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Title: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: TomSea on April 26, 2017, 04:40:56 pm
Headlining at Drudge now:

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North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills

    North Korea marked military anniversary with the country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday
    Kim Jong-Un saluted the army as they fired more than 300 large-calibre artillery pieces along Wonsan coast
    A day later South Korea conducted joint military live-fire drills with the US near the border with North Korea
    Donald Trump said Jong-Un isn't as strong as he claims and blamed global community for not reining him in

By Ekin Karasin and Dailymail.com Reporter
Published: 06:23 EDT, 26 April 2017 | Updated: 11:25 EDT, 26 April 2017

Kim Jong-Un's army readied for war as they fired rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during North Korea's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday.

Hundreds of tanks were lined up along the eastern coastal town of Wonsan in a show of military strength to celebrate 85 years since the North Korean army was created.

(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/26/11/3F9DDC5400000578-4447140-North_Korea_held_massive_live_fire_artillery_drills_on_Tuesday_a-a-114_1493202619298.jpg)

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Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: thackney on April 26, 2017, 08:31:18 pm
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/26/11/3F9D8B5500000578-4447140-Hundreds_of_weapons_were_fired_across_the_sea_in_the_military_de-a-99_1493202618765.jpg)

My thoughts at seeing the picture was:

Are you kidding?  We have A-10s at Osan Air Base in South Korea.  Those pilots are drooling at the thought of those artillery in straight lines exposed on the beach.
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: driftdiver on April 26, 2017, 08:33:59 pm
Quote from: thackney on April 26, 2017, 08:31:18 pm


My thoughts at seeing the picture was:

Are you kidding?  We have A-10s at Osan Air Base in South Korea.  Those pilots are drooling at the thought of those artillery in straight lines exposed on the beach.

Also note that only about half of them fired.  Perhaps the rest did at another time.  I'd wager they either didnt work or didnt have ammunition.
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: geronl on April 26, 2017, 08:38:38 pm
Norkaganda video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnbpQBabQLQ
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: driftdiver on April 26, 2017, 08:39:21 pm
Is it just me or do those flashes seem awful bright?     Other videos I find on youtube and there isn't the bright flash, just a cloud of grey smoke.   Unless you go back to the WWII pictures when they used different propellants.
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: geronl on April 26, 2017, 08:42:47 pm
Quote from: driftdiver on April 26, 2017, 08:39:21 pm
Is it just me or do those flashes seem awful bright?     Other videos I find on youtube and there isn't the bright flash, just a cloud of grey smoke.   Unless you go back to the WWII pictures when they used different propellants.

This was all done for the propaganda, of course.
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: skeeter on April 26, 2017, 08:49:36 pm
Quote from: driftdiver on April 26, 2017, 08:39:21 pm
Is it just me or do those flashes seem awful bright?     Other videos I find on youtube and there isn't the bright flash, just a cloud of grey smoke.   Unless you go back to the WWII pictures when they used different propellants.

Flashes that bright would sure be convenient in spotting for counter fire. Wouldn't need radar to locate.
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: Free Vulcan on April 26, 2017, 08:51:47 pm
Quote from: thackney on April 26, 2017, 08:31:18 pm
My thoughts at seeing the picture was:

Are you kidding?  We have A-10s at Osan Air Base in South Korea.  Those pilots are drooling at the thought of those artillery in straight lines exposed on the beach.

We literally could waste that entire area within an hour and not really miss what we spent. It would be like 'thanks NK for giving our new recruits some live fire time!'

Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: Idaho_Cowboy on April 26, 2017, 08:52:05 pm
Quote from: geronl on April 26, 2017, 08:42:47 pm
This was all done for the propaganda, of course.

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Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: catfish1957 on April 28, 2017, 02:31:14 am
Quote from: thackney on April 26, 2017, 08:31:18 pm
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/26/11/3F9D8B5500000578-4447140-Hundreds_of_weapons_were_fired_across_the_sea_in_the_military_de-a-99_1493202618765.jpg)

My thoughts at seeing the picture was:

Are you kidding?  We have A-10s at Osan Air Base in South Korea.  Those pilots are drooling at the thought of those artillery in straight lines exposed on the beach.

Actually 300 dingys went out in the bay later to collect bounty  for a Kim-Jong Fishy Fwy
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: Idiot on April 28, 2017, 02:56:01 am
Quote from: thackney on April 26, 2017, 08:31:18 pm
(http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/26/11/3F9D8B5500000578-4447140-Hundreds_of_weapons_were_fired_across_the_sea_in_the_military_de-a-99_1493202618765.jpg)

My thoughts at seeing the picture was:

Are you kidding?  We have A-10s at Osan Air Base in South Korea.  Those pilots are drooling at the thought of those artillery in straight lines exposed on the beach.
My first thought was....I bet the guys on the row next to the water are all needing new fillings.
Title: Re: North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills
Post by: Cyber Liberty on April 28, 2017, 03:31:13 am
It's like watching fireworks, but more expensive. :shrug: