Are the hellfire missiles to weak? - Page 2

A_Grounded_Pilot · 2007-12-17, 17:18

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Originally Posted by markonymous

the hellfire is a laser guided missile so..

He's talking about the video... he thinks it's a LGB. I'm certainly not an expert, but I'd tend agree with him.

Deadfast · 2007-12-17, 18:48

Quote:

Originally Posted by A_Grounded_Pilot

He's talking about the video... he thinks it's a LGB. I'm certainly not an expert, but I'd tend agree with him.

Same here. The video is too pixelated to tell a thing from it but there seems to be no smoke trail behind.

markonymous · 2007-12-17, 19:42

dunno guys but it says its a hellfire but then again what do they know.

BloodBane611 · 2007-12-17, 20:22

The camera view also supports the fact that it is in fact an LGB. The camera's vehicle is clearly moving at an angle to the target, as the view is rotating around the tank, not head on as apache cam is when firing a Hellfire. Also you see the weapon entering at an angle from the targeting vehicle, meaning that either the cam view we are seeing is not from the firing vehicle or that it is a jet.

So I would say either they don't know crap, or they have information they don't provide to us, i.e. that this is from an uninvolved/spotting aircraft.

TII · 2007-12-17, 20:48

Top right hand corner has the altitude, 20000ft. MFD looks like its from a F-16.

markonymous · 2007-12-17, 20:50

yea i also freezed the frame at around 9 sec it looks like 4 bombs so sry guys i should have inspected the video i bit more before posting really sorry.

killer911pt · 2007-12-17, 21:11

i think he has a point the hellfire missles are a little underpowered

~~Waaah_Wah~~ · 2007-12-17, 21:28

^^They kill everything in one shot dont they? Do you want to nuke half the map or something??

Razick · 2007-12-18, 02:50

The impact in the video is not a hell fire it seemed more like a 250 pounder that was laser guided by a plane not a helicopter (notice the slight strafe).

Tarthkin · 2007-12-18, 23:43

Hellfire missiles work by focusing all of the missiles energy on one small area, the tip of the missile. They then proceed to "cook" everything inside. The result is that the outside may look somewhat intact but every living organism inside is destroyed. In other words, the missile would not work if it didnt hit the target.

2007-12-17, 20:22	#14
BloodBane611 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,548 United States of America Location: The Snowy Northeast	The camera view also supports the fact that it is in fact an LGB. The camera's vehicle is clearly moving at an angle to the target, as the view is rotating around the tank, not head on as apache cam is when firing a Hellfire. Also you see the weapon entering at an angle from the targeting vehicle, meaning that either the cam view we are seeing is not from the firing vehicle or that it is a jet. So I would say either they don't know crap, or they have information they don't provide to us, i.e. that this is from an uninvolved/spotting aircraft.
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2007-12-18, 02:50	#19
Razick Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 397	The impact in the video is not a hell fire it seemed more like a 250 pounder that was laser guided by a plane not a helicopter (notice the slight strafe).
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2007-12-17, 19:42	#13
markonymous Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,357 Sweden Location: Göteborg, Sweden	dunno guys but it says its a hellfire but then again what do they know.

2007-12-17, 20:48	#15
TII Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 185 United States of America	Top right hand corner has the altitude, 20000ft. MFD looks like its from a F-16.

2007-12-17, 20:50	#16
markonymous Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,357 Sweden Location: Göteborg, Sweden	yea i also freezed the frame at around 9 sec it looks like 4 bombs so sry guys i should have inspected the video i bit more before posting really sorry.

2007-12-17, 21:11	#17
killer911pt Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 20 Location: The Internet	i think he has a point the hellfire missles are a little underpowered

2007-12-17, 21:28	#18
~~Waaah_Wah~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,167 Norway Location: Norway	^^They kill everything in one shot dont they? Do you want to nuke half the map or something??

2007-12-18, 23:43	#20
Tarthkin Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 60 United States of America Location: Rhode Island	Hellfire missiles work by focusing all of the missiles energy on one small area, the tip of the missile. They then proceed to "cook" everything inside. The result is that the outside may look somewhat intact but every living organism inside is destroyed. In other words, the missile would not work if it didnt hit the target.