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Marines Quiet About Brutal New Weapon
Defense Tech ^
| 11/14/05
| David Hambling
Posted on 11/14/2005 5:13:10 PM PST by baystaterebel
War is hell. But it’s worse when the Marines bring out their new urban combat weapon, the SMAW-NE. Which may be why they’re not talking about it, much.
This is a version of the standard USMC Shoulder Mounted Assault Weapon but with a new warhead. Described as NE - "Novel Explosive"- it is a thermobaric mixture which ignites the air, producing a shockwave of unparalleled destructive power, especially against buildings.
A post-action report from Iraq describes the effect of the new weapon: "One unit disintegrated a large one-storey masonry type building with one round from 100 meters. They were extremely impressed." Elsewhere it is described by one Marine as "an awesome piece of ordnance."
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TOPICS: Editorial; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; gimmegimmegimme; gnfi; great4hobbitholes; gwot; iraq; iwantit; kaboom; law; miltech; oif; perfect4xmas; smawne; stockingstuffer; terrorwar; usmc; waronterror
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The Atomic Fart!
To: baystaterebel
Dang!!! Better than an FAE!
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:14:36 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: baystaterebel
I had a roommate in college that could do that.
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:14:51 PM PST
by
Arm_Bears
(If the people lead, the leaders will follow.)
To: SandRat
isn't it a mini-fuel air explosive?
To: baystaterebel
Not that's the way to 'clear a house'.
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:15:32 PM PST
by
RasterMaster
("Bin Laden shows others the road to Paradise, but never offers to go along for the ride." GWB)
To: baystaterebel
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:15:53 PM PST
by
Keith in Iowa
(I'm going to quit procrastinating - starting tomorrow.)
To: SandRat; Squantos
No, it IS an FAE. On steriods.
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:16:49 PM PST
by
patton
("Hard Drive Cemetary" - forthcoming best seller)
To: baystaterebel
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:17:19 PM PST
by
yldstrk
(My heros have always been cowboys-Reagan and Bush)
To: Arm_Bears
I had a roommate in college that could do that.Me too. Now I know why his ass was always pointed towards me......
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:17:20 PM PST
by
b4its2late
(GITMO is way too nice of a place to house low life terrorists.)
To: baystaterebel
The Marines might be quiet about this, but I bet this sumbitch is LOUD!
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:18:34 PM PST
by
Spruce
(Keep your mitts off my wallet)
To: baystaterebel
This qualifies as torture. Ban the weapon. < / blow me>
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:19:18 PM PST
by
zarf
(It looks just like a Telefunken U-47!)
To: baystaterebel
The comments at the link are a gem as are the hand wringing worries over the PEEce-Niks.
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:19:55 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: Spruce
sounds like just another weapon the left will harp on till we can't use it because it's not fair.
To: baystaterebel
"The economic cost of house replacement is not comparable to American lives..." Exactly! SMAW-NE = Awsome!
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:20:30 PM PST
by
Enterprise
(The modern Democrat Party - a toxic stew of mental illness, cultism, and organized crime.)
To: baystaterebel
That's funny. In my own humble opinion; Marines themselves are brutal weapons.
God bless each and every one of them, and I mean that from the heart!
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:21:04 PM PST
by
Grizzled Bear
("Does not play well with others.")
To: Mount Athos
After reading the link yes. The last ones I knew of were in 55 gallon drums rolled out the back of a C-130. Big improvement.
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:21:16 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
To: baystaterebel
To: baystaterebel
Are they allowed to use it against the enemy? I mean, it might be torture or something right? /sarcasm
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:23:22 PM PST
by
ladyinred
("Progressive" = code word for Communist/Nazi)
To: All
To: baystaterebel
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posted on
11/14/2005 5:24:19 PM PST
by
Heatseeker
("I sort of like liberals now. They’re kind of cute when they’re shivering and afraid." - Ann Coulter)
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