Video - Good old USA helio tearing it up
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Video - Good old USA helio tearing it up
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Wow, that was a crazy video. Silverstone, what makes you assume those were hapless farmers? There was no mention made of time frame or location of that footage. Take a deep breath and think for a moment before jumping to conclusions and making derisive comments. Personal attacks will not be tolerated here.
Edit: Upon further inspection, it does appear that the vehicle on the left is a tractor with some type of farming equipment attached. That does not, however, mean the individuals shown were simply farmers. I would love to find out the circumstances of this footage.
Edit: Upon further inspection, it does appear that the vehicle on the left is a tractor with some type of farming equipment attached. That does not, however, mean the individuals shown were simply farmers. I would love to find out the circumstances of this footage.
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Originally posted by Tedow
Edit: Upon further inspection, it does appear that the vehicle on the left is a tractor with some type of farming equipment attached. That does not, however, mean the individuals shown were simply farmers. I would love to find out the circumstances of this footage.
Edit: Upon further inspection, it does appear that the vehicle on the left is a tractor with some type of farming equipment attached. That does not, however, mean the individuals shown were simply farmers. I would love to find out the circumstances of this footage.
I can't vouch for those particular group of 4 individuals that were gunned down... but.. If I was the targeting gunner on that gunship, I would have questioned my intel before pulling the trigger. Again.. no indications of foul play. Looks fishy to me.It just disgusts me when people use such self-congratulatory tone when talking about killing anybody.
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Originally posted by SilverStoned04
Well, coming from somebody who has had (some) training in viewing FLIR images, the time and datestamp are right on the video. In addition, if any of them were carrying weapons (pistols or submachine guns, or even rocket launchers, etc in the truck) the heat signatures would stick out like a sore thumb. So.. maybe I do know what I am talking about. I can't vouch for those particular group of 4 individuals that were gunned down... but.. If I was the targeting gunner on that gunship, I would have questioned my intel before pulling the trigger. Again.. no indications of foul play. Looks fishy to me.
It just disgusts me when people use such self-congratulatory tone when talking about killing anybody.
Well, coming from somebody who has had (some) training in viewing FLIR images, the time and datestamp are right on the video. In addition, if any of them were carrying weapons (pistols or submachine guns, or even rocket launchers, etc in the truck) the heat signatures would stick out like a sore thumb. So.. maybe I do know what I am talking about.
I can't vouch for those particular group of 4 individuals that were gunned down... but.. If I was the targeting gunner on that gunship, I would have questioned my intel before pulling the trigger. Again.. no indications of foul play. Looks fishy to me.It just disgusts me when people use such self-congratulatory tone when talking about killing anybody.
.Incidentally, I wonder where the rounds fired at the start of the video went. You can hear the shots and see the round counter go down, but see no evidence of impact in the film. Maybe they had an incorrect range setting or something initially.
