Guest Posted March 23, 2003 The Iraqi ministry of defence said today that five coalition airplanes and two choppers have been shot down since the begining of the hostilities. (Reuters) Edit: US Defence Secretary says he believes "some" US troops could be prisoners in Iraq. (BBC) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted March 23, 2003 Sky report on the captured pilot: http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1084763,00.html Click on the first video link: "Chater Reports". Don't look good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cam0flage 0 Posted March 23, 2003 I just heard a rumour that </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">US marines said to have suffered at least 50 casualties in fighting in Nasiriya.<span id='postcolor'> Can anyone confirm this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FallenPaladin 0 Posted March 23, 2003 Well, no, but that would at least be a little more realistic number of casulties. That "Only 4 dead..."-stuff makes me laugh! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted March 23, 2003 More boombooms in Baghdad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted March 23, 2003 I've just been informed that a RAF aircraft just got shot down by a Patriot. Does anyone know the status of the crew? Have they mentioned the type, and Sqn? Oh, and have they asked the Patriot crew what the fuck they were thinking? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted March 23, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Badgerboy @ Mar. 23 2003,16:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I've just been informed that a RAF aircraft just got shot down by a Patriot. Does anyone know the status of the crew? Have they mentioned the type, and Sqn?<span id='postcolor'> Old news. look a few pages back. No details seen of the aircraft type or other details. No one's talked about recovering the plane or the crew. Nothing seems to have been publicized that would explain such a mistake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted March 23, 2003 Looks like it was a GR4..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Othin 0 Posted March 23, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (Badgerboy @ Mar. 23 2003,06:59)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">I've just been informed that a RAF aircraft just got shot down by a Patriot. Does anyone know the status of the crew? Have they mentioned the type, and Sqn? Oh, and have they asked the Patriot crew what the fuck they were thinking?<span id='postcolor'> What's weird is I'm almost positive the Patriot systems have an IFF interrogator. Did the crew manually fire? Or was there a technical problem with the transponder on the Tornado? Hopefully they find them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted March 23, 2003 Been working late shifts Avon, I just woke up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted March 23, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">What's weird is I'm almost positive the Patriot systems have an IFF interrogator. Did the crew manually fire? Or was there a technical problem with the transponder on the Tornado? Hopefully they find them.<span id='postcolor'> Yes, the GR4 has IFF. It also has a radar signature the size of an aircraft carrier. (Look at tail, its huge! ). Now how the patriot crew mistook that, for an incoming missile travelling at very high mach sppeds is beyond me. They couldn't have thought they were engaging Iraqi A/C, as 2 E3's, and god knows how many standing CAP's wouldn't let any get that far to the border. They better hope that the crew are okay, or heads are going roll. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joltan 0 Posted March 23, 2003 German online news service http://www.spiegel.de reported that the soldier throwing the grenades in the US camp was a muslim. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
munger 25 Posted March 23, 2003 Ooh, Sky News is showing USMC snipers with M82's picking off resistance in Umm Qasr. Boom. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted March 23, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (joltan @ Mar. 23 2003,17:13)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">German online news service <a href="www.spiegel.de" target='_blank'>www.spiegel.de</a> reported that the soldier throwing the grenades in the US camp was a muslim.<span id='postcolor'> Also old news, mentioned pages back. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theavonlady 2 Posted March 23, 2003 No coalition pilot captured Ping-Pong Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 23, 2003 Swedish news are reporting of heavy coalition casualties in fighting with Republican Guard units on the way to Baghdad. They are saying that reports of 50-100 marines have been killed and possibly 2 US and one Canadian reporter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 23, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (theavonlady @ Mar. 23 2003,16:17)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">No coalition pilot captured Ping-Pong <span id='postcolor'> That's interesting since I just saw Rumsfeld on TV saying that a British or US plane had probably been lost over Baghdad. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted March 23, 2003 Possible US POWs on TV Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Badgerboy 0 Posted March 23, 2003 He seems real. He's just winding the Iraqi's up! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLF 0 Posted March 23, 2003 as everyone in the us seems to have been able to watch the 4 hr battle in umm Qazar does anyone know of anyone places where i will be able to download these battles and watch? as i seem to be only able to aquire short 5 minutes broadcasts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 23, 2003 General Myers (head of the joint chiefs of staff) said just a minute ago that he thought that "fewer then 10" US soldiers were captured. Earlier this morning he had denied any US PoWs. Iraq says it has 5 prisoners and 4 dead soldiers. Edit: BBC reports "significant" coalition casualties in Nassiriyya. Edit2: Pentagon withdraws Rumsfelds comment that a British or US plane was lost saying that he was refering to the British tornado that was whacked by a patriot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cloney 0 Posted March 23, 2003 </span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td>Quote (denoir @ Mar. 23 2003,16:23)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">Swedish news are reporting of heavy coalition casualties in fighting with Republican Guard units on the way to Baghdad. They are saying that reports of 50-100 marines have been killed and possibly 2 US and one Canadian reporter.<span id='postcolor'> Yeah... sure. I'd like to see the proof. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 23, 2003 Tune in on BBC (BBC-2 I think), they're talking about it right now. They are not giving any number but are saying that there have been "very significant" casualties. CNN has so far said only that "there have been casualties". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Longinius 1 Posted March 23, 2003 "Yeah... sure. I'd like to see the proof." Why would it be so hard to believe that the Coalition would suffer significant casualties? Its a war, both sides will lose people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 23, 2003 They just showed bodies of US soldiers. Close-ups on wounds etc. Very nasty. Poor bastards. Edit: BBC just gave some numbers. They said between 4 and 10 killed (not counting the bodies that the iraqi have) and over 50 injured. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
