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US snipers to defend Iraq oil pipeline
Australian Broadcasting Company ^
| October 05 2003
| AFP
Posted on 10/05/2003 7:28:55 AM PDT by knighthawk
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10/05/2003 7:30:49 AM PDT
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knighthawk
(And for the name of peace, we will prevail)
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:32:53 AM PDT
by
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To: knighthawk
"and the concussion alone from a round that passes within a close enough distance can kill."
That true?
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:34:21 AM PDT
by
freedom9
To: freedom9; harpseal; Travis McGee
Anyone?
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:36:53 AM PDT
by
knighthawk
(And for the name of peace, we will prevail)
To: knighthawk
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:41:36 AM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: knighthawk; Travis McGee; archy
1. One Shot
2. One Kill
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until peace occurs.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:43:35 AM PDT
by
VOA
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To: facedown
Carlos Hathcock - the best of the best.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:51:39 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Why do the Flag postage stamps peel off upside down..infiltrators?)
To: knighthawk
This is similar to whats happening in Columbia. Above ground pipelines are protected by U.S. weapons & heavy metal. Both U.S. and Columbian soldiers have shot at impoverished peoples puncturing and stealing the spice.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:52:21 AM PDT
by
The Fed
To: knighthawk
Say, you remember when the taliban honchos were meeting in some remote location in Afghanistan, and somebody in Florida punched a button and zapped them?
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:52:41 AM PDT
by
Savage Beast
(The American Heartland--the Spirit of Flight 93)
To: *bang_list; TexasCowboy
and the concussion alone from a round that passes within a close enough distance can kill.Stupid reporters making stupid statements bump.
Hey, TC, fiveshooter has a video he made yesterday of a Barret semi. He said the videos will be on the net in a couple of days. I'll try to let you know when they're there.
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posted on
10/05/2003 7:57:36 AM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat.)
To: ErnBatavia
White feather in the field.
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posted on
10/05/2003 8:03:10 AM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: facedown
Now THAT is a great picture of Long Trang!
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posted on
10/05/2003 8:22:32 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Why do the Flag postage stamps peel off upside down..infiltrators?)
To: ErnBatavia
Numbah one.
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posted on
10/05/2003 8:28:40 AM PDT
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: knighthawk
"There is so much area to cover that it requires precision fire, we're on call for 24-hours a day and can be airborne within 30 minutes," he said.Seems reactive. The Bad Guys will be gone by then. Yeah, it is a BIG area but why can't small teams been randomly inserted in areas, stay a few day, pick off a few, and be picked up?
What about drones carrying mini guns? Puree the buggers on site or keep them pinned down until our troops get there?
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posted on
10/05/2003 8:38:11 AM PDT
by
Oatka
To: Oatka
5{ctive. The Bad Guys will be gone by then. Yeah, it is a BIG area but why can't small teams been randomly inserted in areas, stay a few day, pick off a few, and be picked up?
Really, though- who is to say this is want we are actually doing? I can't believe we (that is an editorial, military "we") would give the other team our game plans by revealing them to someone in their PR department (i.e., the global press). Then again, some people want everyone - journalists included - to love 'em... I hope this is not one of those instances.
The .50 BMG concussion blurb sounds sort of like the older kid next door telling you that the local wayfreight can suck you in if you are too close to the tracks, knowing full well that all the track is 10 MPH.
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posted on
10/05/2003 8:56:19 AM PDT
by
niteowl77
(If you haven't prayed for our troops, please start; if you stopped, then do some catching up.)
To: freedom9
I don't think the .50 cal can produce a severe enough concussion to kill a rabbit let alone a human being. While in the Corps I heard an urban legend that the overpressure caused by a tank or artillery round zipping a few feet over a person's head could kill them. I think this comes from the way airburst weapons operate. I don't think a projectile displaces air fast enough for it to damage a person.
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posted on
10/05/2003 9:22:32 AM PDT
by
Ajnin
To: Ajnin
Thanks.
I thought it was bs
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posted on
10/05/2003 9:32:50 AM PDT
by
freedom9
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