Russian rockets gone wild!

CCIP · 05-24-08, 07:17 PM

Video of a military warehouse fire cooking off a bunch of AAMs...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7418860.stm

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Unofficial sources say that at least 400 air-to-air rockets were damaged at a cost of about $82m (£41m).

Looks like a pretty big (and extremely dangerous) snafu to me!

Blacklight · 05-24-08, 07:44 PM

They actually let people get that close !?! I would have evacuated that place for miles around !!! If that happened in the States, you could be SURE that people would be shuffled off ASAP including the idiot standing there with the cam corder !!!

I wonder if anyone's house got hit.

Oberon · 05-25-08, 05:02 AM

Across the border, Ukrainian UAV drivers are breathing a little easier now

XabbaRus · 05-25-08, 05:23 AM

It was an early celebration of the Eurovision win.

STEED · 05-26-08, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by XabbaRus

It was an early celebration of the Eurovision win.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

rifleman13 · 05-26-08, 09:43 PM

As the man said,
[[quote]]It's like a May Day parade...[[quote]]
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

CCIP · 05-25-08, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Across the border, Ukrainian UAV drivers are breathing a little easier now

:rotfl:

Good one!

400 does sound like quite a number though. I'd imagine it could be a real dent in the overall stockpile, especially if these were the newer types of missiles.

Jimbuna · 05-25-08, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Across the border, Ukrainian UAV drivers are breathing a little easier now

hehe

bookworm_020 · 05-25-08, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oberon

Across the border, Ukrainian UAV drivers are breathing a little easier now

hehe

Maybe the UAV's decided to return the missle to the owner????:hmm:

Happy Times · 05-26-08, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Oberon

Across the border, Ukrainian UAV drivers are breathing a little easier now

Lodeynoye Pole(Lotinanpelto in Finnish), is actually one of the main bases facing Finnish border, 177 IAP/177th Interceptor Aviation Regiment.
Funny how they put all the eggs in one basket:p

Jacky Fisher · 05-26-08, 05:46 PM

Oops

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Blacklight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,507 Downloads: 145 Uploads: 0	They actually let people get that close !?! I would have evacuated that place for miles around !!! If that happened in the States, you could be SURE that people would be shuffled off ASAP including the idiot standing there with the cam corder !!! I wonder if anyone's house got hit. __________________ Be my friend or be a mushroom cloud. "I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes !"

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XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It was an early celebration of the Eurovision win. __________________

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rifleman13 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: Depth-charged to Kingdom Come Posts: 927 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	The Old Times! As the man said, [[quote]]It's like a May Day parade...[[quote]] :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

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