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21 Dec 04, 14:46
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Real Name: Rick Purdy
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What is this soldier carrying?
The picture at the top of this article shows two soldiers, one with a rifle and the other with a large weapon like a Stinger, but I've never seen it before. Can anyone tell me what it is?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6739443/
Thanks in advance,
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21 Dec 04, 14:51
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Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW)
To destroy bunkers and other fortifications during assault operations as well as other designated targets with the dual mode rocket and to destroy main battle tanks with the HEAA rocket.
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21 Dec 04, 14:54
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Originally Posted by DevilDawg
Shoulder-Launched Multipurpose Assault Weapon (SMAW)
To destroy bunkers and other fortifications during assault operations as well as other designated targets with the dual mode rocket and to destroy main battle tanks with the HEAA rocket.
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Thanks. Are these reusable or disposable?
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21 Dec 04, 15:01
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Reusable, the encased rockets are loaded at the rear of the launcher.
Each one cost about $13,000 
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21 Dec 04, 15:14
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Originally Posted by DevilDawg
Reusable, the encased rockets are loaded at the rear of the launcher.
Each one cost about $13,000 |
Seeing as I am very ignorant about some of the ordinance that is used in the military, I have a question about why something as simple as a rocket could cost that much?
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21 Dec 04, 15:40
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Well, a Javelin missile costs $83,000, so this one is a bargain.
You have to take into account that the alternative is to bring in artillery, which fires some volleys of IIRC $130 per shell for 155mm HE. But if you include the cost of getting the system there, including human cost, and compare that to two guys carrying a shoulder-fired weapon this one doesn't seem so expensive anymore.
The only thing you have to prevent is troops shooting it needlessly. A nervous guy shooting it at a cat on a roof would be a real waste.
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21 Dec 04, 16:18
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Well, a Javelin missile costs $83,000, so this one is a bargain.
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But you get a lot more "bang" and longer range with a Javelin...
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21 Dec 04, 16:22
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Thats a nice picture.
When I watch the videos of troops fighing in Iraq, it seems they do fire it any opportunity they get. But so would I if I thought someone was in the house in front of me.
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21 Dec 04, 17:20
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Boom Booms that go BANG are always good  
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21 Dec 04, 18:36
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is SMAW capable of being fired in confined spaces?
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21 Dec 04, 19:39
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If you don't like your hearing, yes.
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21 Dec 04, 19:48
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Boom Boom go bye bye :-D
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21 Dec 04, 19:57
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Hehe, notice how the guy all the way in the back is covering his ears 
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Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.
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21 Dec 04, 22:22
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Hehe, notice how the guy all the way in the back is covering his ears |
LOL.
And the other guy has a grin on his face. it's like he knows something the other dude doesn't.
"hahah, I stuffed that potato in there, this should be good."
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22 Dec 04, 00:27
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Filip
your learning fast to become crazy and wacky like us. The brainwashing is going smoothly
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