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Offline Corsair

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on: October 18, 2002, 09:24:58 am
A 5 second .mpeg of a missile launch...just thought it was cool. D/l from the link, although I'm not sure about its reliability as it is on my geocities server.

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Offline Redfang

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Reply #1 on: October 18, 2002, 10:01:07 am
*Nukes Geocities*
 
Edit: It's nice...
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Reply #2 on: October 18, 2002, 10:23:15 am
yeah, send it to me and i'll host it
 

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Reply #3 on: October 18, 2002, 11:07:42 am
Just copy-paste it into a new window - works fine.
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Offline Stealth

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Reply #4 on: October 18, 2002, 11:47:04 am
awesome
 

Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #5 on: October 18, 2002, 02:13:42 pm
Small note - that missile was designed, built and paid for with the express purpose of killing people. It's not all that cool.
 

Offline heretic

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Reply #6 on: October 18, 2002, 02:18:26 pm
oh please. :rolleyes:
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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #7 on: October 18, 2002, 02:25:07 pm
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oh please. :rolleyes:


Yeah, I know, I need to grow up a bit and admit that new and interesting ways of blowing people up are funny as hell. Sorry, I just had a moment of feeling that people were losing perspective a bit. I hate it when that happens. Still, if starts to get to you, you can always put me on you ignore list, that seems to work quite well.
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Reply #8 on: October 18, 2002, 06:32:19 pm
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer
Small note - that missile was designed, built and paid for with the express purpose of killing people. It's not all that cool.


So was the Orion, and the Myrmidon, and the Hercules, and the Prometheus, and the Harbinger...
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Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #9 on: October 18, 2002, 06:37:15 pm
A good point, and well made. However, there is a difference between the fantasy of computer games and the real thing. When that missile falls on your house, then try making comparisons.
« Last Edit: October 18, 2002, 06:41:14 pm by 170 »
 

Offline LtNarol

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Reply #10 on: October 18, 2002, 09:37:22 pm
Cruise missiles have a purpose and they serve them well: precission strikes.  If you think war can always be avoided, you're naive; if you think weapons like the Tomahawk are bad, you're ignorant.  When you need to remove a military installation on the outskirts of a city, would you rather turn the clock back 50 years and drop indiscriminant iron bombs (probably levelling more of the city than the base) or use a missile that can hit its target 9 times out of 10 (and eliminate the base with minimal collateral casaulties)?

EDIT: stupid spelling error
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Offline Knight Templar

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Reply #11 on: October 18, 2002, 10:19:44 pm
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When you need to remove a military installation on the outskirts of a city, would you rather turn the clock back 50 years and drop indiscrimant iron bombs (probably levelling more of the city than the base) or use a missile that can hit its target 9 times out of 10 (and eliminate the base with minimal collateral casaulties)?


aww hell, now you're telling me i have to choose? :p
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Offline NeoHunter

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Reply #12 on: October 18, 2002, 10:59:12 pm
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aww hell, now you're telling me i have to choose? :p


I guess so...:D
 

Offline CP5670

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Reply #13 on: October 19, 2002, 01:30:47 am
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Small note - that missile was designed, built and paid for with the express purpose of killing people. It's not all that cool.


That is one of the things that makes it is so great... :D
 

Offline diamondgeezer

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Reply #14 on: October 19, 2002, 10:26:25 am
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Cruise missiles have a purpose and they serve them well: precission strikes.


Like the ones the US rained down on the Afghans back in the day? Or were they an earlier, non-precision verision?

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If you think war can always be avoided, you're naive; if you think weapons like the Tomahawk are bad, you're ignorant.


War may well be unavoidable, but however fantastically wonderful a piece of kit the Tomahwak and its buddies may be there's no need to encourage it or (dub it 'cool').

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When you need to remove a military installation on the outskirts of a city, would you rather turn the clock back 50 years and drop indiscriminant iron bombs (probably levelling more of the city than the base) or use a missile that can hit its target 9 times out of 10 (and eliminate the base with minimal collateral casaulties?


Well, assuming the base hasn't been stuffed full of civvies, then let's go launching us some Kingpins. However, I'm confident that a single SAS operative armed with nothing more than a toothpick and Kit Kat wrapper could level the place in about twelve seconds, thus saving time and money and making us Brits look good :nod:
 

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Reply #15 on: October 19, 2002, 10:37:18 am
Well if your SAS operatives are so impressive, why aren't they over in Iraq taking out weapons factories with nothing more than toothpicks and Kit Kat wrappers?  Special Forces may be good at what they do, but its not practical to use them for anything and everything; cruise missiles, despite being millions apeice, are more cost effective.
 

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Reply #16 on: October 19, 2002, 11:17:26 am
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War may well be unavoidable, but however fantastically wonderful a piece of kit the Tomahwak and its buddies may be there's no need to encourage it or (dub it 'cool').


In that case, you could say the same about anything else; why call anything "cool?" :p :D (and the hydrogen bomb is even much "cooler" ;7)
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Reply #17 on: October 19, 2002, 12:22:06 pm
Sorry, I was compelled to post this...

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Reply #18 on: October 19, 2002, 01:57:43 pm
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Originally posted by diamondgeezer


Yeah, I know, I need to grow up a bit and admit that new and interesting ways of blowing people up are funny as hell. Sorry, I just had a moment of feeling that people were losing perspective a bit. I hate it when that happens. Still, if starts to get to you, you can always put me on you ignore list, that seems to work quite well.



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Reply #19 on: October 19, 2002, 03:58:21 pm
I wouldn't - I've heard rumours (mostly about you and your mates taking the piss out of people who've somehow managed to annoy you in some way), so frankly I'm not going within five miles of it :nod:

Also, I'm going to assume that this will be my last post in this thread (to be honest, I don't know why it's not been locked already), so let me just say it's been fun and I'd love to do it again some time.

And you never know heretic, post a Rift link and I may click it out of morbid curiosity - I always wondered just what it was you did to people in there... might be fun :)
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