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Old 28th Feb 2017, 17:03
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I prefer to think that our Ordnance it THAT good.
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Old 28th Feb 2017, 17:09
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Would it affect hie NO CLAIMS BONUS ????
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Old 28th Feb 2017, 17:59
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I like the armour plate that the bloke with the red jersey has got. Reminds me of the stories of rear gunners who used to place a Morris hubcap between their legs.
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Old 28th Feb 2017, 18:15
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Far East, nice spot, but isn't that the back door?
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Old 28th Feb 2017, 20:38
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Hellfire was designed as an anti-tank shaped charge. Therefore focuses the "blast" forwards to create a molten jet that punctures a small hole through the armour.
True, but it still makes a big bang. I think it would break the windows.
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Old 28th Feb 2017, 21:12
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How on earth did they survive the missile strike?!
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Old 28th Feb 2017, 21:50
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It's a shaped charged warhead, not much shrapnel. Lots of video of people using Anti Tank missiles in Syria vs large groups of personnel and often many walking (running!) away from the blast.

They do make a frag sleeve for the Hellfire now though I think.
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Old 1st Mar 2017, 00:03
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I would have said shaped charge version of the Hellfire rather than a blast frag, HE or MAC (thermobaric) shot if it was a US 'drone strike'. It really does look rather too clean though for my liking. That said, any bets on it being inter-extremist rivalry but blamed on US for ease and deniability? After all, the key extremist group formally known as Al Nusrah Front operate in Idlib, and given that last year they publically 'divorced' from the AQ franchise, why was AQ's 2ic in Idlib on ANF's turf otherwise?
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Old 1st Mar 2017, 00:10
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The why’s and wherefores notwithstanding, good news and Job Done!
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