To: ikka
Do you think that a 50 cal round fired directly into a spinning jet turbine on take off would magically bounce off, or pass through making a dozen neat hole in one line and do no serious damage?
To: Travis McGee; Jeff Head; Squantos; Lurker; sit-rep; Covenantor
WHAT ARE THE ODDS THAT THE PILOT DUMPED HIS FUEL AND SAID NOTHING TO THE TOWER ABOUT IT?
118 posted on
11/12/2001 1:05:27 PM PST by
copycat
To: Travis McGee
Do you think that a 50 cal round fired directly into a spinning jet turbine on take off would magically bounce off, or pass through making a dozen neat hole in one line and do no serious damage?I think a 50 cal round would tend to do some damage. My understanding is that the 50 cal was used to disable SCUD-like missiles - a sniper would get close to the launch truck, and put a round through where the electronics were.
My other post should have had a "sarcasm" tag on the end of it - maybe you recall the threads here on FR where Nostrils Waxman claimed that 50 cal rounds could be used against tanks, etc.
208 posted on
11/12/2001 2:01:43 PM PST by
ikka
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