 08:42 |