Could be two topics.

Things appear to be ramping up on both fronts.

First the DOW released video of an engagement that is clearly an AC-130J engaging a Narco Boat. The first round is the 105MM and it functions slightly low and aft. You can see a larger area in the center with most of the frag but it has "tails" off to the side which create the smiley face. You will note the sensor immediately offsets (two-shot) and begins engaging with 30MM from the MK-44 Bushmaster. The first 30MM round appears to hit a gas can or something flammable. Another 105MM prox with offset is a direct towards the end.

Next we have an engagement against what I would call a semi-submersible carrying drugs, my liberal friends would no doubt call it a fishing submarine. Oh no, it was a double tap...

Finally - recent images show what appears to be 5 MC-130Js and 9 CV-22s operating out of Puerto Rico.

29 minutes ago, ClearedHot said:

fishing submarine

Carrying an undocumented immigrant.

Damn, water really kills the wow factor of an explosive.

Well. Most of them. Next phase?

Great way to clear out the GIUK Gap of submarines in the event of war.

2 hours ago, Lord Ratner said:

Damn, water really kills the wow factor of an explosive.

Not when you HOB a prox round.

It's crazy that we have about 10 billion dollars worth of aircraft sitting stacked together in the open in these areas now days. A couple half brains with 50k worth of drones and equipment could wipe out a squadron of F-35s.

In that first video, the boat was not under way. Was any info given as to why?

Saw another news report that we have planes in El Salvador, wonder if they're flying out of Ilopango. We took an AC-H in there back in the day. Looked like an airplane junkyard where they parked us, tight fit too.

Over on main stream media (WSJ) is a 4+ min long vid showing off the planes and people (with nametags) highlighting capes and recent destruction. If my mug was in any of those vids, I'd be livid. Why show who and how?

11 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said:

Over on main stream media (WSJ) is a 4+ min long vid showing off the planes and people (with nametags) highlighting capes and recent destruction. If my mug was in any of those vids, I'd be livid. Why show who and how?

Concur...why invite the negative consequences.

I wonder why they chose 30/105 over PGMs..

But honestly I feel for the crews having the entire world armchair quarterbacks their engagements and having no idea wtf they're talking about.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by Chicken