[Shotimes] OT : Apache hit

[Grant Butler]

i cant get the link to work ..  any suggestions. says player error

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donald Mallinson" <dmall@mwonline.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] OT : Apache hit


> AS for the noise recoreded, remember there are some very
> sophisticated noise cancelling microphones/amps out there.
> The new Bose noise cancelling headphone system is a civilian
> offshoot of this technology.  They can take out almost
> anything except the voice.
>
> It does beg the question why they could not get the sound of
> the gun out too, but maybe it is too loud and short of a
> sound or they didn't decide to cut out that sound so people
> would know when the thing went off!  :)
>
> Don M.
>
> James F. Ryan III 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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