Combat Camera/MilPics: The missile knows where it is.

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ded: Oct 27, 2005; Kooler than Jesus

at least they called it a screw and not a prop

# ? Dec 23, 2022 21:32

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# ? May 21, 2024 13:53

A.o.D.: Jan 15, 2006

ded posted:

at least they called it a screw and not a prop

There's a non zero chance the entire structure is a prop.

# ? Dec 24, 2022 00:51

Platystemon: Feb 13, 2012; BREADS

BaconAndBullets posted:

Why not have a burner screw to put on a sub, let photos of it "leak" so the 10lb brains make acoustic estimations of it. Then before actually launching it, put the real screw on.

I�m pretty sure that that exact plot line has been used in multiple works of fiction.

# ? Dec 24, 2022 04:45

Baconroll: Feb 6, 2009

Godholio posted:

It's a solid example, visually and from an importance standpoint. One glance at that poster gets the point across, even if you don't know anything about Pearl Harbor.

Schweinfurt doesn't make a good poster because it's an abstract concept, not an easy visual. "X bombers left, a lot fewer returned" doesn't land like ship exploding. This is going to be the same problem for basically any offensive operation.

With defense air operations, we run into a funny problem: the USAF has historically been very good at this, so there straight up AREN'T any good examples from recent history. The last American troops killed by a foreign air strike were on April 15, 1953 replacing Pearl Harbor with the WTC would be amazing. But everyone's heard of Pearl Harbor. Even most high school kids can probably tie it to the US joining WWII. So it's recognizable, visually impressive, and a simple message. That's tough to beat.

Would it sound less tacky if they stuck with "air superiority" for the slogan?

Last British troops killed by a foreign air strike,

Afghanistan - USAF F18
Iraq - USAF A10
Gulf War - USAF A10
Falklands - South Americans rather than North Americans his time !

Baconroll fucked around with this message at 07:06 on Dec 24, 2022

# ? Dec 24, 2022 06:40

Godholio: Aug 28, 2002; Does a bear split in the woods near Zheleznogorsk?

Yeah fortunately we don't count ourselves among the enemy, although we certainly should.

# ? Dec 24, 2022 14:14

FrozenVent: May 1, 2009; The Boeing 737-200QC is the undisputed workhorse of the skies.

BaconAndBullets posted:

Why not have a burner screw to put on a sub, let photos of it "leak" so the 10lb brains make acoustic estimations of it. Then before actually launching it, put the real screw on.

My brother in Christ have you ever changed a prop?

# ? Dec 27, 2022 04:09

Mr. Nice!: Oct 13, 2005; c-spam cannot afford

The followup tweet is great:

https://twitter.com/hardcastIe/status/1606732950753665031

# ? Dec 27, 2022 13:56

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Mr. Nice! posted:

The followup tweet is great:

https://twitter.com/hardcastIe/status/1606732950753665031

"It was a fake screw, also the manager mysteriously died from a fall"

# ? Dec 27, 2022 15:21

Jimmy Smuts: Aug 8, 2000

Windows and stairs are becoming more dangerous to high-ranking Russians than HIMARS.

# ? Jan 7, 2023 04:55

knox_harrington: Feb 18, 2011; Running no point.

Baconroll posted:

Last British troops killed by a foreign air strike,

Afghanistan - USAF F18
Iraq - USAF A10
Gulf War - USAF A10
Falklands - South Americans rather than North Americans his time !

I was a couple of grid squares over from the Afghanistan one.

# ? Jan 7, 2023 18:00

Mister Speaker: May 8, 2007; WE WILL CONTROL
ALL THAT YOU SEE
AND HEAR

Baconroll posted:

Last British troops killed by a foreign air strike,

Afghanistan - USAF F18
Iraq - USAF A10
Gulf War - USAF A10
Falklands - South Americans rather than North Americans his time !

Thinkin' about the time some pervitin-addict F16 jock killed four Canadians because he thought they were shooting at him.

