Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Your estimates of Iraqi casualties are probably low. The US depleted it's supplies of iron bombs some of which dated back to the 40's by hanging everything they could off B52's and dropping them on the trench lines. Sort of a beefed up operation Arclight. There is no way you would ever get accurate casualty figures from that inferno. Same point however. On 5/20/07, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de> wrote: > > Ugly brutes, but effective - No real reason for A-10s to be deployed in > Iraq, UK Challengers and US Abrams MBTs had an easy job of mopping up > what was left of the Iraqi armour which was almost decimated in the > first round held in Kuwait. > Douglas > > BTW, an A-10 pilot destroyed two British Warrior APCs (4th Armoured > Brigade) in GW I , 9 dead, the highest Brit casualties in any one > individual action, 9 out of a total of 17 throughout the liberation of > Kuwait. Casualties in all: UK 17, US 79 and other allies 30. Iraqis had > around 100,000 dead and 175,000 POWs) - no wonder the Iraqis want > revenge in round two > > Leonard Taupier wrote: > > The governor won't let the National Guard get deactivated or leave the > > Air Station. The problem is the planes don't belong to the Guard and > > will probably be moved someplace else by the Dept of Defense. > > > > Too bad. We like them too. > > > > Len > > > > > > On May 19, 2007, at 7:35 PM, Jeff S. Matsler wrote: > > > >> I love those guys. > >> > >> Jeff M > >> (served w/ Armor battalion in Kuwait) > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leonard Taupier" <len-1@comcast.net > > > >> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > >> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 1:01 PM > >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: WartHogs > >> > >> > >>> I just happened to be outside photographing cloud formations when > >>> these planes flew by. > >>> These tank killers were used in the first Gulf War but were not > >>> deployed in the most current. They are stationed 3 miles from my > >>> home at the Willow Grove Air Station slated to be closed in the > >>> near future. > >>> M8 and 50mm Summitar at f8. Orange filter. BW converted in camera. > >>> http://tinyurl.com/2twcuj > >>> Len > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Don don.dory@gmail.com