He’s a dumbass, going to where he’ll be an easy FLIR + sniper kill from a helo.
A city is where you disappear, not up in snow country blazing like a torch, for goodness sake.
Unless it was a diversion, and he had another ride to go the other way. But my money is he wants to die on a mountain top, battling his demons.
A sniper in a chopper will be happy to comply.
That was my thought when I saw the picture of the truck burning. You would be able to see that for miles. And now, dozens if not hundreds of cops are on that mountain, right where his signal led them.
They tried that in Rambo.
If he had a plan, he wouldn't have tried to unsuccessfully steal a boat in San Diego this morning.
I suppose he could have pre-positioned a vehicle up in Big Bear and caused LEAs to focus there because of a time-controlled vehicle fire, and is therefore now miles away...
... but I suspect that he's delusional. If he's still up there in the snow, I can't believe he's never considered all the Thermal/FLIR that would be searching for him. That's cheap enough that even podunk LEAs can afford at least one quality unit.
I was thinking the same thing. Maybe he paid someone to take his truck up there and burn it.
Of course, could have stashed another vehicle there, now that the Titan was “burned” in more than one way.
I think he would be smart to hole up for a week and let the LAPD get tired of being on alert all day.
I still think it's a diversion. He's drawn attention to where he wants it. The opfor is reacting. He's inside their OODA loop.
If he truly does want to die on a mountain, I'm sure he'll be accomodated.
/johnny
my bet is on him having another ride ~ or a confederate in this ~ probably some mullah who has been counseling him on how to use jihad to take care of the evil djin.
I use to think shooting from a chopper was an excellent platform to shoot from but turns out there are a lot things working against you as it yaws, goes up and down and is hit by confused air, etc.
Watched several programs where they have contests shooting from a Helicopter and it’s very difficult.
Me? I’d use a Gatling gun, loaded with HE Uranium depleted rounds and be done with it
“A sniper in a chopper will be happy to comply.”
I believe his manifesto said he had manpads.