Now THIS is the definition of accuracy… from the pointy end, not the usual view…
The attached video was filmed by some Air Force Joint Tactical Air Controllers (JTAC) in Tal Afar, west of Mosul in Iraq . A marine unit got pinned down in the street. They set their video camera on the bumper of their armored HUM-V, which they were using for cover. Keep an eye on the opposing van parked just down the street. On the audio you can hear them shooting back and forth. The rounds you can hear are from the Marines, and the ones you hear pinging against the side of the vehicle with no accompanying pop are from the bad guys. When the Marine says they just fired the “rifle,” it means an F-16 aircraft just launched a Maverick missile. You can hear it come in and see it strike the vehicle the bad guys were using for cover.
Probability is the 16 used either TV or Laser designator…
The feel good story of the day!
That was sweet.
I’m thinking laser designator. They Marines most probably had one with them, and just painted the target.
BAM!
What target?
Sub-MOA in macro scale!
Impressive!
ADM- Yes it is!
drjim- They weren’t painting, they were getting shot at… Maybe LD from the 16 (they do have self lasing capability)
MB/keads- Yep!
That would be sub minute of van (mov).
Yeah, Bay-bee!
That, Ol’ NFO, made my heart swell!
Bitchin’.
That is great support!
Had to check my memory… The Maverick AGM-65 is an optically-targeted fire-and-forget missile. Either a FLIR image or standard video from the missile nose to a pilot or his WSO, then push the Big Red Button and go on your merry way while the missile does the work.
What’s the last thing to go through Haji’s mind before the missile hits?
Good video. I’m sure we’ll be seeing these kinds of things for quite some time. This has to be the most photographed and video’ed war in history.
Awesome!
Thanks for the heartwarming moment of stand up and cheer.
It’s a beautiful thing…I’ve had to watch and share it several times.
Andy- Point 🙂
Murph/Skip/WSF- Yep!
Zer- They do have a couple of new variants… including a Laser desig…
DB- His ass, and concur. 🙂
Wing/Scott- Yep!
That was Freakin’ Awesome
Poppa- yep 🙂