To: kiriath_jearim
"It does concern us -- shooting down airplanes four miles distances," Hawaii National Guard Gen.Gary Ishikawa said.A bullet hole cannot bring down an aircraft.
5 posted on
02/25/2008 8:43:24 AM PST by
Puppage
(You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
To: Puppage
It did on almost all Japanese planes during the war.
15 posted on
02/25/2008 8:47:26 AM PST by
Emperor Palpatine
("There is no civility, only politics.")
To: Puppage
A bullet hole cannot bring down an aircraft. These guys are obviously not watching Mythbusters.....
110 posted on
02/25/2008 10:15:00 AM PST by
hobbes1
(Hobbes1TheOmniscient? "I know everything so you dont have to...." ;)
To: Puppage
Not only that, a .50 even hitting a flying aircraft at four miles would be like hitting a hole in one at 500 yards while the hole was on a flatbed truck doing 65mph. Not even Tiger can do that.
217 posted on
02/25/2008 12:20:28 PM PST by
PeterFinn
(I am not voting for McCain. No way, no how.)
To: Puppage
A bullet hole cannot bring down an aircraft.I'm not asking because I disagree, but I'm truly curious and ignorant about this; what happens if a bullet penetrates a jet's fuel tank?
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