Great blog with Brirish Troops in Basra, with video

[DrMcCleod]

Remember those 4 British soldiers killed in Basra the other month (two were women). All over the media it was. Well, this is what happened afterwards and not a peep in the papers or on the telly.


http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/rattlesnake.htm

[NiGHTWoLF]

wow that was a great read. Thank for posting it

PS i never knew javelins could lock onto humans or anything warmer than its suroundings.

[eddie]

Cheers for the heads up on this!

Can the Javelin really lock onto humans?! Gaz.......

[DrMcCleod]

Originally Posted by eddie

Cheers for the heads up on this!

Can the Javelin really lock onto humans?! Gaz.......

Any heat source apparently.

The Javelin has two firing modes. In Direct Attack mode, the missile fires straight at the target. In Top Attack mode the missile flies like a dolphin jumping, and dives into the target. The sight on the Javelin is called a “CLU” [pronounced “clue”] or Command Launch Unit. The CLU is a sophisticated thermal imagery system that is extremely good for spotting creatures like people planting bombs in roads. The Javelin missile itself has a “seeker” head in its nose, but unlike the types of anti-aircraft missile (such as the SA-7 which are all over this country) that seek a hot aircraft engine, the Javelin is more agile. The shooter uses the CLU to find the target, and the seeker can then lock onto the target if there is at least a 1C temperature difference between the target and its surroundings. Tonight the air was almost chilly, and so the enemy would appear white hot to the thermal nose of a Javelin.

[MadTommy]

great read.. thanks

[[R-DEV]bosco]

Very interesting to read, thank you for sharing.

[MadTommy]

anyone know where the whole video is.. 'for the whole world to see' as he says. ova