Posted on 01/16/2005 4:55:55 AM PST by datura
Check out this video of an LST taking a couple of JDAMs from a B-52. The damage is extensive. Download time is short - even on a dial-up like mine.
I agree, I couldn't believe that the ship didn't sink, either, especially after seeing this video a while back:
Warning! Turn down your volume!
http://www.vampirebat.com/war/jdamboom.mpg
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I had a buddy who served on an LST, he always said it stood for Long Slow Target.
I thought the secondary explosion at the stern was caused by something combustible?
Yikes! No shiite!
It's pretty much my favorite animal.
That ship wasn't moving.
What's the difference between a JDAM and a smart bomb? I don't understand the significance of this video.
He refused to go up with the ship?
Message to China: those subs you're buying won't help.
We actually gave most of our LST's away.
we must have a link that triangulates sonar data, then shoots to satalites then to the air craft carrying the Jdams. Pretty slick.
The link is correct
The problems are due to the server being overwhelmed by requests.
Relax and try again a bit later. or sit there and keep click refresh until you get in.
Yeah, that nickname started at least as long ago as WWII, according to the printed sources I've seen (not being old enough to have been there).
No acronym survives contact with the troops...
you weren't in the navy!
The new Kilo class subs China is buying has an AIP system which will allow it to stay underwater for upto 10 days.I don't see a B-52 armed with anti-ship JDAMS being a problem for it-though they will surely factor in how China deploys it's LSTs.
A JDAM is a specific type of smart bomb. It has a reasonable glide range to target, which means your platform can release it between 5 and 15 miles away from target
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