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Poccington · 26-01-2011 5:03pm

maglite wrote: »

99th Infantry battalion in a counter Sniper Role in Sangin, Afghanistan, back in April. Brought in to help the Brits after the Afghan Sniper was killing Brittish Sniper teams

Just the paper making a balls of things, that's a sniper pair in Chad.

Alkers · 26-01-2011 5:59pm

Poccington wrote: »

Just the paper making a balls of things, that's a sniper pair in Chad.

The paper doesn't say the picture is from Afghanistan, just says "(pictured, Irish Defence forces 99th Infantry battalion)". It's probably just a stock picture they have of snipers that happens to be of Irish ones.

Tabnabs · 22-02-2011 12:36pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNp0w5eMpkA

Looks like fun!

Capt'n Midnight · 05-04-2011 11:58pm

Number Nine · 11-04-2011 4:48pm

Number Nine · 12-04-2011 11:50am

Sappers jump from a hovering Blackhawk helicopter and swim across a frigid lake with their teammates during the helo-cast event on the first day of the competition. The Best Sapper Competition gives engineers throughout the Army the opportunity to compete in a grueling six-phase and three-day competition to determine who are the best engineers in the Army.

Number Nine · 14-04-2011 12:39pm

U.S. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division return fire during a firefight with Taliban forces in Barawala Kalay Valley in Kunar province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2011. U.S. Army photo

BostonB · 14-04-2011 12:56pm

I'm assuming that (I think its a SAW) held like that is not going to very accurate, sight or not.

Number Nine · 14-04-2011 6:47pm

Manic Moran · 19-04-2011 8:52pm

Seriously?

NTM

PatsytheNazi · 22-04-2011 1:18pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Does anyone know anything about the pilot. Did he succesfully land or did he ditch it and did he survive ok ? Any links I'd be thankful.

Steyr · 22-04-2011 6:01pm

Manic Moran wrote: »

Seriously?

NTM

Sorry MM, what is the deal with the Tanks?

source · 23-04-2011 5:04pm

I believe they are abrams tanks, or copies of abrams tanks in the employ of an arabic nation, with which the US are not too friendly.

Tragedy · 23-04-2011 5:57pm

The second one looks to be a Saudi Arabian M1.

Rowley Birkin QC · 25-04-2011 2:24pm

Sorry if this has been posted before.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Jets_over_pyramids.JPEG

[MOD: Edited due to stupidly huge size of picture.]

Manic Moran · 25-04-2011 5:47pm

foinse wrote: »

I believe they are abrams tanks, or copies of abrams tanks in the employ of an arabic nation, with which the US are not too friendly.

They are Zulfiqar 2 (top) and 3 (bottom), the latest tank to be produced by the Iranians.

NTM

Steyr · 25-04-2011 6:17pm

Rowley Birkin QC wrote: »

Sorry if this has been posted before.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Jets_over_pyramids.JPEG

[MOD: Edited due to stupidly huge size of picture.]

A Quick google would have given you a decent size to post OP

, Also if you host pics on www.pix.ie you can choose the size of picture to upload to forums.

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Donny5 · 25-04-2011 6:31pm

Steyr wrote: »

A Quick google would have given you a decent size to post OP , Also if you host pics on www.pix.ie you can choose the size of picture to upload to forums.

If you're going to use pix.ie, get the permissions right! Also, imgur is a great option for image hosting.

Capt'n Midnight · 04-05-2011 4:11pm

Formation reminded me of this unfortunate one

cyrusdvirus · 04-05-2011 4:12pm

Damn the Valkyrie was a fine looking airplane

Steyr · 04-05-2011 10:05pm

gatecrash wrote: »

Damn the Valkyrie was a fine looking airplane

WHAT!!!!! ?????????

:eek:

Ugly as Fook!

Jaafa · 07-05-2011 8:16pm

Manic Moran wrote: »

They are Zulfiqar 2 (top) and 3 (bottom), the latest tank to be produced by the Iranians.

NTM

What did you mean by the seriously at the top though?

Capt'n Midnight · 08-05-2011 11:35pm

Steyr wrote: »

WHAT!!!!! ?????????

:eek:

Ugly as Fook!

So what would you consider attractive ?

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main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=8977&g2_serialNumber=1

One is mostly stainless steel, the other titanium
One used JP6 a variant of JP5 fuel used for shipborne aircraft, the other JP7 which required a special fleet of tanker aircraft
One provided a shirt sleve environment the other you had to wear space suits in

nicely snake like

BostonB · 08-05-2011 11:36pm

gatecrash wrote: »

Damn the Valkyrie was a fine looking airplane

+1, awesome.

