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2010-07-20 Afghanistan

FOB Salerno TF Rakkasan gets eye in the sky

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2010-07-20 14:32|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Could you stick a sniper rifle on it?

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-07-20 14:49|| 2010-07-20 14:49|| Front Page Top

#2 That would be redundant. When they spot a bad guy, his Shinola is astoundingly weak.

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-07-20 16:38|| 2010-07-20 16:38|| Front Page Top

#3 Evidently it's also heavily armoured for use in non-stone age worlds. It's been proofed against a radar guided Brown Bess round at 3000 feets.

Posted by Shipman 2010-07-20 17:55|| 2010-07-20 17:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Evidently it's also heavily armoured for use in non-stone age worlds. It's been proofed against a radar guided Brown Bess round at 3000 feets.

Hmm. We can use this. Even if we put up a balloon, they are going to shoot at it. And we can shoot back.

Posted by gorb 2010-07-20 21:59|| 2010-07-20 21:59|| Front Page Top

#5 well this is good for force protection

I presume it frees the perimeter guards for other duty.

Posted by lord garth 2010-07-20 22:37|| 2010-07-20 22:37|| Front Page Top

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