# ? Jan 7, 2023 22:56

Scratch Monkey: Oct 25, 2010; 👰Proč bychom se netě�ili🥰kdy� n�m P�n Bůh🙌🏻zdrav� d�💪?

https://i.imgur.com/yLS24tH.mp4

Ukranian soldier fights a BTR with his grenade launcher. Dude looks calmer than I imagine I'd be if a 30mm cannon was being shot directly at me

# ? Mar 2, 2023 22:07

knox_harrington: Feb 18, 2011; Running no point.

Scratch Monkey posted:

https://i.imgur.com/yLS24tH.mp4

Ukranian soldier fights a BTR with his grenade launcher. Dude looks calmer than I imagine I'd be if a 30mm cannon was being shot directly at me

I know a guy (in fact knew, he died recently) who on an exercise some years ago accidentally dug his observation post in the target area of an IFV range. He sent a contact report by morse code over HF when a Scimitar started shooting him with the 30mm. Legend.

# ? Mar 2, 2023 23:14

Grem: Mar 29, 2004; It's how her species communicates

Gotta be some weird perspective trick going on there and he's dug in like 10 feet in the dirt because there's about no way he survives that hit at the end if he's not

# ? Mar 4, 2023 04:21

KoRMaK: Jul 31, 2012

Grem posted:

Gotta be some weird perspective trick going on there and he's dug in like 10 feet in the dirt because there's about no way he survives that hit at the end if he's not

Disney magic

# ? Mar 4, 2023 07:39

Jimmy Smuts: Aug 8, 2000

Is that video showing Ukrainian John Rambo doing his thing again?

# ? Mar 4, 2023 17:21

DPM: Feb 23, 2015; TAKE ME HOME
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Grem posted:

Gotta be some weird perspective trick going on there and he's dug in like 10 feet in the dirt because there's about no way he survives that hit at the end if he's not

Yeah I don't think he made that last one

# ? Mar 8, 2023 11:37

Munkeylord: Jun 21, 2012

last act of defiance honestly. RIP soldier see you in Valhalla

# ? Mar 9, 2023 05:02

Beastie: Nov 3, 2006; They used to call me tricky-kid, I lived the life they wish they did.

Yeah at that point I assume he's running on "gently caress you adrenaline"

# ? Mar 9, 2023 06:47

Grip it and rip it: Apr 28, 2020

Grem posted:

Gotta be some weird perspective trick going on there and he's dug in like 10 feet in the dirt because there's about no way he survives that hit at the end if he's not

You sure the gif isn't just restarting?

# ? Mar 9, 2023 23:51

Scratch Monkey: Oct 25, 2010; 👰Proč bychom se netě�ili🥰kdy� n�m P�n Bůh🙌🏻zdrav� d�💪?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ca7OFFSnEh8

# ? Apr 24, 2023 20:48

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

can the ciws have a little treat

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7234218725539401002

# ? May 17, 2023 21:54

A.o.D.: Jan 15, 2006

Tiny Timbs posted:

can the ciws have a little treat

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7234218725539401002

There's a non-zero chance that tiktok has already been OSINT'ed.

# ? May 17, 2023 22:58

CommieGIR: Aug 22, 2006; The blue glow is a feature, not a bug; Pillbug

Tiny Timbs posted:

can the ciws have a little treat

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7234218725539401002

No no NO BAD CIWS. That's a friend!

# ? May 17, 2023 23:07

BIG HEADLINE: Jun 13, 2006; "Stand back, Ottawan ruffian, or face my lumens!"

CommieGIR posted:

No no NO BAD CIWS. That's a friend!

"It's an Allegiant Airlines flight."

"Clear to engage."

# ? May 17, 2023 23:32

fartknocker: Oct 28, 2012; Damn it, this always happens. I think I'm gonna score, and then I never score. It's not fair.; Wedge Regret

Tiny Timbs posted:

can the ciws have a little treat

https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7234218725539401002

CIWS can have a little brrrt

# ? May 17, 2023 23:33

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry