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Discuss East London residents march over missiles in Current Affairs, News and Analysis on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by Mr Binky While my above post contain a regretful slur upon a certain group of folk, (sorry to the Chinese - they aren't all gymnasts), I was serious, has any research been ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr Binky View Post
    While my above post contain a regretful slur upon a certain group of folk, (sorry to the Chinese - they aren't all gymnasts), I was serious, has any research been done as to what will happen if a civvie aircraft should be downed by a SAM, I mean it isn't going to turn to atoms in mid-flight is it?.

    I shall have to ask on PPRUNE.
    I see you've asked. But seriously, what do you think will happen to an airliner that is unfortunate enough to have a wing ripped-off? Are you sitting reading a big, thick book of bone questions?
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    "Local residents opposed to plans to site surface-to-air missiles on roofs for added security during the Olympics."

    I hear they have the sympathy of the sponsors, who have offered branded barrage balloons as a more eco-friendly option.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cloudbuster View Post
    I see you've asked. But seriously, what do you think will happen to an airliner that is unfortunate enough to have a wing ripped-off? Are you sitting reading a big, thick book of bone questions?
    Same thing as happened at Lockerbie but with a slightly larger concentration of earth dwelling population, either way its win / win for the terrorists.

    Thing is, its not going to happen again, no-one trains muslims to crash aircraft any more and the aircraft have more anti hijack features and most passengers are ready to take on a terrorist, I have my aerosol and lighter packed ready for the cnuts and a healthy hatred of extremists.

    They arent going to try and do that stunt at an Olympics, next time a plane is used it wont be during a big event when tensions are high, just be another normal day a few years from now.
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    A whole huge 1000 petition & taking this to court??

    So the fact they're being defended by a possibly attack has gone completely over their head? besides it's only for a short period so what planet are these moaning twats on?

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    Quote Originally Posted by beemer007 View Post
    A whole huge 1000 petition & taking this to court??

    So the fact they're being defended by a possibly attack has gone completely over their head? besides it's only for a short period so what planet are these moaning twats on?
    The same mentality that saw inner-London shitholes in the 80s passing by-laws against foxhunting, and declaring themselves 'nuclear-free zones'. Leftie posturing by a bunch of overgrown 6th-formers.

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    Who said that the chuntering twats had a logical (or original) thought beyond whatever outrage bus they deem fit to jump aboard?

    Small-minded, reactionary dullards who, in my own fantasy land, would benefit from a 747 ploughing in directly on top of them.
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    Interestingly there was a similar reaction the last time AD assets were deployed in London during the V weapons attacks in 1944.

    The firing of anti-aircraft guns within the built-up area was signally failing to blow up the pilotless aircraft in the air - instead when hit they fell to explode on the ground, unspent shells and shrapnel clanging onto the rooftops. Lt-General Pile admitted: 'In the districts where they fell, our troops were refused cigarettes in the local shops and even denied access to restaurants, while the very fact that the guns were firing at all was a cause of infinite offence. Many people wrote, in person or through their solicitors, complaining of the horrid noise'
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    Cambell, Christy. Target London: Under Attack from the V-Weapons. Little, Brown, London, 2012. ISBN 978-1-4087-0292-5
    **Page 259**

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    Quote Originally Posted by chrisg46 View Post
    In my totally uneducated opinion, if HVM brought a 747 down onto the East End, there would be several thousand dead (worst case). However, if that 747 flre into the stadium at full capacity, i imagine there would be tens of thousands dead.

    And an airliner crashing onto East London and killing a few thousands of the residents would be a bad thing?
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    Just take over the local park, site them there along with fencing the whole place off & create a nice little camp. Fuck the local kids off from playing football or basketball with the knowledge of this tool being the reason!
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    Tbf this is more window dressing to keep the yanks happy.
    Apprantlymthey wanted to send a patriot battery over here:(
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    The RSM and various other NCO's seemed very agitated.
    maybe they should look into counselling?

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