ARMOURERs Thread

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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Dan4th » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:45 pm

Cost is justified by Accuracy............

Capable of hitting the starboard wing of a
Camelfly from 5 miles up.

One mission, One aircraft, One BOMB!

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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Xplumberlives » Sun Aug 16, 2009 9:50 pm

Accuracy = Force Multiplication!
"All modern aircraft have 4 dimensions: span, length, height and politics.
TSR-2 simply got the first 3 right. ”
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Saracenman » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:30 am

you don't have to be an armourer to enjoy THIS! \:D/

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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:36 am

Thank you S.M.

Unlike the Films, it's nice to see the NOISE comes along after the distant explosion! ;)
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Saracenman » Wed Aug 19, 2009 12:39 am

yes - and quite some time too - that was some zoom lens Mr. Beeb-Cameraman was using I'll wager! :p
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Mayfly » Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:49 am

saw that on the news \:D/ \:D/ \:D/
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:03 pm

I used to love doing the big bangs, one we had in Belize was absolutely massive, it took 12 of us four hours to build!
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Saracenman » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:20 pm

and 12 nanoseconds to...........
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Xplumberlives » Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:23 pm

create the Olympic swimming pool sized hole in the hill called Baldy Beacon!
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Louise » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:51 pm

I laove this thread
I love chocolate!
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Nickolas » Sun Sep 20, 2009 11:02 pm

IanM wrote:Calm down, I was only messing around! :ympeace:

All I was saying in a jokey kind of way, was that the WE177As at Duxford are ex-training rounds. The one displayed at Orford is a proper decommissioned round.

That is all :)


You mean THIS one............
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Sad Sam3 » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:08 pm

At the start of this thread there is picture of some little bombs with the big exciting one (Blue Steel) on it's trolley in the back ground.

Did you by any chance get any pictures of that, I think it was the one that used to be at Saint Athan when they used to have a good little museum there.
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Marty996 » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:59 am

Xplumberlives wrote:Here's another shot

The 2000lb Paveway 3 L.G.B.
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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Dan4th » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:36 am

Mister 996:

You must be getting close to coming home.....

What did you decide about your CAR?????

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Re: ARMOURERs Thread

Postby Xplumberlives » Tue Sep 22, 2009 2:21 pm

Dan4th wrote:Mister 996:
You must be getting close to coming home.....
What did you decide about your CAR?????
Danf.



Armourers BEER and FISHING trip, in the planning stages! :ymapplause:
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