Comments for "One bomb that can take out 40 tanks in a 500-1200 ft area" Video at VideoSift.com

By Clayton

Clayton (http://www.videosift.com/member/Clayton) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 03:56:16 -0700

49 nations to press for cluster weapons ban:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/49_nations_to_press_for_cluster_weapons_ban/articleshow/1672149.cms

Britain has already banned "dumb" cluster munitions, which wouldn't apply to the above.
http://politics.guardian.co.uk/foreignaffairs/story/0,,2037264,00.html

I personally, don't agree with the ban. The problem is the munitions that have deployed, armed, and yet don't detonate. The "dumb" cluster bomblets typically arm by centrifugal force, flutes around the bomblets spin them in flight arming them. Failure to subsequently detonate on impact points to a problem with the design of the detonating mechanism. The solution is simple, redesign the detonators.

By Enzoblue

Enzoblue (http://www.videosift.com/member/Enzoblue) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:24:25 -0700

Notice how the military guys here are so easy in front of the camera and communicate so well what's going on. They've been fully trained for public relations by the company making these things. Being a salesman is a nice gig for a grunt.

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:03:24 -0700

No shit, ya get to be at all the toy presentations as well....it's the SAC pilots that scare the shitouttaya....any folks they can find who won't flinch when the time comes.......ewwwwwwwww!

By choggie

choggie (http://www.videosift.com/member/choggie) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:08:02 -0700

course there's no mandate or unspoken rule even that states one must provide a reason for a downvote....unless yer one of those, "No War Anywhere,Anytime" folks.....yer time is coming, the Holey Blabbel says, "Peace for a thouuuuuusand years....Happy times ahead!"

(above to be read with yer favorite NIN song playing in a mental backdrop)

By NordlichReiter

NordlichReiter (http://www.videosift.com/member/NordlichReiter) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:15:16 -0700

Hey, I look at this and i don't see any real damage on those tanks? The tanks arent moving, and they are old tanks whats to say that the new tanks with that new retroactive armor plating wont take one of those bombs and chew it up then spit it back out? I also have to say that good old fashioned HE explosive bombs are better than this cluster bomb crap, give me a crater and see if that tank can get out of there when its in pieces. It just seemed to me that the munitions carried in that bomb were just fireworks compared to the stuff they show in Tomahawk missiles, those are cluster munition capable as well.

The daisy cutter? Now thats a bomb, big and fat and really delivers a boom.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/dumb/blu-82.htm

By conan

conan (http://www.videosift.com/member/conan) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:27:05 -0700

oh choggie i am one of those poor individuals. what a shame.

but so what, i don´t like you either.

By Tracon

Tracon (http://www.videosift.com/member/Tracon) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:34:14 -0700

@ Fuses aren't the problem its the explosive degrading over time that is the problem. As all explosives degrade including HE it becomes more unstable over time. There is no way you could manufacture 5000 bomblets per cluster bomb and not have some fail. If there's to sensitive and the cloud explodes before it hits the ground. Plus the economy of scale means the fuse's need to be cheap to manufacture or you might as well just make 1000 pounders or rockets. The biggest problem with cluster bombs happens years later when some kids play in that field were the battle was and find a little cylinder and play with it. That's why there being banned. Even if there coloured orange and the explosive sign was plastered all over them i guarantee you kids will play with them.

@ NordlichReiter Retroactive doesn't mean what you think it means. You mean Reactive armor. Reactive armor uses an explosive to push the explosive charge away from the the tank. Things like EFP and HEAT rounds that us liquid metal to cause the majority of damage can't penetrate because of the force being thrown back at the enemy explosive. The problem is they are panels. And once a panel is used up it has to be replaced. It would be hard to hit the same target twice in the same spot but the panels are large enough that it is definitely possible using shoulder fired rockets and missiles at close range within a city.

This entire show is nice but honestly every time i see it, it screams marketing by company's and less about what will actual see action. Not to mention the guy needs to calm down seriously you don't need epic music and epic narration every time. If its being researched and tested now it might see action in 5 years. Plus only a very small fraction will actually be bought by the DoD.

By sometimes

sometimes (http://www.videosift.com/member/sometimes) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:54:11 -0700

boy, those sure did blast the heck out of the dirt around those tanks.

By ant

ant (http://www.videosift.com/member/ant) — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 17:38:47 -0700

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6flb913SR90

Why is part 2 used?

By Wingoguy

Wingoguy (http://www.videosift.com/member/Wingoguy) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:31:52 -0700

Cool, but I don't think we need this. No country is stupid enough to field a line of tanks and trucks against the US. Look what happened to the Iraqis when they did it, twice.

By papple

papple (http://www.videosift.com/member/papple) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:25:55 -0700

Dropping munitions while cruising at 500ft on un-manned, stationary, Soviet-era vehicles is not a realisitic scenario

By Bigboomer

Bigboomer (http://www.videosift.com/member/Bigboomer) — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:02:17 -0700

Had they used brand new tanks with computers driving them etc... everyone would be crying its a waste of tax payers money

By Payback

Payback (http://www.videosift.com/member/Payback) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:30:47 -0700

At 4:22 some techs are "heating the tanks"... obviously with urine...

By ren

ren (http://ren.videosift.com) — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:31:19 -0700

wow I was so inspired by that clip.

By dag

dag (http://dag.videosift.com) — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 21:05:51 -0700

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