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New vehicles allow GIs to find, remove hidden IEDs, Roadside Bombs! (GNFI)
Stars & Stripes, European Edition ^
| 4 Jan 04
| Rick Scavetta
Posted on 01/03/2004 6:08:15 PM PST by xzins
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Seen'em.
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posted on
01/04/2004 11:02:54 AM PST
by
Eagle Eye
( Saddam-Who's your Bagh-Daddy now?)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Wish I'd seen it. What the recent movie....Memphis Belle???....It was pretty good, too.
62
posted on
01/04/2004 11:24:07 AM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
To: Squantos
Didn't you or Travis McGee suggest using South African vehicles on another thread?
63
posted on
01/04/2004 11:38:22 AM PST
by
Little Bill
(The pain of being a Red Sox Fan.)
To: Little Bill
Long ago.....we used em for decades. The Buffalo has been around since rhodesian fall.....
64
posted on
01/04/2004 11:54:00 AM PST
by
Squantos
(Support Mental Health !........or........ I'LL KILL YOU !!!!)
To: Squantos
I remember doing road sweeps in Viet Nam, at least one Roller Tank a week would come back with all the road wheels blown off, I am glad someone found a solution.
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posted on
01/04/2004 1:28:41 PM PST
by
Little Bill
(The pain of being a Red Sox Fan.)
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To: xzins
A Godsend, an answer to prayer. I rejoice to read this.
God bless and save our troops.
67
posted on
01/04/2004 3:21:05 PM PST
by
GretchenEE
(Osama, you're next.)
To: Billthedrill
OTOH, you're not fooling anyone. Your first videogame was Pong, admit it. The original version. And it cost you a quarter a shot...Nope!!! Magnavox Odessey... I even had the pistol for target practice...
It was pretty much just a pong game, you could just play pong, or tennis, by putting a green "tennis court" plastic overlay on the screen, or ice hockey, with the overlay that looked like an ice rink!
Mark
68
posted on
01/04/2004 3:33:25 PM PST
by
MarkL
(It's the Chief's Second Season! See you in the Playoffs!)
To: Emitter; Blueflag; Travis McGee; Squantos
Just a technical question, but I understand the roadside IED's in iraq are wire activated and not radio.
A radio device wouldn't blow them, would it?
69
posted on
01/04/2004 3:58:27 PM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
To: xzins
I think we have found both types.
70
posted on
01/04/2004 5:27:39 PM PST
by
Travis McGee
(----- www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com -----)
To: Travis McGee
A radio transmitter wouldn't detonate a wire activated mechanism would it?
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posted on
01/04/2004 6:17:53 PM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
To: xzins
At times, locals will point out potential bomb sights, for fear that an attack could harm their children, Lipe said.
Don't tell the democRats. They want Iraqis to do anything to hurt Americans.
72
posted on
01/04/2004 6:24:55 PM PST
by
gitmo
(Who is John Galt?)
To: SAMWolf
That picture reminds me of "Logan's Run". LOL!
To: SoCal_Republican
LOL! Anyone that looks that stupid deserves to blow themselves up.
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posted on
01/04/2004 7:34:51 PM PST
by
SAMWolf
("Bother," said Pooh, and called in an air strike.)
To: xzins
I read last month that terrorists in Iraq are using remote door bell systems.
75
posted on
01/04/2004 9:11:43 PM PST
by
SevenDaysInMay
(Federal judges and justices serve for periods of good behavior, not life. Article III sec. 1)
To: wideminded
"Stars and Stripes should have caught this."
They get less professional with every passing year.
If you're in the mood for a snotfight, email their ombudsman about their left-wing content.
76
posted on
01/05/2004 3:20:16 AM PST
by
dsc
To: wideminded
Tplant that produced these: Lucas-Harold.
Naval Ordinance Plant, Indianapolis -- NOPI was it's next name, as it was turned over to the Navy.
It then was changed to NAFI -- Naval Avionics Facility, Indianapolis
Then is was NAC -- Naval Air Center (One of about 6-7)
Then it was NAWC -- Naval Air Warfare Center
Then came Clinton and no money for war.......
"Boys, we gotta cut back. Who wants to go?"
[Methinks it's time for ME to retire!]
(Guess which center was NOT located on a body of water? -- this WAS the Navy, after all.......)
Then it turned over to HUGHS (really, it was series!)
It is now part of Raytheon.
77
posted on
01/05/2004 7:53:31 AM PST
by
Elsie
(When the avalanche starts... it's too late for the pebbles to vote....)
To: xzins
Sure!
HAven't you seen signs where road work was being performed, warning you to turn off CB's or other transmitters while driving thru area??
78
posted on
01/05/2004 7:57:00 AM PST
by
Elsie
(When the avalanche starts... it's too late for the pebbles to vote....)
To: Elsie
I've always assumed they were using remote activated.
79
posted on
01/05/2004 7:58:19 AM PST
by
xzins
(Retired Army and Proud of It!)
To: Lazamataz
Archy's the one who taught me almost all I know about the Meerkat and related hardware. Archy's another 'real deal' only he's on the drawing-board corps.
Well, I'm about to suffer another birthday shortly, so I'm not quite as active as I was when I was a teenager, or in my 20s and 30s. But I'm not *just* a drawing-board corps guy, I hope, and really, I first got into the mining/countermine measures like Pookie and Meerkat in the '70s as a spare parts and components guy in the logistics chain. If it can be built so it don't break, it won't need replacement parts, and accordingly, my job gets a lot easier.
But I may send you a *Wish you were here/instead of me card* in the coming year that'll suggest I'm not quite yet shy of the noisy places yet. Depending on how you count, it'll be my ninth time up at bat.
-archy-/-
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posted on
01/05/2004 11:07:19 AM PST
by
archy
(Angiloj! Mia kusenveturilo estas plena da angiloj!)
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