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steve howes:
Car:
Chevy Suburban
Description:
Sobering shot of an SUV that got lit up by mistake, by an F16 driver near the air-ground gunnery range outside Dugway, Utah.The 'light paint and body damage' is the result of a one-quarter-second burst by the fighter's 20 mm gun, which fires about 3000 rounds per minute. An estimated 70 rounds left the gun; the results are as you see here.
What's even more astonishing is - the SUV was being driven at the time. The driver and the guy in the right-hand passenger seat escaped with some light glass injury to the driver, and a dislocated shoulder to the passenger. The shots hit the gas tank, but didn't explode; the gas just leaked out.
The passenger who normally sits in the back seat had just moved to another vehicle.
The vehicle was on the military reservation, but a full three MILES away from the gunnery range.
Llanigraham:
Oh come on, 3 miles is good accuracy for a Yank!!!
ian_s:
3 miles isnt that far when you think about it, its 18 seconds flying at 600 knots airspeed
mike142sl:
What is unusual is that the car wasn't British?
carbore:
Reminds me of the episode of "Malcolm in the middle" when they end up lost an of teh gunnery range. Total classic.
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