tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post9094117668363026771..comments2024-03-29T10:22:11.016-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Bangbangbangbangbang . . . giggle!Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-87670554449389104842014-10-26T11:01:59.444-05:002014-10-26T11:01:59.444-05:00My Dad told me about the first time he saw a Spook...My Dad told me about the first time he saw a Spooky gunship in Vietnam.<br />He said it came in and tilted to its side and had 3 mini guns that cut loose. he said it looked like lasers raining down. Coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331939099762848184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-42956535771522600522014-10-25T17:21:54.498-05:002014-10-25T17:21:54.498-05:00The giggle sure sounded like somebody was relieved...The giggle sure sounded like somebody was relieved as all get out. Don't think the guy running down the hill will be bothering anyone anymore, looks like he fell down and was pretty close to the last explosion. Oh and from what I have heard the GPS transmitters now have persistent memory so it does not reset when the batteries are changed.<br />Ed CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81376295952397320102014-10-25T10:43:29.197-05:002014-10-25T10:43:29.197-05:00Thanks....you just made my day!Thanks....you just made my day!DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10963612671880269933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-59387073927795256052014-10-25T09:11:18.841-05:002014-10-25T09:11:18.841-05:00Yep gives truth to the old saw about s**ting and g...Yep gives truth to the old saw about s**ting and getting... :-) And that giggle was great!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-81278242597179986782014-10-25T08:08:48.603-05:002014-10-25T08:08:48.603-05:00Noticed this in the JDAM wiki...
"Despite th...Noticed this in the JDAM wiki...<br /><br />"Despite their precision, JDAM employment has risks. On 5 December 2001, a JDAM dropped by a B-52 in Afghanistan nearly killed Hamid Karzai, while he was leading anti-Taliban forces near Sayd Alim Kalay alongside a US Army Special Forces (SF) team. A large force of Taliban soldiers had engaged the combined force of Karzai's men and their American SF counterparts, nearly overwhelming them. The SF commander requested Close Air Support (CAS) to strike the Taliban positions in an effort to stop their advance. A JDAM was subsequently dropped, but instead of striking the Taliban positions, it struck the Afghan/American position, killing three and injuring 20. An investigation of the incident determined that the U.S. Air Force Tactical Control Party (TACP) attached to the Special Forces team had changed the battery in the GPS receiver at some point during the battle, thereby causing the device to return to "default" and "display its own coordinates." Not realizing that this had occurred, the TACP relayed his own coordinates to the delivery aircraft."<br /><br />Do these guys get a DotD of their own?m4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-66277168027623382152014-10-25T00:35:27.690-05:002014-10-25T00:35:27.690-05:00Maybe not cost effective, put I much prefer my tax...Maybe not cost effective, put I much prefer my tax dollars at work that way than than scrapping (for 6 cents per ton!) 16 of the 20 C-27 transports we purchased for the Afghan Air Force after paying $500 million!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57017307982727825282014-10-24T23:32:30.911-05:002014-10-24T23:32:30.911-05:00Anon, maybe not, but it's still impressive for...Anon, maybe not, but it's still impressive for those not on the receiving end. ;) <br /><br />Peter, I heard the giggle, that was a satisfied person, I'm thinking. ;) Grognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17612439702066628222014-10-24T23:00:35.366-05:002014-10-24T23:00:35.366-05:00
Does not seem very cost effective. <br /> Does not seem very cost effective. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20183964706590029042014-10-24T20:37:20.741-05:002014-10-24T20:37:20.741-05:00@Grog: Yeah, I found that out too, but it's e...@Grog: Yeah, I found that out too, but it's easy enough to click through to YouTube and watch it there.<br /><br />I wish they'd disable embedding altogether if they didn't want us to link to the video . . . doesn't make much sense, does it?Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21096888958882138822014-10-24T20:31:05.974-05:002014-10-24T20:31:05.974-05:00Peter, probably nothing you can do about it, but w...Peter, probably nothing you can do about it, but when I clicked on the link, the pop up says "this video contains content from afp, who has blocked it from display on this website". <br /><br />Anyone can click on the link and watch it on youtube, but that's not the point. Grognoreply@blogger.com