• France Dropping Concrete Bombs In Libya
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[QUOTE=Killowatt;29578065]Zeke I expected better of you.[/QUOTE] Those jokes are idiotic, don't kid yourself.
[QUOTE=Megafanx13;29578281]Those jokes are idiotic, don't kid yourself.[/QUOTE] Yet its funny because he is like the village idiot of facepunch. The one that we all laugh at.
[QUOTE=Killowatt;29578548]Yet its funny because he is like the village idiot of facepunch. The one that we all laugh at.[/QUOTE] He? Do you mean Zeke?
[QUOTE=Nirocity;29568919]let's say the bomb falls for 5 seconds. The velocity of the bomb at impact would be acceleration by time plus initial velocity. Assuming initial velocity downwards = 0 Acceleration is ~10m/s due to gravity 5•10 = 50 meters a second. Imagine a 300 kilo chunk of concrete flying towards a tank at 50 meters per second.[/QUOTE] I don't remember how to do terminal velocity, but I'm guessing the concrete will read it long before it hits the ground. It has to do with air resistance as it's falling so it reaches a maximum speed and stays at that speed. You'd need to account for that if you're trying to find the force of the impact.
[QUOTE=Turnips5;29570380][img_thumb]http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/148/l_fb8f9e5ae3d24ec3a97c2aef00837094.jpg[/img_thumb] [B] REMEMBER ME, EDDIE?![/B][/QUOTE] I read that in his crazy high pitched voice. I love you.
When in doubt, C4..........or concrete in this case
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;29578795]I don't remember how to do terminal velocity, but I'm guessing the concrete will read it long before it hits the ground. It has to do with air resistance as it's falling so it reaches a maximum speed and stays at that speed. You'd need to account for that if you're trying to find the force of the impact.[/QUOTE] The full air resistance formula is a bitch, so I won't put it here, but it depends on velocity and surface area (and air density).
People used to throw rocks at others to kill them. Now we're still doing it only with planes. Kinda odd to think about. All of these advances in technology and we are still just throwing rocks at each other... laser guided rocks.
Didn't know concrete bombs had been around since WWII. Came in here thinking this would be a new concept. Lovin the lack of collateral damage these have. I would if we (US) have ever used these in the same manner....probably not though. We just love to fuck up countries too much :v:.
Hmmnnn... Kinetic weapons. Haven't thought much about those lately. Thanks for the insight, Op.
Next thing you know we will be using these a lot more often in a lot more different ways, to save lives.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;29579258]Didn't concrete bombs had been around since WWII. Came in here thinking this would be a new concept. Lovin the lack of collateral damage these have. I would if we (US) have ever used these in the same manner....probably not though. We just love to fuck up countries too much :v:.[/QUOTE] These are just good for Anti-Veh, not Anti-Building/Anti-Personal(If you use small cinder balls in a cluster bomb though it might work for screwing up infantry fobs).
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;29575356]Who are they fighting, fuckin' Magneto?[/QUOTE] Gadaffi is so pringles where his curly mustache at
france are throwing rocks.
Always thought one of the incentives of using bombs was that you could destroy what you're targeting without being perfectly accurate, but this is a great idea if they can manage to hit the damn things, which with todays tech I'd be surprised if they couldn't.
[QUOTE=evilweazel;29580137]Always thought one of the incentives of using bombs was that you could destroy what you're targeting without being perfectly accurate, but this is a great idea if they can manage to hit the damn things, which with todays tech I'd be surprised if they couldn't.[/QUOTE] That's basically how bombing is. As long as it hits within 8 feet or less, a bomb is very effective. Usually bombs with today's tech are accurate within 3 feet. Of course, with guidance systems, they can be as accurate as within 1 or 2 inches. Definitely decades ago, bombs were dropped in to a general vicinity of a target, with no guarantee of hitting dead on. Also, bombs a lot of times were detonated before hitting the ground (though, there is use to this; shockwave damage sometimes would be greater if the bomb was detonated before hitting the ground).
[QUOTE=johnT447;29579465]france are throwing rocks.[/QUOTE] ...and if things go rough, rocks with white flags stuck in them.
[QUOTE=Van-man;29566137]They should drop anvils, just for the comedy effect.[/QUOTE] Operation A.C.M.E
[QUOTE=Itsjustguy;29575893]No, we're fighting Pro-Gadaffi forces but don't want to injure civies and infrastructure.[/QUOTE] Wow you brutally slaughtered that joke and ate its remains.
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;29575356]Who are they fighting, fuckin' Magneto?[/QUOTE] HAHA France! Welcome to die!
[QUOTE=Dr. Fishtastic;29575356]Who are they fighting, fuckin' Magneto?[/QUOTE] [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/Moammar-Gaddafi.jpg[/img] [editline]2nd May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=Wootman;29583397]HAHA France! Welcome to die![/QUOTE] Mag-Fuckin-neto.
We should carpet bomb Gaddafi's compound with concrete bombs.
[QUOTE=Killowatt;29578548]Yet its funny because he is like the village idiot of facepunch. The one that we all laugh at.[/QUOTE] but I make fabulous posts
Concrete Bombs sound cool. But what if the bomb starts rolling off the tank and runs over a pedestrian. Or a nearby house with people inside. Oh boy.
[QUOTE=NO ONE;29579258]Didn't know concrete bombs had been around since WWII. Came in here thinking this would be a new concept. Lovin the lack of collateral damage these have. I would if we (US) have ever used these in the same manner....probably not though. We just love to fuck up countries too much :v:.[/QUOTE] we do use them and still do
[QUOTE=BigBeretFrenchi;29586963]Concrete Bombs sound cool. But what if the bomb starts rolling off the tank and runs over a pedestrian. Or a nearby house with people inside. Oh boy.[/QUOTE]As opposed to a normal bomb blowing up the pedestrian and buildings anyway?
[QUOTE=Zeke129;29586951]but I make fabulous posts[/QUOTE] Can't disagree with that.
[QUOTE=PvtCupcakes;29578795]I don't remember how to do terminal velocity, but I'm guessing the concrete will read it long before it hits the ground. It has to do with air resistance as it's falling so it reaches a maximum speed and stays at that speed. You'd need to account for that if you're trying to find the force of the impact.[/QUOTE] Yeah, it won't be falling for 5 seconds. That's like the time you take to fall off the Golden Gate bridge. If the bombs need guidance, they fall much longer. And their terminal velocity will be somewhat higher than 50m/s. The kinetic energy with that velocity is pathetic; it's just a few hundred grams of TNT. It's less than in a moderate car crash.
What if you dropped huge spear shaped tungsten rods from space?
[QUOTE=Tac Error;29566329]Makes craters that ground crews will just fill in as immediate repairs, better to use a dedicated anti-runway weapon I mean [img_thumb]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/FISTltsniper/DF-ST-83-03782.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/FISTltsniper/DF-ST-83-03783.jpg[/img_thumb] [img_thumb]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/FISTltsniper/DF-ST-83-03781.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] Do they really fix the runway holes before houses around have time to burn down?
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