Its still overkill. Mind you it was an inert bomb with just the guidance system. So it was just a kinetic kill. But still a multi billion dollar aircraft launching a concrete bomb fitted with a $50,000 guidance system. All to kill a rusty boat that probably costs around $300
All in all a good technology demo though. On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 8:46 AM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: > > To me this showcases the versatility of the B-1B. This is a weapon > platform that was designed to deliver nuclear weapons to the Soviet Union. > The Cold War ended and thus it seemed the plane was doomed, until someone > decided that it would be a good idea to refit it to carry conventional > weapons. I've seen this plan in action and my ex has a friend who's husband > it a bomber for this plane, and he told me things about it that I can't say > in public, but it's bad ass. And this exercise confirms that. Imagine > flying X feet in the sky and you have to hit a small boat, and that's a > huge feat to accomplish. Now I'll admit that there are other less expensive > ways to dispense with such a target, like maybe another boat shooting at > it, or sending a fighter jet to do some gun runs on it, but still I find > this example of expertise and precise targeting impressive. > > On Sep 19, 2013, at 8:32 AM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/09/17/the-air-force-blew-up-this-tiny-pirate-boat-with-a-2000-pound-smart-bomb-because-america/?wpsrc=AG0002994&clsrd > > > > Talk about overkill. > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:367227 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
