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Old 02-06-2010, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by simonmark6 View Post
120mm cannon, they can't hear you if they're dead...
Along those lines, what about the A-10 Warthog? The Iraqis did call it "Silent Death" (yes, I do know that story is apocryphal). Supposedly, the Iraqis called it that because with a long-range shot the cannon shells got to their target before even the engines of the A-10 could be heard.
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