Ever see this video — not intended for publication — of an F-16 fighter bombing a group of insurgents on the streets of Fallujah?
“[Thirty-plus] insurgents left the building en masse to hurry to a nearby engagement with U.S. Marines that had been going on for hours.” Below the fold, more from the explanation provided by someone who sent this to a local friend, who in turn sent it to me.
Something you won’t see on the news….
This is an F-16 doing CAS during the recent fighting in Fallujah, where
we have been bombing insurgent “safe houses” with some success recently.
This F-16 was on such a mission, to hit a house with an LGB, when 30+ insurgents left the building en masse to hurry to a nearby engagement with U.S. Marines that had been going on for hours. The pilot communicates with a FAC either in the air or on the ground, and changes the flight path of the bomb while it is in the air. You can clearly see the “L” flashing in the MFD, and “TGP” is selected. The bomb itself is probably a 500 pounder, as Mk84s would be overkill in an urban setting where the ROE calls for minimal “collateral damage”. (See attached file: F16 bomb.wmv)
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