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Thread: Chinese Spy Balloon over Montana

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    To put things in perspective, a discussion on one of the (portrayed as) greatest threats of the day.

    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...e-rules/page31

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    Quote Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand View Post
    Not sure there was an active airhead on that thing. The “Poof’ maybe more the helium envelope pooping than an explosion?

    Seems like slowing down the Vulcan or changing the ratio of live to ‘blank’ rounds and using some slugs would have been a better way to do it. Poke smaller holes and bring it down more slowly- but I would think that the thing is rigged to ‘come apart’ when it senses it will come down.

    Hell, they had enough time for DARPA to come up with something cool.

    Actually what you need is a reverse Azorian where you have a capture net and parachutes or even your own balloon!!!!
    Range on the gun would've been significantly reduced... I also can't imagine it'd be easy to hit something moving so slow while you're moving so fast.
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    Not to be outdone this drifted across the southern border with the strong southern winds.
    The government feels it's ether full of illegals or Fentanyl neither of which we need on US streets so they are going to let it float over the US to Canada if need be. LOL

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    Last edited by Co-gnARR; 02-09-23 at 10:26.

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    Media doing what they do, when in doubt blame the orange guy and boldface lie about it:

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    Eh...The Chinese collect more comms intel in the US in 2 seconds using TikTok than this stupid balloon did during the course of its entire flight.

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    Shot down another object over Alaska today

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    Quote Originally Posted by Renegade View Post
    Shot down another object over Alaska today
    Conversation in the Situation Room:

    "Do we shoot it down, or just monitor it?"

    "**** that, you saw what happened to us last week."

    "Yeahhh.... (turns to general) ... shoot it down."

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    “It’s dead, whatever it was”

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