Russia Firing Cruise Missiles At IS
Posted on 11/22/2015 12:48:24 PM PST by Twotone
Russian ground crew write the words "For Paris" on bombs to be dropped on militant targets in the wake of the terror attacks.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.sky.com ...
Obama said we killed two terrorists and ISIS is contained. Then Paris happened.
Uh oh...that sounds like one of those overreactions Obummer was warning about.
Sweet but there needs to be some terminus post set-back fuse video eventually.
Maybe all the allah snackbar cinematographers got caught up in the detonation?
Russia Firing Cruise Missiles At IS
I would think a source like Sky News would know the difference between a rocket and a missile.
It's some of each. Cruise missiles are stored vertically in launch tubes and are deployed using a rocket powered first stage to get them started in the right direction and get them up to speed. When the rocket is depleted the two stages separate, the Cruise missile's wings and tail fins lock into position and the missile continues on it's way propelled by a small turbojet engine.
Regards,
GtG
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