Thread: How good is modern armament

Originally Posted by clean32

Mounted on an APC, with 3 distinctive antennas. Could tract only 5 rounds at the same time. auto 50 cal with a cam, operator sat in side waiting the cam to confirm target which had to be confirmed before firing. Operator could also switch cam to other modes and automatically track a target until FOF was clear.

Sounds great, didn’t really work. a big old white APC turns up with 3 whopping big whips. Snipers arnt that dum, they go home for lunch.
OR the 50cal chews though a belt, takes out the sniper and the family sitting having lunch behind 3 more block walls. Or 3 rooms behind the sniper.

The system I was reading about was obviously the same concept but there were photos of a cammed-up Hummer and it definately talked about extendable arrays and auto selection. So maybe a newer system on trial? It was years ago and I can't remember whether it said if it was operational or not.

But you're right, situation and ROEs enable or limit any system. Not often these days you'll be in an uncaveated Red Card scenario. IOW....shoot anything that moves without questions being asked.

I imagine it was designed for a conventional battlefield with clear lines on the map and unmuddied ROEs......long time since we've seen that and may never again.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

In'sh Allah (It is God's will)

More closely "If it be God's Will" or "God Willing".

Whenever we used to fly Saudia the pilots would say 'We will be landing in Riyadh in 20 minutes, In'sh Allah".

Comforting.

Originally Posted by VladTepes

More closely "If it be God's Will" or "God Willing".

Whenever we used to fly Saudia the pilots would say 'We will be landing in Riyadh in 20 minutes, In'sh Allah".

Comforting.

I have friends, a married couple, both nurse-educators, who are working a three year contract in a rural distict of Saudi-Arabia. They attribute the appalling & dangerous driving of Saudis to '"In'sh Allah". They can race the train to the level crossing in the secure knowledge it will only hit them if God wills it so. Likewise the habit of two-way traffic in a one way street and a third lane up the middle for good measure, and drivng on the footpath to get around a parked car.

I'd agree with their assessment.

And the Saudia Travellers Prayer while taxiing for takeoff was also very reassuring.
Regards Philip A

Just to get back on subject, if our high tech locating equipment is so flash, how come any videos I have seen about Tarin Kowt recently have included numerous mortar rounds seemingly lobbed at will by the Taliban?

AFAIK there are no civilian areas around the base, so why isn't a mortar round immediately followed by the aforementioned massive retaliation.

Regards Philip A

either they are not deployed or they dont want to remind the talibs whats coming their way remember after some one reminded osama about the ability to track and target mobile phones he stopped using them