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2009-09-07 Science & Technology
New Israeli Mortar Shell to Be Used by US Military
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Posted by Anonymoose 2009-09-07 00:06|| || Front Page|| [11138 views ]  Top

#1 up to a distance of ten meters from the launching point

huh?
Posted by SteveS 2009-09-07 00:18||   2009-09-07 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 I think they mean "within".

Are you sure you want to pi$$ these folks off, Nobama?
Posted by gorb 2009-09-07 00:45||   2009-09-07 00:45|| Front Page Top

#3 If crunch time comes that means a mortar crew can bring fire within 30-35 feet of the tube. Now that's barely outside the kill radius and I think they would call that "close" fire support.

The backside of a wall, hill or onto a rooftop? Cool!
Posted by tipover 2009-09-07 02:54||   2009-09-07 02:54|| Front Page Top

#4 The mortar was tested in Yuma and was accurate within 10 meters of the TARGET
Posted by GK 2009-09-07 03:35||   2009-09-07 03:35|| Front Page Top

#5 How accurate is a non-guided mortar shell of the same size?
Posted by Steve White 2009-09-07 09:26||   2009-09-07 09:26|| Front Page Top

#6 How did they get the money for this through Congress? Being Jewish, there's no pork in this baby.
Posted by Richard of Oregon 2009-09-07 10:37||   2009-09-07 10:37|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh my, Richard. I didn't expect that!
Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife  2009-09-07 14:20||   2009-09-07 14:20|| Front Page Top

#8 Thank God for GPS! No more of this CRAP.
Posted by Besoeker 2009-09-07 14:30||   2009-09-07 14:30|| Front Page Top

#9 Steve.... umm... here.

“This is the only mortar shell worldwide that reaches such high accuracy,” Bill Peterson,

"I'm the football coach around here and don't you remember it."


"You guys line up alphabetically by height."

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"Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl."

"Just remember the words of Patrick Henry - 'Kill me or let me live.'"

"The greatest thing just happened to me. I just got indicted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. They had a standing observation for me."
Posted by .5MT 2009-09-07 18:58||   2009-09-07 18:58|| Front Page Top

#10 It is cosmically perfect that it was you that posted that, .5MT.
Posted by trailing wife">trailing wife  2009-09-07 21:21||   2009-09-07 21:21|| Front Page Top

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