dep_baumy
02-07-04, 01:11 AM
Fun Facts
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE U.S. MILITARY IN ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
-The Boeing B-52 first flew in 1954 and was used in the bombing of Iraq and Afghanistan.
-Thanks to modern equipment being installed in the B-52 year after year it is not scheduled for scraping until the mid 21st century. Giving it more or less 100 years of service in the USAF.
-5.56*45mm is considered an extremely deadly bullet even though the bullet itself is the same size as a civilian .22 rimfire which is about the size of common pencil eraser.
-A .22 long rifle leaves the barrel of a gun at 1200fps while the .223 or M193 leaves the barrel at 3200fps.
-The Swiss who are known for their humanitarian beliefs even banned the NATO SS109 and developed their own less-lethal version of the 5.56mm.
-The longest ranged confirmed kill of all time was made by an Canadian sniper in Afghanistan. He dropped his target at a range of 1.5 miles.
-The U.S. nominated him for the Bronze star.
-Canada had him court-martialed for using vulgar language.
You can see the difference between the two countries....
-Note: The longest range sniper kill in U.S. history was made by legendary marine named Carlos Hathcock at just under 1/5 miles.
Longest range confirmed kill by a U.S. sniper since Hathcock was made during the Gulf War at 2,000 yards.
-The .50 caliber slug nearly severed the Iraqi soldier in half at his mid-section.
-During the Gulf War, 9 lone M1 Abrams took on an entire Republican Guard division in the desert. Over 30 Iraqi T-72 tanks were destroyed with 0 Abram losses.
-It was the most lopsided tank battle in history.
-In 1908 the U.S. Army almost choose the 9mm German Luger over the prototype of the M1911. That would have been weird. (You may have seen this on Tales of The Gun) Thats were I heard it.
-The M-16 has been the standard issue rifle for longer than any other rifle in US military history. The design is more than 40 years old.
-But the Colt M1911 is the oldest pistol in the U.S. inventory. In the 1980s it was replaced by the controversial Italian Berretta 9mm but is still being issued to special forces.
-It saw action in the Philippines in 1913, all the way up to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003. Thats 91 years of service. And will still be used by special forces for some time to come.
-The AK-47 first came around in 1949 while the U.S. standard rifle was still the veteran M-1 Garand.
-Contrary to popular belief the german Stg44 had nothing to do with the design of the AK-47.
-There have been over 100,000,000 AK-47s made and dispersed around the globe.
-The AK-47 has killed more people than any other small arm since the Nagant rifle.
-The American frigate Stark was delibratly attacked by Iraq using an anti-ship missile in 1988 killing over 30 U.S. sailors.
-The Israeli navy and airforce attacked the U.S.S liberty in the mediteranean killing over 30 U.S. sailors.
-Durring the attack the american flag flying from the mast was shot down by machinegun fire from torpedo boats. Another larger flag was raised and it to was instantly shot down. Despite this the Israelis claimed they never had any idea it was an american ship.
-Its estimated that over 100,000 iraqi civilians died durring the first Gulf War.
-The estimates for Operation Iraqi Freedom is less than 3,000. Even though the number of bombs dropped were much higher.
-The Korean war cease fire is the longest in U.S. history. Since 1953 there have been no treaties that officially ended the "police action" in Korea even though North Korean troops broke the cease fire well into 1980s.
-Since 1953 several U.S. and R.O.K service men have seemingly vanished while patroling the DMZ. The North Koreans were sometimes bold enough to sneek into across the border and into U.S. bases and bomb Barracks filled with sleeping soldiers.
-China has the largest military in terms of man-power. 2.2 million troops.
-The largest navy belongs to the U.S. along with the largest Airforce of 5,000 aircraft.
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE U.S. MILITARY IN ASIA AND THE MIDDLE EAST.
-The Boeing B-52 first flew in 1954 and was used in the bombing of Iraq and Afghanistan.
-Thanks to modern equipment being installed in the B-52 year after year it is not scheduled for scraping until the mid 21st century. Giving it more or less 100 years of service in the USAF.
-5.56*45mm is considered an extremely deadly bullet even though the bullet itself is the same size as a civilian .22 rimfire which is about the size of common pencil eraser.
-A .22 long rifle leaves the barrel of a gun at 1200fps while the .223 or M193 leaves the barrel at 3200fps.
-The Swiss who are known for their humanitarian beliefs even banned the NATO SS109 and developed their own less-lethal version of the 5.56mm.
-The longest ranged confirmed kill of all time was made by an Canadian sniper in Afghanistan. He dropped his target at a range of 1.5 miles.
-The U.S. nominated him for the Bronze star.
-Canada had him court-martialed for using vulgar language.
You can see the difference between the two countries....
-Note: The longest range sniper kill in U.S. history was made by legendary marine named Carlos Hathcock at just under 1/5 miles.
Longest range confirmed kill by a U.S. sniper since Hathcock was made during the Gulf War at 2,000 yards.
-The .50 caliber slug nearly severed the Iraqi soldier in half at his mid-section.
-During the Gulf War, 9 lone M1 Abrams took on an entire Republican Guard division in the desert. Over 30 Iraqi T-72 tanks were destroyed with 0 Abram losses.
-It was the most lopsided tank battle in history.
-In 1908 the U.S. Army almost choose the 9mm German Luger over the prototype of the M1911. That would have been weird. (You may have seen this on Tales of The Gun) Thats were I heard it.
-The M-16 has been the standard issue rifle for longer than any other rifle in US military history. The design is more than 40 years old.
-But the Colt M1911 is the oldest pistol in the U.S. inventory. In the 1980s it was replaced by the controversial Italian Berretta 9mm but is still being issued to special forces.
-It saw action in the Philippines in 1913, all the way up to Iraq and Afghanistan in 2003. Thats 91 years of service. And will still be used by special forces for some time to come.
-The AK-47 first came around in 1949 while the U.S. standard rifle was still the veteran M-1 Garand.
-Contrary to popular belief the german Stg44 had nothing to do with the design of the AK-47.
-There have been over 100,000,000 AK-47s made and dispersed around the globe.
-The AK-47 has killed more people than any other small arm since the Nagant rifle.
-The American frigate Stark was delibratly attacked by Iraq using an anti-ship missile in 1988 killing over 30 U.S. sailors.
-The Israeli navy and airforce attacked the U.S.S liberty in the mediteranean killing over 30 U.S. sailors.
-Durring the attack the american flag flying from the mast was shot down by machinegun fire from torpedo boats. Another larger flag was raised and it to was instantly shot down. Despite this the Israelis claimed they never had any idea it was an american ship.
-Its estimated that over 100,000 iraqi civilians died durring the first Gulf War.
-The estimates for Operation Iraqi Freedom is less than 3,000. Even though the number of bombs dropped were much higher.
-The Korean war cease fire is the longest in U.S. history. Since 1953 there have been no treaties that officially ended the "police action" in Korea even though North Korean troops broke the cease fire well into 1980s.
-Since 1953 several U.S. and R.O.K service men have seemingly vanished while patroling the DMZ. The North Koreans were sometimes bold enough to sneek into across the border and into U.S. bases and bomb Barracks filled with sleeping soldiers.
-China has the largest military in terms of man-power. 2.2 million troops.
-The largest navy belongs to the U.S. along with the largest Airforce of 5,000 aircraft.