Fighting the war

kj · 30th June 2003, 12:18 AM

did anyone see this programme on BBC2 today? it was a great insight into the life of the british military during the Iraqi war just passed. Some of it was pretty daunting and just imaging myself in some of those situations shown on the programme were frightening.

Incidently, i went to Camperdown Park in Dundee today where some of the Scottish elements of the British Army incl. the Black Watch were doing a military display. I had a fascinating convo with one soldier who explained the concept behind fly-by-wire shoulder mounted rocket launchers.

Did anyone remember seeing the coverage of the war when a soldier fired a rocket from a launcher and it dropped a couple of feet before its fins popped out and it flew toward a building, which it hit, and then you heard the American soldiers cheering? it was one of those. Well cool. And then i remembered that all the hardware on display was designed to kill people. Brings you back down to earth.

monk23785 · 30th June 2003, 01:10 AM

i think its pretty cool how we got so many people on here against war but we have the guy who runs the site talking abt how cool it was to see a rocket launcher blow up some building in Iraq

Talcum · 30th June 2003, 08:45 AM

it's just the same as when someone has an air rifle. Everyone wants a shot, doesn't mean they like the idea of killing people with them.

kj · 30th June 2003, 09:36 AM

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Originally posted by monk23785
i think its pretty cool how we got so many people on here against war but we have the guy who runs the site talking abt how cool it was to see a rocket launcher blow up some building in Iraq

"...it was one of those. Well cool"

you only read what you want to see. I wasnt talking about how cool it was blowing up a building, i was saying how cool it was to see the rockets mechanics.

and then if you read my post further...

"And then i remembered that all the hardware on display was designed to kill people. Brings you back down to earth."

you'd see that i dont think its cool to kill people.

Read first before making your judgment.

and if i got you the wrong way, then my appologies. Emotions are hard to convey on a discussion forum.

AlanG · 30th June 2003, 11:48 AM

I was one of the most anti war people here and I would have done the same as KJ. I think the reason is we both do computing so would be fascinated by the embedded programming that controls these high tech weaponry. The guided missiles etc are all controlled by computer programs not some guy holding a joystick and being geeks its cool to find out how this works

flyingHead · 2nd July 2003, 12:05 AM

Kick the soldiers in the head because of them a mother's dead, because of them a father cries when his little soldier dies.....

30th June 2003, 12:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
kj gimp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Scotland Posts: 14,224 Band: A band of merry men	Fighting the war did anyone see this programme on BBC2 today? it was a great insight into the life of the british military during the Iraqi war just passed. Some of it was pretty daunting and just imaging myself in some of those situations shown on the programme were frightening. Incidently, i went to Camperdown Park in Dundee today where some of the Scottish elements of the British Army incl. the Black Watch were doing a military display. I had a fascinating convo with one soldier who explained the concept behind fly-by-wire shoulder mounted rocket launchers. Did anyone remember seeing the coverage of the war when a soldier fired a rocket from a launcher and it dropped a couple of feet before its fins popped out and it flew toward a building, which it hit, and then you heard the American soldiers cheering? it was one of those. Well cool. And then i remembered that all the hardware on display was designed to kill people. Brings you back down to earth. __________________ This community cannot survive without your continued support. galleries \|\| links directory \|\| profiles \|\| wiki

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AlanG ModSword +5 of Editing Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dundee Posts: 3,429	I was one of the most anti war people here and I would have done the same as KJ. I think the reason is we both do computing so would be fascinated by the embedded programming that controls these high tech weaponry. The guided missiles etc are all controlled by computer programs not some guy holding a joystick and being geeks its cool to find out how this works __________________ Ernie Ross - "I'm not a rent-a-quote MP" 10 Sep 04 Ernie Ross being a rent-a-quote MP 23 Jul 04

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30th June 2003, 01:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
monk23785 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Dundee Posts: 2,537	i think its pretty cool how we got so many people on here against war but we have the guy who runs the site talking abt how cool it was to see a rocket launcher blow up some building in Iraq

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Talcum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: wherever makes me c00l, dickhead. Posts: 1,129	it's just the same as when someone has an air rifle. Everyone wants a shot, doesn't mean they like the idea of killing people with them.

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flyingHead Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: currently in a human vessel Posts: 357	Kick the soldiers in the head because of them a mother's dead, because of them a father cries when his little soldier dies.....