Steyr · 09-05-2011 10:05pm

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

So what would you consider attractive ?

Am.....

Concorde:

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B1:

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F22:

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F15E:

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cyrusdvirus · 10-05-2011 7:15am

Steyr wrote: »

Am.....

Concorde:
B1:
F22:
F15E:

You could add the big cat onto that list, I always loved them.

but the Valkyrie is there too!!

cyrusdvirus · 10-05-2011 7:16am

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

So what would you consider attractive ?

One is mostly stainless steel, the other titanium
One used JP6 a variant of JP5 fuel used for shipborne aircraft, the other JP7 which required a special fleet of tanker aircraft
One provided a shirt sleve environment the other you had to wear space suits in

nicely snake like

Some lovely pics there Skipper

Capt'n Midnight · 11-05-2011 9:51pm

PatsytheNazi wrote: »

Does anyone know anything about the pilot. Did he succesfully land or did he ditch it and did he survive ok ? Any links I'd be thankful.

from http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=96614&page=3

TBM-3 Avenger from Torpedo Squadron Eighty-Two (VT-82), flying from the carrier USS Bennington (CV-20). The plane in formation above this one was hit by AAA and fell down into it. I don't know what happened after this photo was taken.

Oh and this looks like something out of thunderbirds

more about it on http://www.moninoaviation.com/23a.html

Capt'n Midnight · 11-05-2011 10:38pm

Capt'n Midnight · 12-05-2011 12:11am

notice the crew sizes

Capt'n Midnight · 12-05-2011 11:35am

cyrusdvirus · 12-05-2011 11:56am

That last pic there really gives perspective on just HOW big the peacemaker was

Manic Moran · 18-05-2011 10:12pm

Jaafa wrote: »

What did you mean by the seriously at the top though?

As close to being the spitting image of Abrams as you can get.

NTM

Jaafa · 18-05-2011 10:17pm

Manic Moran wrote: »

As close to being the spitting image of Abrams as you can get.

NTM

I see. The Iranian tank is smaller than he Abrams though I think?

source · 18-05-2011 10:32pm

Jaafa wrote: »

I see. The Iranian tank is smaller than he Abrams though I think?

But the shape is a carbon copy.

Capt'n Midnight · 19-05-2011 12:55am

foinse wrote: »

But the shape is a carbon copy.

why reinvent the wheel ?
convergent evolution ?
camoflague by mimicary ?

Fuel dump ?

Capt'n Midnight · 20-05-2011 12:56am

Local-womanizer · 09-06-2011 1:59am

2 Air Corp aircraft, one recent and one historic.

cyrusdvirus · 09-06-2011 6:57am

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Fuel dump ?
Pic goes Here

Dump-and-burn
RAAF F-111 performing a dump-and-burn.

A dump-and-burn is a fuel dump in which the fuel is ignited, intentionally, using the plane's afterburner. A spectacular flame combined with high speed makes this a popular display for air shows or as a finale to fireworks. Dump-and-burns are also referred to as "torching" or "zippos".

General Dynamics F-111 aircraft have been used for this purpose in Australia during the closing ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics[1] and (until 2010) regularly at Brisbane's Riverfestival.

BuckJamesRogers · 09-06-2011 9:19am

Local-womanizer wrote: »

2 Air Corp aircraft, one recent and one historic.

Where did you see them?

Local-womanizer · 11-06-2011 3:05am

BuckJamesRogers wrote: »

Where did you see them?

I have them in my garage at home, I use them at the weekends for a runaround!

Number Nine · 13-06-2011 4:21pm

cyrusdvirus · 14-06-2011 7:11am

Number Nine wrote: »

But Number 9.... I only count 8???

leincar · 20-06-2011 7:44pm

I've already posted photos from the Saumur Tank museum in the WW I and WW II forums, As these are all post WW II up to present day I think its probably the best place. If a mod feels otherwise, please move.

The more I look at the pictures, the more I'm amazed by what is on display. Much better than Bovington if a touch underfunded. If you have spare cash and a few spare days, this place is well worth a visit.

leincar · 20-06-2011 8:00pm

More photos. A lot of what I'm posting is French, but there are military vehicles from all over the world except China.

leincar · 20-06-2011 8:09pm

Some more. I could go on all night. The Le Clerc along with the Merkava is a mean looking beast.

leincar · 20-06-2011 8:17pm

And more from Saumur.

leincar · 20-06-2011 8:28pm

I might as well post some more as I'm away working for the next couple of weeks.

leincar · 20-06-2011 8:37pm

The pictures that are tagged Saumur I couldn't name with certainty. Maybe people can help out.

leincar · 20-06-2011 8:44pm

More pictures tagged Saumur.

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