Armed forces day demo

[05crownsport]

Here is a video I found of the event i was hoping could've been a meet...this was the grand finale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc1Hbpll6vA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Bluerauder]

Here is a video I found of the event i was hoping could've been a meet...this was the grand finale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc1Hbpll6vA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Too bad you didn't get a view of the impact area and the targets. Quite impressive downrange. Better at night for effect of tracers spacing.

From right to left on the video, here's what I think I saw:

1. M1A1 or A2 Abrams. 120 mm M256 smoothbore cannon, .50 cal Heavy MG, and two 7.62 mm MG

2. M1128 Stryker Mobile Gun System. 105 mm rifled cannon, .50 cal Heavy MG, and 7.62 mm MG

3. M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle. 25 mm M242 Chain Gun, TOW Missile Launcher, and 7.62 mm M240C MG

4. RG-31 MRAP. Ring mount with .50 cal Heavy MG

5. M1114 Up-Armored HMMWV. Ring mount with .50 cal Heavy MG (or maybe a mini-gun)

The thump/boom of the larger cannons is quite obvious. The chain gun is unmistakeable. .50 cal has a distinct whump, whump, whump. 7.62 mm MG has a sharper crack and is quicker rate of fire. My rough estimate is about $300 per second just in steel going down range for that demo. That's enough for a used MM, a supercharger, full SW exhaust and gas for a year in just under a minute and a half.

[tallpaul]

That's Badass!