Precision Air Work

This is an F-16 doing CAS during the recent fighting in Fallujah. As you know we have been bombing insurgent "safe houses" with some sucess recently. This F-16 was on such a mission, to hit a house with an LGB, when 30+ insurgents left the building en masse to hurry to a nearby engagement with US Marines which had been going on for hours. The pilot communicates with an FAC either in the air or on the ground, and changes the flight path of the bomb while it is in the air. You can clearly see the "L" flashing in the MFD, and "TGP" is selected.

I'm assuming that the bomb itself is probably a 500 pounder, as Mk84s would be overkill in an urban setting where the ROE calls for minimal "collateral damage". Has sound.

"Oh dude..."

What would Michael Moore say?

I was thinking something along the same lines, Squidly.

Who gives a damn what Michael Moore would say?

To quote Sonic's signature or Fifth element "Big Ba-Da Boom!"

Boom! :D

Well Michael Moore is the poster boy for the Kerry camp these days. I figured he'd probably deride Bush for blowing up Iraqi patriots or something.

This thread going terminally political in 3...2...1...

Glad I am an American and not a stuid insergent walking down the middle of a street going to kill soldiers!

link wont work for me...ugh