Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

Monday, November 28, 2022

Every Cargo Airplane is Now a Bomber

The Zoomies have tested a weapon system that turns a lot of cargo airplanes into bombers. The Rapid Dragon is a palletized cruise missle. The loadmasters shove the pallet out of the back, a parachute stabilizes the pallet and then the missile launches.

The term "force multiplier" gets tossed around a lot, but it seems applicable in this case.

"Every Trash-Hauler, a Bomber."

4 comments:

Tsgt Joe said...

If I remember correctly, during Vietnam, C-130's would drop 10,000 Lb. bombs out the back to create "instant landing spots for helicopters". I honestly don't remember whether it was operational or experimental.

CenterPuke88 said...

Tsgt Joe, the BLU-82, was a 15,000 lb bomb with an extended fuse (itself called a daisy cutter) that was dropped from a MC-130/C-130 or CH-54 in a Vietnam to create landing zones.

Comrade Misfit said...

Its successor, the BLU-43, is a 21,000lb bomb that is dropped by a C-130.

Both the BLU-42 and -43 are bombs that get dropped on third-world opponents. A C-130 isn't going to be dropping bombs from altitude over a battlefield where there is a significant AAW threat environment.

Unknown said...

Not to be confused with this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon_Rapide