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Why buzz the tower when you can machine gun it?
Posted on 4/25/16 at 1:04 am
Posted on 4/25/16 at 1:04 am
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Agence France-Presse
Sunday 24 April 2016 23.34 EDT
A Norwegian fighter jet on a training exercise jet mistakenly machine-gunned a control tower with three officers inside, who survived unhurt, the military said Sunday.
Two F-16s were taking part in a mock attack on the uninhabited island of Tarva off Norway’s west coast when one of them opened fire with its M61 Vulcan cannon, which is capable of firing up to 100 rounds a second.
“An investigation has been opened,” Captain Brynjar Stordal, a spokesman for the Norwegian military, told AFP.
A hail of bullets hit the tower in the incident, which happened on the night of April 12, but the officers inside were not injured.
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Posted on 4/25/16 at 1:06 am to Jim Rockford
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An investigation has been opened
You got shot.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 1:08 am to Jim Rockford
Yumpin' yiminy! Norway has fighter jets?
They planning to attack Sweden?
They planning to attack Sweden?
Posted on 4/25/16 at 3:26 am to Jim Rockford
Negative, ghost rider. The pattern is....rat tat tat tat
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:17 am to Jim Rockford
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100 rounds a second
Is that correct?
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:26 am to DevilDogTiger
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Is that correct?
Seems low
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:36 am to Jim Rockford
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100 rounds a second
So how many seconds until a pilot runs out of ammo ?
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:49 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
FYI: an A-10 for comparison
Which makes around 70 RPS
For this story though:
it could easily hit 100 per second
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The magazine can hold 1,350 rounds of ammunition. The pilot can select a firing rate of 2,100 or 4,200 rounds a minute.
Which makes around 70 RPS
For this story though:
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The M61 20mm Vulcan is an externally powered, six-barrel, rotary-fire gun having a rate of fire of up to 7200 spm. The firing rate is selectible at 4,000 spm or 6,000 spm.
it could easily hit 100 per second
This post was edited on 4/25/16 at 7:53 am
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:55 am to Jim Rockford
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Norwegian fighter jet on a training exercise jet mistakenly machine-gunned a control tower with three officers inside, who survived unhurt, the military said Sunday.
I bet those pussies spilled their coffee too.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 7:59 am to PhilipMarlowe
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bet those pussies spilled their coffee too.
And their bladders.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 8:00 am to PhilipMarlowe
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I bet those pussies spilled their coffee too.
Now they want some butts.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 8:06 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
About 5.1 seconds for a continuous pull but a 5 second pull can't/won't exactly happen.
Posted on 4/25/16 at 8:20 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
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So how many seconds until a pilot runs out of ammo ?
holds 511 rounds of ammo, so around 5.5 seconds, as it takes just under a half second to get the barrels up to full speed...not gonna burn all your rounds holding it full for 5.5 seconds though.
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