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To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (893486)10/13/2015 6:37:08 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575623
 
somebody fucked up royally

That does seem to be the case.

But that's a different thing than intentionally targeting and trying to destroy the hospital or intentionally going after Doctors Without Borders as the target.



To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (893486)10/13/2015 6:40:27 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575623
 
>>I don't think C130 gunships operate 2 miles up<<

Low and slow is why they fly at night. They visually sight their targets - if the guns had been GPS controlled, they wouldn't have hit the hospital. I'd say the crew f*cked up, or the spotters did.



To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (893486)10/13/2015 6:57:01 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575623
 
and I don't think C130 gunships operate 2 miles up.

They might. At times all American fixed wing aircraft have only operated from above 10,000 feet, whenever possible, to make them invulnerable to the limited anti-aircraft options available.

But your right that AC-130s would normally operate at a lower altitude.

Doesn't make a lot of difference though. Flying over a target even when your not miles up, its quite possible to misidentify it.


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