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**tsunami surfer** · 03-25-2003, 04:50 PM

I don't know tech stuff.

**Laughing Cow** · 03-25-2003, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by joedoe
Doesn't the Patriot missile system have an IFF built in? Seems like a serious oversight to me.

The Planes & Tanks, etc are supposed to have IFF transmitters.
So far all they said was that they can't figure out why it didn't work.

I think there were also probs in Desert Strom with some A-10's mistaking US Tanks for Iraqi owned Russian Tanks.

Seeya.

**joedoe** · 03-25-2003, 05:07 PM

That would make me decidedly unconfortable if I were a pilot. Surely they have the IFF thing right with their SAM batteries, so why would they have problems with Patriot? Seems strange to me.

**Serpent** · 03-25-2003, 05:30 PM

at the French and Belgian posters arguing over who owns the fries!

KFO has reached a new height in lineage and history debates!

**Laughing Cow** · 03-25-2003, 05:32 PM

joedoe.

If i remember correctly there are 2 parts:
1.) Patriot missile launcher
2.) Control center.

Patriot Missile

**joedoe** · 03-25-2003, 05:39 PM

OIC. Thanks LC.

**joedoe** · 03-25-2003, 05:39 PM

LOL!!!!!

We could try and start a lineage debate with the New Zealanders over who made the first pavlova

**Waidan** · 03-25-2003, 05:52 PM

Seems like they're having probs with the patriots. In addition to the Tornado incident, one of the batteries locked on to a US F-16 today, and the F-16 knocked it out before it could fire.

The vid was rough stuff, to be certain. The only thing that made me say wtf was the nature of the wounds. Looks like at least 2 soldiers were exicuted.

**ZIM** · 03-25-2003, 05:54 PM

IFF isn't perfect or anything. Used to be you had a tech watching the screens, now its more mechanized [digitized] but there's no saying thats any better, just faster. You remember, we shot down a passenger jet awhile back, pre-Gulf I? Same kind of problem: the IFF read wrong.

**ZIM** · 03-25-2003, 06:12 PM

WOW, this is disorienting!

Uh, on the french thing? Aren't they busy in the Ivory Coast? Seems they're always sending troops someplace. Crimson?
---------------

Anyone following the weblogs?
http://www.wbur.org/special/iraq/weblog/

http://slate.msn.com/id/2080273/

http://dear_raed.blogspot.com/
D'you think that one is real? Its supposed to be an Iraqi

http://saddamhussein.blogspot.com/
that one is- its gotta be.

worst case scenario fans

have they found this place yet? more facilities!

**joedoe** · 03-25-2003, 06:44 PM

Merging the threads has made for a very confusing read

**dnc101** · 03-25-2003, 06:49 PM

Originally posted by joedoe
The silly thing is that the French oppose what the current day US leadership is doing. They still have a great deal of respect for that those WWII soldiers did for France. Two different things, but people seem to want to link them together. Silly

Last I heard, the Frogs wanted to bulldoze a major portion of WWII cemitary and put in an airport. Don't know how much support that had, just heard it on the news in passing.

As for the link, I didn't check it out. I see no point. We knew there would be casualties, and war is gruesom. I don't blame the Iraqui soldiers for combat casualties. But if those were executions, I hope Bush doesn't back down on his promise to treat ALL those responsible as war criminals. Anything less than trying and executing anyone who can be determined to have participated in any part of that, in any way, would be criminal negligence on our part.

And no, for you dingbats that are thinking of asking me if that includes George Bush, it does not. You, though, are suspect!

**ZIM** · 03-25-2003, 07:21 PM

"British Royal Marine commandos on the Fao peninsula said Sunday that both they and low-flying US aircraft had come under sporadic fire from Iranian anti-aircraft batteries and fixed machine-gun posts.

The 40 Commando marines were in the town of Fao on the far south of the peninsula, just a few hundred metres (yards) from the Shatt al-Arab waterway that marks the border.

A Royal Marines spokesman said: "We are content that the fire from Iran was inaccurate and ineffective, but none the less puzzling".

The first of several volleys, witnessed by a reporter from London's Daily Mirror, was directed at a US A-10 Thunderbolt ground attack jet that swooped low over the Iraqi town to "buzz" a gun position."

full story @ spacewar.com...not much more, tho. Iran denies it...

**Black Jack** · 03-25-2003, 07:52 PM

For those that wish to send there thanks to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces for their courage and ongoing efforts overseas here is a great link and it only take like 10 seconds.

http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html

btw-Kung Lek, please don't merge this post as the link to send the thank you message will be harder to find. Thanks.

**Serpent** · 03-25-2003, 07:54 PM

What about the British and Australian forces, fighting alongside?

Fukking Americans.

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