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| Iraq |
| Specter scratches IED implacement |
| 2006-01-11 |
| This is remarkable film footage. This is a night vision movie from Iraq, showing live action against Iraqi insurgents. The pictures were taken from an AC-130 Specter gunship two and a half miles from the target. The guys in the picture are setting up a roadside bomb and planning to ambush an American convoy which followed a short while after the pictures were taken. They were setting up the ambush and were pacing off the distance from the bomb to where the convoy was to pass by. Turn your sound up. The level of effort these Specter crews put forth to control the enemy's antics is commendable, and their marksmanship with those electronically controlled 40mm cannons is astounding. Playing off the net had a lot of stopping and starting. It didn't take long to download and it was worth it to watch non-stop |
| Posted by:Nimble Spemble |
| #5 Specter in Afganistan - real video this is bit-torrent "link" |
| Posted by: 3dc 2006-01-11 18:06 |
| #4 Quite right Fodamage. It was a helo indeed. A pass from a SOW bird with a 40mm would have taken the entire lovely party out with the first impact. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-01-11 13:44 |
| #3 It's remarkable, but the attribution is all wrong. It's from an attack helo in 2003. The men killed were hiding a mortar tube or an RPG in a field after an attack. Sparked a lot of debate among euroleftists about rules of engagement. |
| Posted by: Fodamage 2006-01-11 13:39 |
| #2 The Spitting Witch strikes again! |
| Posted by: Xbalanke 2006-01-11 13:28 |
| #1 Send in the cleaning crew to pick up whats left of them. Nice shooting Specter! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2006-01-11 13:18 |