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Offline steve howes

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good shooting NOT
« on: May 18, 2009, 09:34:45 »

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Sobering shot of an SUV that got lit up by mistake, by an F16 driver near the air-ground gunnery range outside Dugway, Utah.The 'light paint and body damage' is the result of a one-quarter-second burst by the fighter's 20 mm gun, which fires about 3000 rounds per minute. An estimated 70 rounds left the gun; the results are as you see here.

What's even more astonishing is - the SUV was being driven at the time. The driver and the guy in the right-hand passenger seat escaped with some light glass injury to the driver, and a dislocated shoulder to the passenger. The shots hit the gas tank, but didn't explode; the gas just leaked out.

The passenger who normally sits in the back seat had just moved to another vehicle.

The vehicle was on the military reservation, but a full three MILES away from the gunnery range.
 
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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 11:46:33 »
Oh come on, 3 miles is good accuracy for a Yank!!!
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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 12:08:08 »
3 miles isnt that far when you think about it, its 18 seconds flying at 600 knots airspeed
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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2009, 12:14:49 »
What is unusual is that the car wasn't British?
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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2009, 12:50:55 »
Reminds me of the episode of "Malcolm in the middle" when they end up lost an of teh gunnery range. Total classic.

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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2009, 13:02:47 »
A friend of mine was in the army on exercise in Europe. The Germans were playing the enemy, the Brits and Yanks were allies.

He told me that when the Germans fired, the British ducked; when the Brits fired, the Germans ducked; when the Americans fired, everybody ducked  :shocked:

He also told me that, contrary to common belief, friendly-fire isn't!
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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2009, 14:51:46 »
Quote from: KTM Gordo on May 18, 2009, 13:02:47
The Germans were playing the enemy, the Brits and Yanks were allies.
Wasn't that called World War II? I seem to remember there being a documentry about it on TV once or twice  :angel:
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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2009, 16:00:45 »
Quote from: mike142sl on May 18, 2009, 12:14:49
What is unusual is that the car wasn't British?

I bet it's got British number plates  [-X
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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2009, 18:17:37 »
Quote from: Saffy on May 18, 2009, 14:51:46
Quote from: KTM Gordo on May 18, 2009, 13:02:47
The Germans were playing the enemy, the Brits and Yanks were allies.
Wasn't that called World War II? I seem to remember there being a documentry about it on TV once or twice  :angel:

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Re: good shooting NOT
« Reply #9 on: May 19, 2009, 15:35:21 »
the pilot got it right though ... shot in the back as usual 8-[ 8-[ 8-[ :lol: :lol: :lol:
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