[Shotimes] OT : Apache hit

[Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com]

Concerning point #3:  I find it hard to believe there's a guy somewhere
who tells everyone else where to aim and when to shoot.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying it's fake.  Just that, as a layman,
there were some things about it that struck me as odd.  All that shows
is my ignorance of the military world.


Mike Wojton
Toledo, Ohio

-'95 White MTX
   '96 Brake Upgrade

"Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan




Scott <webtrendsguy@yahoo.com> wrote on 01/27/2004 09:22:54 AM:

> Never fails that I am the last to see what everyone saw a weeke ago :)
> 
> Mike, your points are well taken, but...
> 
> On your point one:  Remember the video of the Columbia coming down last 
year caught by an Apache 
> camera that was "running" on the tarmac?  The people's voices are clear 
and the helicopter was in 
> audible.  I also believe this is consistent with other Apache video I 
have seen.
> 
> On your point two: They were Iraqis, and I am guessing weren't to 
incredibly sure WHICH direction to go.
> 
> On your point three: And somebody correct me if I am wrong, but isn't 
there normally a command 
> helicopter that sits back a mile or so with a commanding officer in most 
Apache "battlefield" operations?
> 
> Same site that hosts has an interesting breakdown of the vid 
http://www.ehowa.com/mythoughts/apache.shtml
> 
> How the Iraqis have the balls to even think of messing with these 
copters is beyond me.
> 
> -Sweeney
> 
> Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com wrote:
> This has been going around work here lately. There's been some
> discussion on what this actually is.
> 
> First my disclaimer: I know nothing about any military things.
> Particularly weapons or aircraft. Nor are my comments meant
> to "devalue" in any way the military. These are just my observa-
> tions.
> 
> 1. You can't hear the helicopter. I would think you could hear it
> a little bit in the background. It's almost perfectly quiet in
> between the voice transmissions. Except for the gun of course.
> 
> 2. After the first guy is hit, the other guys don't seem very
> interested in finding any cover. It's only the last guy who was
> hiding under the truck.
> 
> 3. My first impression was that this is some kind of training
> thing. The guy shooting is taking total direction form some
> "guy in charge".
> 
> 
> Mike Wojton
> Toledo, Ohio
> 
> -'95 Whi! te MTX
> '96 Brake Upgrade
> 
> "Avoid the clap." - Jimmy Dugan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> shotimes-admin@autox.team.net wrote on 01/27/2004 08:17:31 AM:
> 
> > Don't know who these folks are, but they're bad day is over.
> > 
> > Warning: Gratuitous heat-image carnage
> > 
> > http://www.thecia.net/users/stewarte/apachehits.mpg
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -Sweeney
> > 
> > 
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