Posted on 02/17/2004 6:24:11 PM PST by ThePointer
Our troops at work.
http://www.thecia.net/users/stewarte/apachehits.mpg
From Afghanistan
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:43 AM
Story of the week;
So we are up in the mountains at about 0100 hrs looking for a bad guy that we thought was in the area. Here are ten of us, pitch black, crystal clear night, about 25 degrees.
We know there are bad guys in the area, a few shots have been fired but no big deal. We decide that we need air cover and the only thing in the area is a solo B-1 bomber.
He flies around at about 20,000 feet and tells us there is nothing in the area. He then asks if we would like a low-level show of force. Stupid question. Of course we tell him yes.
The controller who is attached to the team then is heard talking to the pilot. Pilot asks if we want it subsonic or supersonic. Very stupid question. Pilot advises he is twenty miles out and stand by. The controller gets us all sitting down in a line and points out the proper location.
You have to picture this. Pitch black, ten killers sitting down, dead quiet, and overlooking this 30-mile long valley. All of a sudden, way out (below our level) you see a set of four, 200-foot white flames coming at us.
The controller says, "Ah, guys, you might want to plug your ears!" Faster than you can think, a B-1, supersonic, 1000 feet over our heads, blasts the sound barrier and it feels like God just hit you in the head with a hammer.
He then stands it straight up with four white trails of flame coming out and disappears.
Cost of gas for that: Probably $50,000
Hearing damage: For certain
Bunch of ragheads thinking twice about shooting at us:
Priceless!
That's just the exhaust stack of the tractor. However these guys weren't farmers, or at least not just farmers. In the longer version of the clip, which I've lost the link to, You can see the guys trying to stash either a MANPAD SAM (SA-7 perhaps) or more likely an RPG, in the field. Even in the shorter clip, you can see the second guy tearing the wrapping off of it just before the hammer falls on him.
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The best (ironic) part about your "rerun" reply to me is that you posted it twice. LOL. Cheers.
The best (ironic) part about your "rerun" reply to me is that you posted it twice. LOL. Cheers.
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