They are calling it the "ninga" missile. Looks like it works pretty good. Took out two bad guys.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/al-qae...ire-ninja-bomb
They are calling it the "ninga" missile. Looks like it works pretty good. Took out two bad guys.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/al-qae...ire-ninja-bomb
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Wow! That's a new one to me...I remember playing with flechette 20MM ammo and bomblets in the 60's, but this could be a real game changer when the cowards want to hide among a non-combatant population......Ben100 percent deadly danger zone of 30 inches.
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It’s been around and used for a couple of years now. Pretty insidious, really.
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There is an older thread here somewhere describing this missile. I think it was used to take out Qasem Soleimani.
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The less published about it the better... Our military needs to keep our stuff quiet...
Military upgrade? naw just a human kill version of a hunting arrow tip
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3295...a28927ef9vQGIe
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In my military days we worried more about AP mines (e.g., Claymore, etc.) but this missile of "knives" is something I'm glad I missed.
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I think he said they can get up to 3000 fps velocity!
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
At 3000fps, which is about 2000mph, I think you are talking missiles rather than bombs and would pack a hell of a lot of kinetic energy into whatever it hit.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
Very dense material...used as tank armor for that reason.
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
Since he was a B-52 jockey 45,000 feet was well within their ceiling.
The max altitude is 50,000. He told me, that as a pilot instructor he would take students up to that altitude so they would know what to expect. The controls become progressively funky.
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A fairly good explanation here, Mike...Think of it as chewing gum left on the bedpost overnight...It tends to lose its flavor, but still has its sticky properties......Ben
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