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A little reminder that the missile fired at the balloon had its warhead REMOVED! A missile not only is more precise than the guns, but can also be fired at a m

A little reminder that the missile fired at the balloon had its warhead REMOVED! A missile not only is more precise than the guns, but can also be fired at a much safer distance. Punching a big hole immediately exploded the balloon, whereas shooting a bunch of cannon shots could have resulted in much more unforseen consequenced

AstixAndBelix 4y ago
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arethuza 4y ago
C.W. Lemoine ("Mover") who is a former military aviator pretty much makes all of these points in his YT video on this event.
ceejayoz 4y ago
> A little reminder that the missile fired at the balloon had its warhead REMOVED! Where are people getting this idea from? I've seen zero reputable reporting of it, and there's a visible grey smoke cloud from the explosive in the close-up videos. https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1621996717624393728 https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1621996717624393728
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
  There is no massive fireball Michael Bay explosion which, I assume, is what people expect.
  - AstixAndBelix 4y ago
    This is a very strange thing to say, because shooting a missile with an explosive warhead is exactly what most people expect, whereas the kinetic version does not come to mind immediately
    - 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
      I just haven't seen reputable reporting that the missile didn't have a warhead. I was also noting that AA missiles in broad daylight and very far away aren't very exciting which might lead some to think it had no warhead. Edit: In the closeup footage I see a flash of orange (explosion) in the debris cloud for a frame or two.
    - ceejayoz 4y ago
      > shooting a missile with an explosive warhead is exactly what most people expect No, it tends to be far less dramatic than people imagine; the missile itself is largely a shrapnel delivery vehicle. If there's a fireball, it tends to come more from the thing you hit, which tends (but not in this case) to be full of jet fuel.

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arethuza 4y ago

C.W. Lemoine ("Mover") who is a former military aviator pretty much makes all of these points in his YT video on this event.

ceejayoz 4y ago

> A little reminder that the missile fired at the balloon had its warhead REMOVED! Where are people getting this idea from? I've seen zero reputable reporting of it, and there's a visible grey smoke cloud from the explosive in the close-up videos. https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1621996717624393728 https://twitter.com/MikeSington/status/1621996717624393728

2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
There is no massive fireball Michael Bay explosion which, I assume, is what people expect.
- AstixAndBelix 4y ago
  This is a very strange thing to say, because shooting a missile with an explosive warhead is exactly what most people expect, whereas the kinetic version does not come to mind immediately
  - 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y ago
    I just haven't seen reputable reporting that the missile didn't have a warhead. I was also noting that AA missiles in broad daylight and very far away aren't very exciting which might lead some to think it had no warhead. Edit: In the closeup footage I see a flash of orange (explosion) in the debris cloud for a frame or two.
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    > shooting a missile with an explosive warhead is exactly what most people expect No, it tends to be far less dramatic than people imagine; the missile itself is largely a shrapnel delivery vehicle. If there's a fireball, it tends to come more from the thing you hit, which tends (but not in this case) to be full of jet fuel.