***Operation Iraqi Freedom - Situation Room - Day 6 - LIVE THREAD***

Multiple ^ | 25 March 2003 | Various

[An.American.Expatriate]

Good Morning.

This is the Daily Thread of Operation Iraqi Freedom - LIVE THREAD.

It is designed for general conversation about the events of the day. In depth discussion of events should be left to individual threads - but links to the threads or other articles is highly encouraged. This allows us to stay abreast of the situation in general, while also providing a means of obtaining specific information.

Please have mercy on us dial up limited FReepers! Limit the big graphics, post links instead. A breif description of what the graphic is would help:

Special thanks to null and void for keeping these running over the weekend and Monday, to all of you for keeping these threads alive, the AdminMods for their tolerance, mhking for the video links, and, of course, Belly Girl...

[Green]

Headed off to get some sleep...take care all...see you all sometime tomorrow

[Mo1]

Anyone elses Baghdad cam go out upon announcement of the big explosions? Beeeeeep

Yep .. MSNBC is a beeeeeep and color bars

[Doomonyou]

Thought they were synonymous.

Well, I don't know about that, I thought they were the same. ;)

[Tree of Liberty]

The "military analyst" is wrong. After the test several weeks ago, there were only two in existance. Three MOAB versions were ordered built in late January. They were finished by the first week of March.

We can churn these things out pretty quick.

[Tree of Liberty]

LOL

[SoldiersGirl]

Like I said, wishful thinking.


http://globalsecurity.org/military/ops/iraq_orbat.htm

Informative read on current strength in and around Iraq.

[texxie]

did you see the MOAB test?

[texxie]

me too and I bet they are

after last Wed's bombing they should have built more ASAP

[spectr17]

We can churn these things out pretty quick.

Churn, churn, churn. Wasn't that song?

[Tree of Liberty]

Don't know about the MOAB's, but those large explosions to the south of Baghdad that just shook the center of the city might have been Daisy Cutters used to clear the mine fields. That's one of their original uses.

[texxie]

thx TOL I forgot about those

[Tree of Liberty]

LOL

[ewm138]

Somewhat OT, but everyone's on this thread. Just saw my first PSA on Seattle TV with directions to the Dept. of Homeland Security readiness site. Are these showing elsewhere? The announcer mentioned the standard "3 days supplies, etc., etc." but then followed specifically with "some type of breathing protection for every member of the family". It gave myself and the misses chills. Anyone know anything?

[MP5SD]

Infrared is a spectrum of non-visible light that is generated a power source and visible with night vision devices

Thermal uses heat ONLY. No heat = no image

The next generation of Night vision goggles use a combination of of light amplification and thermal. Very clear image.

There are now IR Illumination rounds for mortars, etc. Fired into the sky and illuminate the area in IR. No NVGs = you don't see squat.

[spectr17]

Don't know about the MOAB's, but those large explosions to the south of Baghdad that just shook the center of the city might have been Daisy Cutters used to clear the mine fields. That's one of their original uses.

Those poor souls at the Baghdad Siesmic Research Institute. Their sensors are probably pegged hard right.