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US drops 40 tons of bombs on ISIS-infested island along Tigris River

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September 11, 2019, 12:55 PM
2Adefender
US drops 40 tons of bombs on ISIS-infested island along Tigris River
Light ‘em up, boys.


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September 11, 2019, 01:14 PM
YooperSigs
In Heaven, Curtis LeMay is smiling.


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September 11, 2019, 01:33 PM
az4783054
Impressive and hopefully very successful.
September 11, 2019, 01:43 PM
P220 Smudge
Good. And I hope it fuckin' hurt.


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September 11, 2019, 02:56 PM
c1steve
I suspect that the timing of these 40 tons of bombs dropping has something to do with the recent attack in Kabul, that killed a "Great, great American soldier". Hopefully the Taliban think about this from time to time.


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September 11, 2019, 03:15 PM
arfmel
Can people hide in bushes from FLIR equipped aircraft?
September 11, 2019, 03:23 PM
erj_pilot
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I don't think so, as this video so magnificently demonstrates. GET SOME!!!



And this one...





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September 11, 2019, 03:39 PM
flashguy
quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
In Heaven, Curtis LeMay is smiling.
Probably "Bomber" Harris, too.

Good job, troops! On this day (and every day) we need to give those jihadists Hell.

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September 11, 2019, 06:58 PM
RobLew
I was a little disappointed. Would have liked to have seen more bombs. My OCD kept telling me they missed a spot.


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September 11, 2019, 07:18 PM
Skins2881
quote:
'We're denying Daesh the ability to hide on Qanus Island,' said Maj Gen Eric T. Hill, Special Operations Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve, commander.


Quite the opposite, in my opinion. No way anyone could find all the pieces, they were sent to permanent hiding.



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September 11, 2019, 07:35 PM
mikeyspizza
Hope there were a few Mark 77 incendiaries in the mix.
September 11, 2019, 09:42 PM
220-9er
Sounds like some expensive bombs. What ever happened to good old Napalm?


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September 11, 2019, 10:04 PM
SevenPlusOne
Almost as satisfying as an Arc light strike, almost.



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September 11, 2019, 10:12 PM
arabiancowboy
quote:
Originally posted by Strambo:
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
nice to watch

will be interesting to see if there is a BDA flight and report in the next day or so


No flight, the Iraqi SF dudes on the ground moved in to assess. I'd like to know the BDA as well (if any).

You think there’s no flight BDA? I assure you there most certainly is 24/7 coverage watching in HD.
September 11, 2019, 10:21 PM
jimmy123x
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
Can people hide in bushes from FLIR equipped aircraft?


You can see someone hiding in a bush with the basic FLIR camera. It shows heat. I would expect a military grade flir to have no problems seeing it.
September 11, 2019, 10:25 PM
sigmonkey
quote:
Originally posted by jimmy123x:
quote:
Originally posted by arfmel:
Can people hide in bushes from FLIR equipped aircraft?


You can see someone hiding in a bush with the basic FLIR camera. It shows heat. I would expect a military grade flir to have no problems seeing it.


Yep.

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September 11, 2019, 10:41 PM
Icabod
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And no virgins for them either.


Why virgins? The Daesh fear comparison, and for good reason.



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