Close Air Support (UNCLASSIFIED)

This video was filmed by Air Force Joint Tactical Air Controllers (JTAC) in Tal Afar, west of Mosul in Iraq.

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A marine unit was pinned down in the street. They set their video camera on
the bumper of their armored HUM-V, which they were using for cover.

Keep an eye on the opposing van parked just down the street.
On the audio you can hear them shooting back and forth. The rounds you can
hear are from the Marines, and the ones you hear pinging against the side of
the vehicle with no accompanying pop are from the bad guys.

When the Marine says they just fired the "rifle", it means an F-16 just launched a Maverick missile.

Edit to fix link. Okay apparently I am unaware as to how the atsmedia tag works :|

Direct link works fine!


[edit on 2/17/2010 by UberL33t]

Dam. Video removed already? And I had to watch the stupid advertisement before it told me so?

Wonder what that is that goes flying through the air to the left as soon as the missile strikes, car parts, or insurgent parts?

Yeah, there's no video there. Can you link to it somewhere else?

reply to post by UberL33t


Oh man! Star Flag and standing ovation!
I had to watch that 7 times, that's just beautiful

That isn't even fair.

2nd line.

This is why ATS has a media portal, folks.

Very Nice


thnx for posting s&f

Figured I'd give this a bump.

Personally, I think it's that cool.

Not too shabby precision.

The recochet is probably the missile.

The thing that makes this even more special, is that stupid.. Woo hoo hoo hoo after the dude gets maxed...

[edit on 1-3-2010 by exzone]