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Armoured Hummers

August 23rd 2006 04:15
Up-armored High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV).

Armored Humvee - Iraq
M1116 HMMWV Up-Armored Vehicle
Armoured Humvee - Iraq
M1116 HMMWV Up-Armored Vehicle



The M1116 HMMWV Up-Armored vehicles such as those shown above are armored light tactical units which feature gunner protection kit, traversing turret mechanism, expanded rear compartment and added underbody grenade fragmentation protection.

In 2005 the US Military spent $21 million to purchase 350 of the new M1114 HMMWV Up-Armored vehicles for use in Afghanistan and Iraq, they were to be delivered by the end of the year. In fact over 4,000 of the M1114s are being built for use there. The M1114 doesn't have a full turret gun shield like the M1116 but they are proving to be the most popular vehicle for patrols and escorts.

The Hummer HMMWV vehicles all have ballistic, artillery, and mine blast protection to protect the vehicle occupants. The vehicles are equipped with additional armor both on the sides and underneath to protect the crew from small arms ammunition and mines. The gun turrets can hold a variety of different weapons from 7.62 mm machine guns to grenade launchers, and they can spin the full 360 deg.


The necessity for using such armoured Hummers for escorts and patrols is clearly shown in the shots below of a HMMWV which has taken much small arms fire but fortunately the armour held up.



Armoured Hummer HMMWV - Iraq


Armored Hummer HMMWV - Iraq


M1114 Up Armored Vehicle





*These images used with permission from DamnFunnyPictures.


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Lebanon Israel Conflict

July 20th 2006 04:06
Below are pictures of Lebanon from the current conflict with Israel. It just makes you feel for all the innocent civilians being bombed. More pictures available here.

Lebanon Israel Conflict


Lebanon Israel War


Lebanon Israel War - After and Before
After and Before


Lebanon Israel War 2006



* These images used with permission from damnfunnypictures.






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Sinking of the USS Oriskany

July 12th 2006 00:32
USS Oriskany was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and was launched on the 13th of October 1945. She was used in the Vietnam War amongst her 25 years of service, then was decommissioned in 1975. Various proposals to reactivate the ship failed due to the ship's poor material condition. On the 17th of May 2006, she was sunk as part of a pilot program to create artificial reefs.
The Oriskany was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola and the sinking of the 888-foot ship took 37 minutes.
The small boat on the deck of the carrier contains a generator and electronics to set off the explosions. It was designed so this small boat would float free after the carrier sunk.
These photos depict the detonation and sinking of the Oriskany. These pictures were used with permission from Ezprezzo.com and you can find more pictures here.


Sinking of the USS Oriskany Before Detonation


 Sinking of the USS Oriskany - After Detonation


Sinking of the USS Oriskany - On the Way Down


Sinking of the USS Oriskany - Almost Sunk


Sinking of the USS Oriskany - Sunk








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Air Show over New York

June 20th 2006 01:51
Today we shall look at a recent air show that took place over New York City.
If you like these photos there are more shots from the show here.


Manhattan
Manhattan


Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge


Statue of Liberty
Statue of Liberty


Empire State Building
Empire State Building



* The above images used with permission from ezprezzo.com
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USS Iowa

May 17th 2006 03:23
This photo is of the USS Iowa firing a full broadside of nine 16"/50 and six 5"/38 guns during a target exercise near Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, 1 July 1984. Photographed by PHAN J. Alan Elliott. Note concussion effects on the water surface, and 16-inch gun barrels in varying degrees of recoil.

USS Iowa
USS Iowa (from Wikipedia)


Original image here.
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