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Two JDAMs At Once on the Same Target (Terrorist Elimination at its Best!)
Strategy Page.com ^ | 1 Feb 05 | Strategy Page.com

Posted on 01/31/2005 1:55:45 PM PST by datura

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Two JDAMs At Once on the Same Target

In Iraq, a JDAM explodes as another, headed for the same aiming point, plunges into the dust and rubble. A common tactic with JDAMs GPS guided bombs is to drop two bombs on the same target, releasing the second as quickly as possible after the first. Sometimes this is done to make sure a vital target gets taken out, in case there is a malfunction ( about ten percent of the time there is a fuse or guidance system failure.) At other times, two JDAMs are dropped one after another in order to reach a target underground. The second bomb will go into the crater created by the first, and the blast will dig a little deeper.



TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: boom; iraq; jdam; oopsthereitis; word
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The second JDAM is visible at the top of the photo. Nothing like a two-fer.
1 posted on 01/31/2005 1:55:45 PM PST by datura
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To: datura

Big time double-tap.


2 posted on 01/31/2005 1:56:48 PM PST by spodefly (Yo, homey ... Is that my briefcase?)
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To: datura

knock-knock!

Great pic.


3 posted on 01/31/2005 1:57:32 PM PST by adaven
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To: datura

WOW!


4 posted on 01/31/2005 1:58:50 PM PST by nuffsenuff
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To: datura

No picture and link doesn't work. What did you do wrong?


5 posted on 01/31/2005 1:58:52 PM PST by JeffersonRepublic.com (The 51st state is right around the corner.)
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To: datura

Ooooooo... Somebody better put some butter on that!


6 posted on 01/31/2005 1:58:52 PM PST by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: datura

Love that double-tap dance! NICE photo!!!


7 posted on 01/31/2005 1:59:55 PM PST by Danae (Democrats - it's a travishamockery! Burgerflickle!!!)
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To: datura
Seems timing is everything or there would be fratricide with #2. But who knows what there using these days.
8 posted on 01/31/2005 2:00:27 PM PST by investigateworld (Babies= A sure sign He hasn't given up on mankind!)
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To: datura

It looks like there is a person stnding just to the right of what is left of the building. That makes the panels of concrete flying about very large, like 20'x20'.

There won't be much left after the second one!


9 posted on 01/31/2005 2:02:34 PM PST by Fierce Allegiance (Is it Friday yet?)
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To: datura

T'aint working.


10 posted on 01/31/2005 2:02:45 PM PST by Plutarch
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To: datura

cool


11 posted on 01/31/2005 2:06:09 PM PST by Texas_Jarhead (I believe in American Exceptionalism! Do you?)
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To: datura

That building blowed up real good!


12 posted on 01/31/2005 2:07:39 PM PST by zoso82t
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To: datura

Pic in thread didn't work so I went to the link, great pic.


13 posted on 01/31/2005 2:09:22 PM PST by Pylon (R)
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To: datura

Thank you sir may I please have another ?


14 posted on 01/31/2005 2:09:27 PM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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No picture and link doesn't work. What did you do wrong?

Nothing. if you copy the link from "properties" on the red X and go there, not only does the picture show up but the red X goes away.

15 posted on 01/31/2005 2:12:12 PM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen, ignorance and stupidity.)
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Wow! Great picture.


16 posted on 01/31/2005 2:20:01 PM PST by JeffersonRepublic.com (The 51st state is right around the corner.)
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To: datura

Well, now I understand what the "Just Damn" ping comments come from......


17 posted on 01/31/2005 2:21:55 PM PST by BreitbartSentMe (Now EX-Democrat)
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To: datura

Someone set us up the bomb


18 posted on 01/31/2005 2:24:59 PM PST by BreitbartSentMe (Now EX-Democrat)
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To: Bush_Democrat
Someone set us up the bomb!


19 posted on 01/31/2005 2:27:41 PM PST by airborne (Dear Lord, please be with my family in Iraq. Keep them close to You and safely in Your arms.)
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To: datura

Great pic.

Thanks for posting.


20 posted on 01/31/2005 2:29:17 PM PST by KimmyJaye (Susan Estrich: A face for radio and a voice for pantomime.)
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