by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 01/12/2017 at 17:03
by "Jcarr" (jcarr)
Published 01/12/2017 at 17:03
Tags: Planelopnik
STARS: 3
Not much context provided, but man, the sound of that gun.
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/12/2017 at 17:13, STARS: 3
Death from above at 4,200 rounds per minute. That’s amazing how you hear the rounds hit before you hear the belch of the Vulcan.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/12/2017 at 17:15, STARS: 0
Also, please tell me that the F-35 will be able to provide that sort of CAS.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/12/2017 at 17:17, STARS: 2
I don’t have high hopes.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/12/2017 at 17:18, STARS: 2
*Avenger
Vulcan is the M61
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/12/2017 at 17:21, STARS: 4
F-35A - 182 rounds. Software to fire the cannon will be ready by 2018.
A-10 - 1,174 rounds (that’s the small load), available since 1977
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/12/2017 at 17:24, STARS: 0
182!
Sigh...
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/12/2017 at 17:25, STARS: 2
Thanks.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/12/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 0
The Navy version, with its external pod, can hold a few more.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/12/2017 at 17:26, STARS: 0
Unless “a few” means 1,000, I think we’re in trouble.
"leicester" (leicester)
01/12/2017 at 17:28, STARS: 0
At that rate, the pilot may as well hang out of the cockpit and strafe with their personal sidearm.
"JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t" (jawzx2)
01/12/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 1
Jebus. Talk about a “hail of bullets”
"DanimalHouse" (thrillerwa09)
01/12/2017 at 17:51, STARS: 1
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"The Lurktastic Opponaught" (oppolurker)
01/12/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 1
It took a few passes for me to figure that out. Neat.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
01/12/2017 at 19:39, STARS: 0
videos like this its seems like they are just shooting into the trees. I have no idea whats going on. are the soldiers seeing the enemy or do they just get a command to fire a direction and hope it keeps them in a certain area?
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
01/12/2017 at 19:40, STARS: 1
i was confused for a while then i figured this might be the case.
"coqui70" (coqui70)
01/12/2017 at 19:41, STARS: 2
Relax - the A-10 is going to be around for a while. And if not I’ll buy them surplus and setup a private “Battlefield Rapid Response Airborne Platform” contract firm. Taking applications for pilots now just to be ready.
I’ll paint them in WWI German Camo colors.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/12/2017 at 19:48, STARS: 1
What they’re doing is called suppressing fire. The big machine gun that this guy is using is ideal for laying down sustained fire intended to keep an enemy from advancing or returning fire.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/12/2017 at 20:15, STARS: 0
I’ll paint them in WWI German Camo colors.
Now THAT would be awesome.
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
01/12/2017 at 21:46, STARS: 0
yes i understand that but my questions still apply.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/12/2017 at 21:50, STARS: 0
From what I gathered from the commentary it sounded like they had an idea where the enemy was and were firing in the general direction.
"Jcarr" (jcarr)
01/12/2017 at 21:51, STARS: 0
BRRAP. I like it.
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
01/13/2017 at 09:28, STARS: 1
He’s on comms spotting targets. Hence why he calls for mortar adjustments. You won’t really actively target and try to hit with an LMG until you have corralled the enemy into a fall back position to which you can overwhelm them with coordinated fire.
Maybe I should do an AMA on being a forward observer in Khandahar, Helmand, and during Moshtarak.
FYI: that’s a large caliber belt fed on the opposing side and most liekly the reason they were cleared hot for fixed wing CAS. And at the end they are marking the location with smoke for more CAS.
"R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet" (r-saldana)
01/13/2017 at 09:29, STARS: 1
....................lol
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
01/13/2017 at 23:28, STARS: 0
thanks for taking the time to answer my questions.
So let me understand correctly basically they are just trying to pin the enemy down by firing at them and calling on radio for the hogs to come attack the group of enemies?
how often would they actually see the enemy with their eyes vs them being spotted some other way and then being fired upon to verify their location and then firing back to keep them suppressed?
"Frank Grimes" (FrankGrimes)
01/13/2017 at 23:29, STARS: 0
thats kinda what I was thinking because I dont know if its just the video but it appears the enemy is never actually spotted but maybe their shots are heard and gun flashes are seen or something.