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US Air Force B-52 Shatters Bombing Record While Blowing Taliban Training (T Vid)
dailycaller.com ^ | 2/6/2018 | Ryan Pickrell

Posted on 02/06/2018 11:17:51 AM PST by rktman

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress, America’s longest-serving bomber, set a new record for the most smart bombs dropped on the Taliban in Afghanistan, the U.S. Forces-Afghanistan revealed Tuesday.

Shattering the previous record set in November, the American bomber dropped 24 precision-guided munitions during a 96-hour air campaign against Taliban training and narcotics facilities in Afghanistan, Fox News reports. The conventional rotary configuration on board allows the B-52s to easily unleash hell on the terrorists.

“The Taliban have nowhere to hide,” Gen. John Nicholson, the unit commander, reportedly said in a statement. “There will be no safe haven for any terrorist group bent on bringing harm and destruction to this country.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; aviation; b52; taliban; taliboom
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We had primitive smart bombs in the late 1969...called them “paveway”...
camera like nose device with the controlled tail fins....fast preflight
check with ordinary flashlight would get the fins going....if ya walked by with the light you could actually see the can follow you and the fins adjust accordingly....used give me the Wilkie’s knowing a two grander was watching you....”grins*


41 posted on 02/06/2018 2:00:16 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: phoneman08

We retrofit them with fins and seeker heads and make smart bombs out of them. Much more efficient.


42 posted on 02/06/2018 2:05:59 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Well, that works. Just so long as we’re no longer trying to fight these SOB’s with one hand tied behind our back any longer. Going on two decades, and we’re still getting our men killed over there.


43 posted on 02/06/2018 2:17:42 PM PST by phoneman08 (qwiyrqweopigradfdzcm,.dadfjl,dz)
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To: Doogle

44 posted on 02/06/2018 2:21:16 PM PST by Doogle (( USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand....never store a threat you should have eliminated)))
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To: phoneman08

We should have left c. 2003, right after the punitive expedition phase, before the meals on wheels phase. Declared victory, told them “don’t do that again, or we’ll come back and REALLY mess you up”, and left the area.


45 posted on 02/06/2018 4:12:30 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: SkyDancer

Gd bless you father. The Taliban is getting quite an advanced education in the power of the US Air Force.


46 posted on 02/06/2018 10:23:35 PM PST by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: Grampa Dave

Yeah. I’d volunteer to ride a JDAM down onto the target like Slim Pickens did in “Dr. Strangelove’’. YAHOO!!!


47 posted on 02/06/2018 10:25:23 PM PST by jmacusa ("Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
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To: rktman

With video. This was part of a 96-hour air campaign against the Taliban. Score: Air Force B-52 - 1, Taliban - 0

https://conservativefiringline.com/video-u-s-air-force-b-52-drops-record-number-bombs-taliban-afghanistan/


48 posted on 02/07/2018 2:51:54 AM PST by UMCRevMom@aol.com
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To: rktman

Allah Akbr....[no signal]

49 posted on 02/07/2018 2:57:49 AM PST by McGruff
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To: jmacusa

“Yeah. I’d volunteer to ride a JDAM down onto the target* like Slim Pickens did in “Dr. Strangelove’’. YAHOO!!!

*DOJ/FBI


50 posted on 02/07/2018 5:52:11 AM PST by Grampa Dave (When is it OUR TURN to keep our own money and live our own dreams!!!!????)
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To: jmacusa

“Yeah. I’d volunteer to ride a JDAM down onto the target* like Slim Pickens did in “Dr. Strangelove’’. YAHOO!!!

*DOJ/FBI


51 posted on 02/07/2018 5:53:15 AM PST by Grampa Dave (When is it OUR TURN to keep our own money and live our own dreams!!!!????)
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To: rktman

Gonna be even harder to spot them with their new uniforms. I’m pretty sure this is a joke....can’t possibly be a real thing... can it?

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/06/04/check-out-the-talibans-new-punk-rock-uniforms/


52 posted on 06/04/2018 12:13:32 PM PDT by 1_Inch_Group (Country Before Party)
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🤔 If they chrome up the AKs it could be their drill team. 😹🍻👍🏼🇺🇸
53 posted on 06/04/2018 12:18:05 PM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: phoneman08
Don’t we have a few million iron bombs gathering dust we can just carpet bomb with?

No. And we don't have enough BUFFs left to do a proper carpet-bombing. And we never had enough BOnes or B2s to do it. And smart bombs are just dumb bombs with a guidance package bolted on.

54 posted on 06/04/2018 12:20:04 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: phoneman08
A smart bomb is just an old iron bomb with a JDAM kit attached.
55 posted on 06/04/2018 12:24:08 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (Big governent is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
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