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Jeffrey_Button
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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject: Ieds are no joke
This is what happens when you hit an ied. _________________ Jeffrey Button, aka "LiL-J"

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Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:56 pm
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Jeffrey,
The first thing I notice about those pics is the uniformity of size (and apparently shape) of the missiles. Looks to be spherical and roughly the size of buckshot. Not just an IED, but either an improvised weapon that was encased in something like a mess of ball bearings, or a conventional weapon rather like a claymore mine. The distribution of hits is pretty uniform also, as is direction.

Whatever the projectiles, they were soft...just bounced of the gunshield while disintegrating. Made impressions on the sides (which look to be aluminum) but only penetrated the sheet metal...and likely didn't hurt any occupants, unless the gunner was exposed.

This was no roadside car bomb. Is anything more known about the device?

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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:23 am Post subject: Re: Ieds are no joke
My son found these pictures at strangemilitary.com. There was no caption that I saw. _________________ SFC Jeff Button "High Angle Hell"

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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:41 am Post subject: Re: Ieds are no joke
Reminds me of an after shot of a "CLAYMORE" that we set off in AFGHAN .Small balls coming at you at the speed of light hurts.......

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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 12:53 am Post subject: Re: Ieds are no joke
M18A1 Claymore was my first thought too.

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Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2006 1:05 am Post subject: Re: Ieds are no joke
Who forgot to put the drip pans out?

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