Anyone Like Things That Go BOOM?

[TxDoc]

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Yes this video is real, the T72 was filled with black powder to simulate realistic battle conditions (full fuel tanks). The road wheels flew into the woods on both sides of the test range.

 

This was shot on Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, AL.

 

The turret flew up in the air some 200 feet they estimated.... When it came back down it burried in the ground about 6 feet, the barrel was just imprinted into the ground.

 

With the slow motion video tools they have in the studio (at Redstone)... You could watch the turret pop off (only lasted like 3 frames of high speed video though)...

 

The explosion cut the power lines (when it decapitated the transformer across the road) to all but 1 of the cameras (it was battery operated)...

Thanks to DsrtEgl50.

[HillHound]

Hey what's not like! US firepower in action!

 

Where can I get a good deal on a Javelin missile system?  That could come in handy when my idiot neighbors are revving their junked up old Ford truck at 2 a.m.  

[MountaineerTom]

When I was teaching the Weapons Academics class here on base, I'd show that video (along with some others) during breaks.

 

[lauriet1]

Way Cool      - Is this what Sadam's gonna be seeing soon?

[TheScaryGuy]

Heh, I had a m1000 (half stick) of dynomite on the 4th.  (bday present from a buddy) Blew a tree stump we had (roughly 4ft in dia., stupid cottonwood) into 4 huge peices.  Cops came about 20 minutes later, evidence gone.....and omg was it cool!!!!!

[RyanbabZ71]

where can i get one of those?

 

That was awesome

 

 

Saddam id go hide if i was you  

 

To quote POD "Here comes the BOOM"

[colosilverado]

Isn't the Javelin British? I was thinking it is....