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Board time. Ran, I looked, no chemical accidents mentioned anywhere. Odd. well, has there been a storm right before ?

well . Munich .... It could really well be some Ammoniac which escaped from some nearby chemical plant's tanks forget my first post then we have red/brownish sky after storms in summer and autimn here, nothing really spectacular but it makes the outside colors go weird.

It happens a lot here I guess it has to do with the dusk/dawn's sun over or through a thin clouds layer, but i'm not a meteorologist. Personnaly, i find this quite interesting aesthetically speaking, and by the way, a friend of mine takes pictures of the sky and this kind of vision is what he prefers for his shots.

Obviously not as I did not shoot any British soldier or cause any other blue-on-blue incident when you're facing a dangerous dog while carrying a loaded automatic gun ... just use your gun before anything else if the dog is aggressive ...... you'll spray . but this time it won't be pepper

You're Brazil! You're athletic, charming, and probably a good dancer. Unfortunatley, you don't really mind chopping down the rain forest, and you probably consider homeless people expendable in certain circumstances. Of course, your personality is so diverse that it's hard to track down exactly what you're like. You definitely like Pele, the World Cup, and shouting "gooooal" at the top of your lungs. second one : You're France! Most people think you're snobby, but it's really just that you're better than everyone else. At least you're more loyal to the real language, the fine arts, and the fine wines than anyone else. You aren't worth beans in a fight, unless you're really short, but you're so good at other things that it usually doesn't matter. Some of your finest works were intended to be short-term projects. by just changing the second answer from "stay cool" to "mild an tropical" or vice-versa

We used to shoot stray dogs in bosnia, especially when our camps were pretty large. A sergeant or higher would go on a killing spree. He borrowed a few FR-F1/2 and sometimes just FAMAS's and went in the area were the bases's rubbish and wastes were left and shot a few dogs. These animals were the only thingq we could hunt without risking to step on a landmine or to be targetted by a sniper or even be court-martialled so ... But i still don't know how they could get and fire ammo without much checks from the gunsmith and higher authorities (the regiment's/base's gunsmith sometimes participated). These stray dogs weren't much of a threat but heck ....

a PKM maybe to make it look "local colors" or a FN-MAG ......

the Mirage III has been retired from the french airforce since quite a long time now, replaced with the Mirage 2000, but yet it would still be a really nice addition on the topic of the Kfir, there are much more differences than the canards : Mirage 3: IAI Kfir : IAI Kfir/ATLAS Cheetah: Mirage 3 developpment: and the Mirage III in its original version has been used by the IAF ;) (sorry for the Mirage III's paintscheme)

Guardian's article why diesel ? wwwwwwhhhhhhhyyyyy ?? well ... it's nice to see some cooperation though ..... This may be a step toward European forces.

