RAF Pilot saved villagers by steering smart bomb away from villagers - Afghanistan

[ItzRomeoNiggah]

why didnt he drop it on them? waste of a good bomb ,

[planetrockford]

This war is going to go on forever, meanwhile our countries are up shit creak and letting in the same religious nutcases en masse. Welcome home soldiers to Britistan.

[odengodofwar]

@planetrockford

do yourself a favour and stop reading the Sun with their articles filled with lies

[planetrockford]

@odengodofwar I avoid all media but my ability to see is time. I simply donot want the liberal and tolerant place of my birth and my home of 25 years to.slowly become like Iran etc. I will happen, sheer weight of numbers by forecast birth rates lake it inevitable.

[JukemDrawles89]

@planetrockford its all an agenda being fulfilled right infront of us.

nwo

[Meljayne2]

@maydayfire And just to finish off not only would we never interfere in these countries affairs , but if they wanted to continue with their inter tribal fighting and murdering then fine by me . If they are all busy killing each other then they are not blowing up our service people , YES i witnessedthese events with my own eyes , different tribes and different sects of islam shooting each other . Fine by myself not our business .

[Meljayne2]

@maydayfire Well here we go another ranting raving rag head . I tell you something my friend i am ex british forces and if i had my way i would bring all our armed forces home from afghanistan and never invaded iraq either , then i would have rounded up everyone in the uk from these and other like countries that spout hatred and dont like the western way of life and fuck them all off back to their place of birth , then that way everybody happy . Lastly would not interfere in their affairs .

[LoveMyCountryAussie]

TO THE MEN AND WOMEN, OF UK FORCES , I LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOU SERVICE MATE ,,,TAKE CARE ,COME HOME SOON ,,FROM MICK,,,AUSTRALIA

[Zookei]

@maydayfire Noone was killed.

[permaveg]

@sprPee Not as far as i know, who said they did? i didnt, i said "on countries that have oil". They do as i understand want to build a pipeline through Afghanistan however. Plus the heroin production in that country which is managed by the CIA, Afghanistan was renowned for hashish production until they were encouraged to switch to opium poppy production,much to the Talibans disproval who still destroy the poppy fields when found . CIA paint a different story of course.

[GREATBRITISHGAMER]

Baoom :D, i like looking at explosions :)

[harrybyles1996]

hey does anyone know how jets actualy bomb? like how do they find a target and get the camera on it ect and how do they steer the bombs away?

[IdunCareLesSn00b]

@harrybyles1996 The bomb looks to the laser reflection(sparkle) that's shone on the ground and it has a seeker window on the bomb and the electronics in the bomb alter the fins(wings) on the bomb so it falls to the laser illuminated spot.Its not a rocket it has no motor it is free falling and uses wings like a plane through the air to change direction.But its also a lot of the spot where the pilot releases it in the first place as well.This paveway is a an expensive good version of these.

[harrybyles1996]

@IdunCareLesSn00b okay thank you :)

[guido86]

is this a LITENING pod?

[varlb002]

Good to see that Pilots in the UK are respecting the chain of command. Shame those civilians saw the bomb and will probally reconsider who's side they are really on :S

[HailToTheSkunk]

them civilians probably still died.

[TheIronweasle]

@HailToTheSkunk No most of the flash was just heat and smoke, smart bombs are designed to be as small as possible.

[charlieechovictor]

@GoldenRing1989 lol get some info culture about the talibans. Talibans kill civilians in villages but their primary target are military. They don't give a shit That's pretty much how it works. Oh and most civilians know where the talibans live. But are afraid to get killed if they talk about it...

[bow1964]

Handy that, now those Taliban can go and kill more of our boys.

[varlb002]

@bow1964 Wait.... You think they should have killed the civilians to get to the Taliban? Please say that i misread what you said....

[1who2what3where4when]

@bow1964 The target was captured 2 weeks later and jailed.

[egkg75]

uh, he tried to save them but I still don't think they made it that was still close, the shock wave alone probably got them.

[FDR4FreedomsSpeach]

beats carpet bombing. pilot was quick thinking. we did get the bad guy latter, so all is well.

[rapidfireonthetarget]

what do you mean we, your a fat geek eating chips at your computer thinking that your a hero of ISAF

[navyseal100]

@rapidfireonthetarget ......You that is da funniest shit I ever heard..probably in my life!....lmao

[BonelloUK]

Well done to the pilot for his quick-thinking. However I think the road which the commander took to the north of the civilians is just as far as the field opposite, which looked like it was used for agriculture. At least they got 'im a few days later.