[Shotimes] OT : Apache hit

[Ron Childs]

Also, noise-canceling microphones, although not particularly high tech, will
eliminate a lot of background noise. You can get them with telephone headsets for
use in noisy environments.

-Ron Childs  '91


--- "James F. Ryan III" <av8r567@optonline.net> wrote:
> >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.
> 
> 
> And what sound do you expect to hear?  The "whomp, whomp, whomp" of a
> Vietnam-era 2-blade Huey?  That's the sound YOU hear from the OUTSIDE, miles
> in front of the helicopter as the rotor blades "slap the air into
> submission".  The only noise the pilot and gunner hear is the soothing
> "whirr" of 2 jet turbines which can be easily filtered out by their intercom
> system.  They do not hear not the rotor blade slap.  Besides, the Apache has
> a four-bladed main rotor which makes it infinitely quieter than the 2-bladed
> Huey's and Cobra's.
> 
> 
> 
> James F. Ryan III
> 
> 
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> >[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of
> >Mike.Wojton@us.o-i.com
> >Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 8:52 AM
> >To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> >Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT : Apache hit
> >
> >
> >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 White 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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