Anti-tank missile. IOC: 1956. Year: 1956. Country: USA. Department of Defence Designation: AGM-22A. Manufacturer's Designation: N.5210. Popular Name: AGM-22A. Manufacturer: Nord. Also AS.11 version in France. Total Mass: 30 kg. Core Diameter: 0.15 m. Total Length: 1.16 m. Span: 0.49 m. Standard warhead mass: 7 kg. Maximum range: 3 km. Boost Propulsion: Solid rocket. Guidance: Wire. Maximum speed: 690 kph. Pk: .9. Total Number Built: 179000. Flyaway Unit Cost $: 0.002 million. Aérospatiale (Nord) SS.11/AGM-22 The SS.11 was a French wire-guided anti-armour missile, developed from the SS.10 (MGM-21) missile. It was used by the U.S. Army as a helicopter-launched anti-tank weapon. Development of an advanced version of the Nord-5203 (SS.10) with improved range and effectiveness began in 1953 as Model 5210. Like its predecessor, it was a wire-guided spin-stabilized missile, but had a larger rocket motor and warhead. Because this made the Nord-5210 significantly heavier than the 5203, it was no longer suitable for infantry use, but was intended for launch from vehicles, ships and later helicopters. In 1956 the missile was first fielded by the French Army under the designation of SS.11 (SS = sol-sol = surface-to-surface). The SS.11 could use a variety of warheads of the basic French Type 140, including the 140AC hollow-charge anti-tank (effective against 60 cm (24 in) of armour), the 140AP02 penetrating blast-fragmentation, the 140AP59 anti-personnel blast-fragmentation, and the 140CCN anti-ship warheads. U.S. Army interest in the SS.11 began in September 1958 after the cancellation of the SSM-N-23 Dart anti-tank missile, and in February 1959 the purchase of SS.11 missiles for evaluation as air-launched anti-tank missiles was approved. Although the air-launched versions of the SS.11 were designated AS.11 (AS = air-sol = sir-to-surface) by the French, the U.S. Army apparently continued to use the SS.11 nomenclature. The initial evaluation missiles were known as SS.11A1. In 1961, the SS.11 was approved for purchase as a light air-launched anti-armour weapon for use by UH-1B Iroquois ("Huey") helicopters. The missile, not only imported but also license-built in the USA by General Electric, was the improved SS.11B1 variant, which incorporated some solid-state electronics. The complete installation of six SS.11B1 missiles on a UH-1 helicopter was known as the M22 armament subsystem. In June 1963, the SS.11 missiles of the U.S. Army were redesignated in the AGM-22 series as follows: Old Designation New Designation SS.11A1 XAGM-22A SS.11B1 XAGM-22B SS.11B1 training round XATM-22B In 1966, the M22 armament subsystem was used in combat for the first time in Vietnam. By that time, the XAGM-22B and XATM-22B missiles had been redesignated as AGM-22B and ATM-22B, respectively. However, the AGM-22 was not a very popular weapon. The missile operator in the helicopter had to visually track the AGM-22B by using a flare on the missile's tail, and had to manually guide it to the target with a small control stick. The guidance commands were transmittesd by a wire, which was spooled out by the missile. For this system to work satisfactorily, it needed skilled operators and an undisturbed environment, the latter almost an impossibility in a combat situation. Therefore, the overall performance of the AGM-22B in Vietnam was very poor. Although it was again deployed in combat in 1967 and 1972, the missile was quickly phased out afterwards, and was no longer in the Army's inventory by 1976. Despite its shortcomings, the SS.11 was still a very attractive cheap missile for third-world countries, and production at Aérospatiale ceased only in the early 1980s, after more than 180000 rounds had been built. Specifications Note: Data given by several sources show slight variations. Figures given below may therefore be inaccurate! Data for AGM-22B: Length 119 cm (47 in) Wingspan 50 cm (19.5 in) Diameter 16.4 cm (6.5 in) Weight 30 kg (66 lb) Speed 685 km/h (425 mph) Range 3000 m (9800 ft) Propulsion Two-stage (boost/sustain) solid-fuel rocket Warhead 6.8 kg (15 lb) Type 140AC anti-armour Main Sources [1] Bill Gunston: "The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Rockets and Missiles", Salamander Books Ltd, 1979 [2] Christopher Chant: "World Encyclopaedia of Modern Air Weapons", Patrick Stephens Ltd., 1988 [3] R.T. Pretty, D.H.R. Archer (eds.): "Jane's Weapon Systems 1972-73", Jane's, 1973 [4] Redstone Arsenal Historical Information Website Some pictures of the SS11 in use with the French Army, you can see here the SS11 system applied to AMX13 light tanks : These toys are what we should have waited the red army with here : unit history information for A/2/20 ARA SS-11 missile For date 661009 A/2/20 ARA was a US Army unit Primary service involved, US Army South Vietnam Description: The battalion history states that the battalion again displayed its ability with the SS-11, wire guided missile. Battery A received a fire mission against an enemy bunker. The target was located in an area covered with rocks and could not be effectively engaged with 2.75" rockets. Two SS-11 missiles were employed against the target; the first missile hit the bunker a foot from the 1x6 foot aperture, and the second missile entered the aperture exploding inside, destroying the bunker. Post strike surveillance by ground forces indicated several blood trails leading from the destroyed bunker to another bunker adjacent to it. Inside the second bunker, 55 VC awaited capture and gave up without a fight The source for this information was 2/20 ARA History 1966 by MAJ Emil F. Moller

Hey !!!! this kid is carrying a MAT49 .. at least he has some taste ....

while on a googling spree :

you can be sure that every rebel "warrior" in the region is high on drugs and alcohol. the only ones who aren't are political leaders who tell them to kill eachother.

it doesnt look like a smile to me, looks more like hes scared he's high just like all of his men

Africa has always been an excellent ground for war photograpy reports ...

yes . we've had a few probs . but hell, it was our first try

i think the same, but you also have to take in consideration that Nogova has a not-so-sympathic neighboor ... but all this has already been discussed in other threads

do you have actually any idea of what the operating costs of these monsters are and what would be the use of an heavy-lift chopper like the MI26 for such a small country Nogova ?

it somewhat offers you a better understanding of the meens and of the ends

10th of February white house press briefing read and laugh

couldn't you add something like a air-to-surface missile to the beagle ? or maybe torpedoes ?

the Rafale incorporates a few stealth capabilities, but nothing too advanced and we don't have any need for real stealth planes

Yeah a few Leclercs please (not for the army just for me) Anyhow for once its good to see we didnt beg and cry to Uncle sam for something In the navy we might need new subs i think , the ones given to pakistan the Agosta-90b look pretty cool too they were made by French co-op too werent they? P.S: Can any Mod correct the spelling for Riyadh at the topic's name i accidently misspelled. the Agosta is a french design the 90B version has been upgraded and received more automated processes reducing the crew from around 50 to 36 nacy isn't my stuff though ..... didn't your country order Rafales too ? Yeah i am not much of a Navy liker myself but these boats look pretty , i wonder how does their stealthiness work? Does anyone know As for the Rafale i dont know ran , we got F-15E's already , rafale is equvalent to it isnt it? I heard talks going on for a Typhoon though or the JSF maybe ... it'b better though if he head to russia and get something sponsored there i think the yanks will always give us degraded stuff and the F-22 its not gonna be given to u me thinks. my mistake had just been reading on Mirages sold to kuwait (and that's quite a few years ago) ....... my desk is a real mess

well .. that's what you get with stealth ships they aren't that stealthy on radars i think ......