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    ROXunreal's Avatar Senior Member
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    I really wouldn't want to be Gaddafi's troops

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...e-Libya-targets.html
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    Jeez. Shame we can't just focus on the ****** bag in charge. I know war's hell but they don't even have a sporting chance. Lots of guys running away, I wonder if they give them a little bit of warning so they can hit their pins rather than get baked in their tanks?
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    Lot of good "hiding" the truck in the trees did you there, buddy. Didn't work...

    Apparently, it seems that the gun is only useful on pinpoint targets at very close range. Judging by the amount of time between the camera shake from the gun firing to the rounds hitting the ground around the target, I'd guess the trucks were at least 2.5 miles away. Too far unless you're firing at groups of infantry.
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    Not many people want to be at the business end of an Apache.
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    I think you're not far off the mark with the distance there Treetop.
    The Apache will be firing from long range so the target will barely be able to hear it and so the Hellfires can get a good lock on their target.
    I had thought the 30mm was more accurate than is shown, but that may be down to the Apache firing while moving, or it could be the length of the burst...


    Caution: the above post may contain levels of bulls**t lethal to people who obsess over attention to detail. I will check my facts at a later date, maybe when I'm bored at work...
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    Originally posted by GratedLeeman:
    I think you're not far off the mark with the distance there Treetop.
    The Apache will be firing from long range so the target will barely be able to hear it and so the Hellfires can get a good lock on their target.
    I had thought the 30mm was more accurate than is shown, but that may be down to the Apache firing while moving, or it could be the length of the burst...

    A random google for the specs on a Hughes M230 reveals a max range of 4500 meters but effective range for accurate fire/good penetration of only 1500m .
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    Originally posted by WTE_Galway:
    A random google for the specs on a Hughes M230 reveals a max range of 4500 meters but effective range for accurate fire/good penetration of only 1500m .
    Just arrived in work for a fun filled day of avoiding my job and talking about helicopters and my thunder has been stolen
    Ah well, I'll paint a "shared victory" on my desk!
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    WOW! COOLZ! im gonna risk sounding like a noob but its scary how accurate MoH got the Apache!
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    Been out of the loop recent times - so why again are we striking Gaddafi (while leaving Assad alone to butcher as he pleases)? Weren't nearly all western leaders shaking hands and tapping shoulders with Gaddafi in last year(s)?
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    Now you guys know how relatively safe I felt while doing combat patrols with these things watching my back.
    They would follow us in pairs a couple miles out just waiting for us to call in for their support.
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