Insurgents setting IED- big surprise

SteamWake · 08-11-09, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Melonfish

that was defo a chopper kill not a spectre. first the missile strike, it looked like a hellfire or some such, second the vehicles movement alters to direct path when they use the cannon you can see they stop circling and move in direct to close distance for the cannon.
the impact blooms are dust rather then explosions.
also it looks alot like the FLIR from an Apache, the cobra usually has hard black crosshairs on their barrels. Apache's can use their 30mm chain guns out to about 1km.
defo a chopper kill that one

I think the camera view portrayed in this video was not the targeting system.

I still think this was the work of an C130

Melonfish · 08-11-09, 04:59 PM

ok we'll agree to disagree then

but at 2:39 the aspect of the aircraft changes, the movement is now forward so they can fire a missile at the guy in the road.
trust me its a chopper.

Fincuan · 08-12-09, 04:25 AM

Judging by the vid I'd say it's definitely a chopper, and more precisely an Apache because at 1:38 you can hear the pilot telling someone ".. lead in with Hellfires and follow-up with the 30mm". Neither Cobras or AC-130s sport 30mms. Then the aspect chances from side to on-the-nose as they line-up for the attack-run. During the attack you can also hear the missile leave the rail.

08-11-09, 04:59 PM	#2
Melonfish XO Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 417 Downloads: 106 Uploads: 0	ok we'll agree to disagree then but at 2:39 the aspect of the aircraft changes, the movement is now forward so they can fire a missile at the guy in the road. trust me its a chopper.

08-12-09, 04:25 AM	#3
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	Judging by the vid I'd say it's definitely a chopper, and more precisely an Apache because at 1:38 you can hear the pilot telling someone ".. lead in with Hellfires and follow-up with the 30mm". Neither Cobras or AC-130s sport 30mms. Then the aspect chances from side to on-the-nose as they line-up for the attack-run. During the attack you can also hear the missile leave the rail.