tws71669
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I figure, hey let's see how air misisons are working these days. So all good air missions need spotters right?
My 2nd platoon marines are right next to the hex I'm going to target, they'll do!
Spot the target... call my Marine Air...
Weapon select... a little incoming fire from the woods, but I'm seeing Luke at the Death Star here any second-
My CAS drops a BLU-82
BA-BOOM
Smoke....
Fire....
"Where's the Kaboom, there was supposed to be an earth-shattering Kaboom..."
Oh Dear.
Well, after doing a little research concerning that BLU-82 thingy I understand why I lost nearly my entire company and totalled the enemies 5 vehicles and 2 arty peices in the nieghboring hex and damaged a helo unit flying over the hex.
"The BLU-82 [Bomb Live Unit-82] is a 15,000 pound bomb originally designed to clear helicopter landing zones in Vietnam. The warhead contains 12,600 pounds of GSX [Gelled Slurry Explosive] slurry...." - FAS.org
Slurry.... hmmmmm... that about best describes the leftovers.
I see a Court Martial here.
I figure, hey let's see how air misisons are working these days. So all good air missions need spotters right?
My 2nd platoon marines are right next to the hex I'm going to target, they'll do!
Spot the target... call my Marine Air...
Weapon select... a little incoming fire from the woods, but I'm seeing Luke at the Death Star here any second-
My CAS drops a BLU-82
BA-BOOM
Smoke....
Fire....
"Where's the Kaboom, there was supposed to be an earth-shattering Kaboom..."
Oh Dear.
Well, after doing a little research concerning that BLU-82 thingy I understand why I lost nearly my entire company and totalled the enemies 5 vehicles and 2 arty peices in the nieghboring hex and damaged a helo unit flying over the hex.
"The BLU-82 [Bomb Live Unit-82] is a 15,000 pound bomb originally designed to clear helicopter landing zones in Vietnam. The warhead contains 12,600 pounds of GSX [Gelled Slurry Explosive] slurry...." - FAS.org
Slurry.... hmmmmm... that about best describes the leftovers.
I see a Court Martial here.