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Originally posted by Astygia
Now we're just making stuff up.
I've never been inside the Pentagon, but I've been around it several times, pre-9/11. Have you?
I was there in 1999 and 2000, visiting an uncle of mine who lives in D.C. He took me around, showed me the Capitol, spent a lot of time checking stuff out. No AA systems, no AM systems. If they were anywhere, they were way outta sight. And AA guns aren't small, you can't hide 'em under a bush. AM systems are huge.
But let's roll with this, assume they were there (although there's no proof of this). What good do you think an AA gun would have done against an aircraft moving at 400+ mph? Damaged the plane irrepairably, killed everyone inside, yeah. But it's still a big hunk o'metal hurtling down at 400+ mph. Woulda made no difference.
Originally posted by Astygia
If they were anywhere, they were way outta sight. And AA guns aren't small, you can't hide 'em under a bush. AM systems are huge.
Originally posted by Astygia
But let's roll with this, assume they were there (although there's no proof of this). What good do you think an AA gun would have done against an aircraft moving at 400+ mph? Damaged the plane irrepairably, killed everyone inside, yeah. But it's still a big hunk o'metal hurtling down at 400+ mph. Woulda made no difference.
Originally posted by Lomillialor
I used to work in the Pentagon basement in 1987 for about 8 months. I do not recall any kind of AA guns or similar.
Originally posted by Astygia
I have seen post-911 rooftop photos of the burning Pentagon and saw no guns.
Originally posted by Astygia
Shoulder fired weapons would be useless in this kind of attack where a jet airliner appearrs suddenly from a random direction and is already within a few yards of the bldg before anyone can react, though they might be useful against a small Cessna.
Originally posted by Astygia
I would be shocked to learn that the Pentagon routinely had defensive guns of any kind. But I again invite others to go to google maps right now and click the sattelite photos on the Pentagon and find such guns.
Originally posted by Slap Nuts
A small semi trailer or "box" such as the one on top of the white house after 9/11 is all you need.
Originally posted by deltaboy
Excuse me, but what semi trailer are you talking about?
Originally posted by Slap Nuts
Originally posted by deltaboy
Excuse me, but what semi trailer are you talking about?
A simple example of how you can "camoflauge" an AA system that is in a public civilian area.
Originally posted by deltaboy
Got a pic to show what this trailer you speak of on the top of the White House?
There was an antiaircraft battery permanently stationed on top of the White House, but inexplicably it wasn’t used to shoot down Flight 77, which flew low over the White House before making a sharp turn and hitting the Pentagon. [Dallas Morning News, 9/16/01, Newsday, 9/23/01]
Originally posted by Slap Nuts
No picture but two RELIABLE sources say it was there PRE 9/11:
It looked like a white box... I will still try to find a pic.
Originally posted by deltaboy
Is this what you were talking about?
Originally posted by deltaboy
Originally posted by Slap Nuts
No picture but two RELIABLE sources say it was there PRE 9/11:
It looked like a white box... I will still try to find a pic.
Is this what you were talking about?
Originally posted by thesaint
Obviously this box is not there to be a covert OP as there are so many men on the roof so i could only imagine this box conceals something such as a AA weapon