Comments on: 20mm Rounds http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/ Where There's Snow, There's Firepower Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Joe Mama http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/#comment-25682 Joe Mama Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:31:10 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3905#comment-25682 I took one in the upper chest Sept 11, 1997. It ain't no fun. I took one in the upper chest Sept 11, 1997. It ain’t no fun.

]]> By: Joe http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/#comment-25653 Joe Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:14:33 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3905#comment-25653 "not that many hit… " That's why the pilot was practicing -- to improve his score. “not that many hit… ”

That’s why the pilot was practicing — to improve his score.

]]> By: RAH http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/#comment-25644 RAH Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:29:54 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3905#comment-25644 Hey, I think the Chevy Suburban did very well. It was still drivable and the passengers survived Hey, I think the Chevy Suburban did very well. It was still drivable and the passengers survived

]]> By: karrde http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/#comment-25632 karrde Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:27:21 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3905#comment-25632 In 2004, a similar incident happened over a school building in NJ, with an Air National Guard F-16. IIRC, that incident happened when the school building was empty...but it was a little shocking. [after a moment's searching...] The <a href="http://geekwitha45.blogspot.com/2004_11_01_archive.html#109966974485589176" rel="nofollow">Geek</a> wrote it up at the time, and I think the news-link on his site is still good. In 2004, a similar incident happened over a school building in NJ, with an Air National Guard F-16.

IIRC, that incident happened when the school building was empty…but it was a little shocking.

[after a moment's searching...]
The Geek wrote it up at the time, and I think the news-link on his site is still good.

]]> By: Linoge http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/#comment-25593 Linoge Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:31:52 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3905#comment-25593 Seventy rounds were fired, but knowing a little about the gun, and looking at the car, not that many hit... for which the driver and passenger should be quite thankful. Furthermore, they should be thankful Vulcans generally stick to unitary, AP rounds, and not SAPHEI or something equally not-friendly-to-organics. Seventy rounds were fired, but knowing a little about the gun, and looking at the car, not that many hit… for which the driver and passenger should be quite thankful. Furthermore, they should be thankful Vulcans generally stick to unitary, AP rounds, and not SAPHEI or something equally not-friendly-to-organics.

]]> By: Robb Allen http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/#comment-25588 Robb Allen Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:56:02 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3905#comment-25588 Daaaaaayyum. Daaaaaayyum.

]]> By: Kurt "45superman" Hofmann http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/2008/06/30/20mm-rounds/#comment-25587 Kurt "45superman" Hofmann Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:52:12 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=3905#comment-25587 Pretty astonishing that those soldiers survived, and even more so that they were apparently not too badly injured. I'm not religious, but if that had been me, I might be discovering my spiritual side. Pretty astonishing that those soldiers survived, and even more so that they were apparently not too badly injured.

I’m not religious, but if that had been me, I might be discovering my spiritual side.

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