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Old 02-23-2013, 19:08   #2
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More DIY Weapons of the Syrian Rebels

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2...rebels/100461/

A number of very good photos of some of the clever designs they are coming up with. The slingshots are interesting. The rocket pod, from a (?HIND? or some former Russian aerial) platform mounted in the back of the pickup is new, I have never seen anything like that before.

The ability of some of these groups to make the weaponized rockets has always astonished me. I remember as a kid how difficult it was to make rockets fly perfectly straight as models. Then how much harder it got with larger and heavier versions. When these low-tech wars start, all the sudden people are mass manufacturing some pretty sophisticated detonation nose cones and nozzles. Mostly by hand and without a whole lot of "rocket science". To mention as well the thrust vector and energy necessary to even get those steel tubes off the ground. Makes me remember to never doubt anyone's capability to adapt to wage a war.
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