Hellfire for the insurgents

[SC_Shooter]

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

Check out this video...as it should be.

 

[MoparMan]

+1 There's only one thing better than a dead IED Layer-one that is on fire and looks like swiss cheese.

 

[Dryden]

Nice shootin'.....
I like the fact that the crew let the insugents "build a case against them". Just so those CNN reporters can't lie about the event.

 

[SC_Shooter]

Agreed. I liked the pilot's comment of "they're not going anywhere...lots of open land..."

- translation - Let 'em TRY to run.

 

[shooter521]

My only question is, why waste a Hellfire on two or three guys? Unless it was an effort to detonate any device that may have been there. Otherwise, 30mm is way cheaper per round (even at today's ammo prices, LOL), and just as effective on personnel targets.

 

[CountryBoy19]

My only question is, why waste a Hellfire on two or three guys? Unless it was an effort to detonate any device that may have been there. Otherwise, 30mm is way cheaper per round (even at today's ammo prices, LOL), and just as effective on personnel targets.

While I completely agree with what you say, I'm kinda split on my feelings.

"Why use a 30mm when you can use a Hellfire? Because that is just pure awesomeness!"

 

[Cwood]

Kinda reminds me of the answer as to why someone would own a full auto..... Because I can!

 

[kedie]

My only question is, why waste a Hellfire on two or three guys? Unless it was an effort to detonate any device that may have been there. Otherwise, 30mm is way cheaper per round (even at today's ammo prices, LOL), and just as effective on personnel targets.

Like you said, I would think it would be to detonate the IED also so you don't have to endanger the EOD guys.

Nice shootin' either way. Send 'em to hell!

 

[SavageEagle]

 

[Boilers]

I would like to see them either make these guys blow themselves up with the IED, go out fighting or get captured and ultimately get info/intelligence from them.

Especially if they did not see arms on them, drop some marines and capture them. Like they said, they are NOT going anywhere (soon or easily). Capture them or follow them back to their lair. Note the IED and disarm, defuse, or destroy it while routing all innocents away from it.

But TRY to get more than just two dead jihadists.

If that was the only safe thing to do, then so be it. But I get the bombmakers or others IF YOU CAN!

Other than that, the BOOM looks (as always) impressive, deadly, effective, etc.

 

[Dryden]

I'm not sure when the video was taken, but capturing them would be a mistake nowadays. Our Dear Leader would probably put them up at the Holiday Inn with room service and free movies. After all their hurt feelings were taken care of, they'd be released back into the wild to hunt again as muslim heroes.
I liked the chopper pilot's solution.

 

[Boilers]

someone hurry up and deploy the hellfire TASER, then.

 

[hotfarmboy1]

I like this helicopter smiley!!!

I loved the pilot's comment about it being open area basically saying let them TRY to run, lol.
Good shooting though, Did they actually use the hellfire, or did they just use the 30mm to detonate the IED?

 

[SavageEagle]

I like this helicopter smiley!!!

I loved the pilot's comment about it being open area basically saying let them TRY to run, lol.
Good shooting though, Did they actually use the hellfire, or did they just use the 30mm to detonate the IED?

I'd say that was the hellfire in the first boom, and the 30mm they kept missing with!

 

[hotfarmboy1]

I'd say that was the hellfire in the first boom, and the 30mm they kept missing with!

I went back and watched again, I guess you are right. I think it would of been even more fun to of used the 30mm and detonate the IED though.

 

[tedbower]

I just love to watch my taxpaying dollars put to good use.

 

[longbow]

have to keep the hellfire lines open. If I recall, the new hellfire they use is specially made for people killing.

correct me if I'm wrong on a tango hell fire missle!

 

[printcraft]

Here's a good way to make jam.

insurgents dropped off weapons in the longer version. This is the result.

YouTube - AH-64 apache air strike insurgents night attack (c18)

 

[hotfarmboy1]

ahhh ya gotta love night vision sighting for weapons

 

[Bigum1969]

Total WIN!

I think the Hellfire was the best choice. Heck, a JDAM would've been nice!