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At least you could go out with a bang at retirement... sorry bad joke

Okay I have looked at this vid now about 10 times... to me it's a good shoot. It looks like you have a bunch of guys wandering around with weapons... primarily AK's and from the rest of the radio transmissions there is a situation going down... In Iraq the wonderful insurgents (Sarcasm) dont wear a uniform they don't play by the rules of engagement and they will use kids to get close in to the troops, I had that issue once in Bosnia... If I remember right gun camera footage is not released until after hostilites have finished. You point a camera and that camera!!! does look awfully like a big ass RPG front end he's pointing I know I have had one pointed at me... and he points it, or anything that looks like an offensive weapon at a helo crew who have been in theatre for awhile and they will be naturally jumpy, you have a bunch of guys hiding and pointing kit round corners thats going to make the crew even more jumpy... mixed in with about 4 AK's that I could see and if it had been me I would have taken the shot... Most camera crews know not to point a camera or anything else at a Helicopters or armoured vehicles without being very open about it and not pointing it round corners... You can tell that the crew are trying to limit damage as they use the 30mm they have rockets and hellfires under that apache if they had been going totally gungho they would have flattened the square... The laughter is stress you can hear it in their voices and I have heard it in real life the stress of someone who has just taken someone out some laugh some get morose some just go quiet... Everyone deals with it differently on this I know I did a tour in Bosnia and a tour in Kosovo... Also this has been "DECRYPTED" that makes me wonder what's going on here as well... Decrypted and sliced to make us see what they want us to see... Also the "Film Crew" would have advised the US military in the area that they had a crew out there and they where filming... Why wasn't the crew advised. Also why wasn't the ground guys telling them to watch out that there where film crews about... Also remember what the news media will do if we can't get real news we will mock something up... Though I suspect that if it was Reuters they wouldn't get that low... But remember that the insurgancy will use any and all means it can get its stinky hands on to cause problems both physchological and physical to military forces... Also when you shoot at someone if they are still moving and you cannot see what they have under their bodies you make sure for all they knew he was checking an explosive vest for when ground teams got there we don't know... If I have it wrong so be it and thats where it lies... to me this is a good shoot within ROE... Also shooting the wagon is clean as it was a standard run of the mill insurgent personel carrier saw plently of these in my travels and they can carry a fair amount of kit... My last comment is thus when under fire and in stressful situations for any length of time mistakes can and will be made... Also don't villify the troops on the ground until you get of your ass and go do the job yourself and see what hell it is... War isn't playing Modern Warfare 2 and there is no reset button for when it goes wrong and no save games... This is an Apache gunship crew doing what they are there to do take out bad guys with guns... and there are guns in that picture trust me I have looked at enough imagery to know the difference... War is hell no matter what the issues... Apologies if this doesn't read okay as sometimes my thoughts move faster than I can type... Also apologies for the War and Peace epic...

We all have to start somewhere... and compared to my efforts of late these don't look too bad... just remember that these where your stepping stone to where you are now...

I was thinking more along the lines of a Car bomb like this... or even better exploding underwear...that way when his butt explodes his face gets to see some daylight before he goes up to the big guy and has to explain... a .50 is to clinical... But hey thats me

It's FAC Time... Sorry bad joke there....

For ops like this I would rejoin the military... apart from the busted knees shoulders... etc...

Hi Wrench if you need any pictures for the defiant artwork style let me know as I have something roaming around my hard drive... And it is looking good...

Please view as she is now approaching 50 and would be a wonderful for her to bee able to fly on her 50th Birthday... even just signing the card is marvellous... http://www.vulcantothesky.org/ As she's the only non prop military aircraft flying in the UK and possibly the largest privately owned ex military jet (Well that I know off anyway)...

But where's the style... ??? It's a much better kill if you have to work for it in my opinion...

Ouch now thats the bird... sorry Clunk...

Best missile kill I ever had was flying a F-4G with 2 Aim-7F's... Fired one below into a Flanker and it was so gratifying that it hit even though the Flanker was chucking out Chaff like confetti at a wedding... was even better that I still had all my other missiles onboard... Harms etc even the 610 Tank on the centreline... Shame his wingman nailed me 2 minutes later...

yes the Canuck aka the Clunk... as it would fit in perfectly to a scenario I am looking at designing... As both Canada and Belgium used them back in the 50's though I suppose I could mod up the Canberra until something comes up...

Thank you for your time looks like fun...

Best idea is to try it with about 50% fuel and limited weapons... e.g. none.

Can Series 1 terrains be used in Series 2 or did I miss something in the KB ???

Okay I was reading about this airplane today and was wondering if anyone had made one yet or if there is a WIP... Thanks for your time...

That is a work of sheer artistry even at this stage... Get well soon...

Even though you said its a Total Reboot Jedi... very true but as the old saying goes a Change is as good as a rest... and after watching it a second time today... it still has the magic though its a slightly different magic but it is still good magic... Oh and didn't we forget the SPITFIRES IN SPACE put that in just in case anyone missed it...

The RAF Phantom's where based on the US Navy phantom airframes with Rolls Royce Spey motors and ancillary equipment in them... As to the setup in the Cockpit 1 Pilot and 1 Navigator... There setup was similar as to what you would get in the Javelin through the RN Phantom's all the way to the preent Torndao GR4 via the F-3. So its Pilot and Navigator...

Happy Birthday...

Can't forget the backup failures...

Oh and for those who missed it last night here's a nice Trailer to watch... http://hauntingthunder.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/dr-who-s5-trailer-spitfires-in-space/

Yeah the Spitfires in Space how can we not forget that !!! I was speechless at that one... but hey guys no giving the game away for the people who havn't seen it yet... BUT SPITFIRES IN SPACE HOW DEVILISH IS THAT???? Sorry for the shouting...

And in response... drat can't use Bah Humbug lol... HAppy Easter to you guys and gals out there... And to the CA Staff thanks for everything you do...

You know those Crusaders do look good... and welcome to the club...