Drones over gatwick..

Secret_Window · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:21

Nasher said:
Yea but not all of them are total morons.

Mmm..are you sure...?

Rids · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:22

Whoever is behind this should get the maximum sentence, absolute ******* *******.

simpletom · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:24

Nasher said:
An anti-air missile would be safer than using bullets around there. It can't miss and fly off who knows where. Get the army in with a SAM, job done.

h4rm0ny · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:25

Secret_Window said:
Mmm..are you sure...?

MPs are:

1/3rd Stupid idiots.
1/3rd Smart idiots.
1/3rd Smart people saying idiotic things because they're trying to appeal to idiots.

Narj · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:26

really feel sad for the people who have had their holidays ruined by this.

Secret_Window · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:27

h4rm0ny said:
MPs are:

1/3rd Stupid idiots.

1/3rd Smart idiots.

1/3rd Smart people saying idiotic things because they're trying to appeal to idiots.

I think you are too kind.

Yadda · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:29

To be fair to Liz Truss, it's hard to tell from the video clip but I doubt that the point she was making is that guard dogs are what's needed at Gatwick. Having said that, who knows what point she was trying to make by bringing it up? She's been a mystery to me since the whole "pork markets" thing.

Secret_Window · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:30

Narj said:
Are we going to arse around this much if we ever detect an incoming missile from Russia? God help us.

They'll launch an explosive pigeon 2 weeks after the event.

Yadda · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:34

Narj said:
Are we going to arse around this much if we ever detect an incoming missile from Russia? God help us.

They'll launch an explosive pigeon 2 weeks after the event.

If that's ever announced I expect half the country to react with "o yea, blame Russia...".

Meddling-Monk · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:35

Stop the Piegon... Stop the Pigeon...

Yadda · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:37

Meddling-Monk said:
Stop the Piegon... Stop the Pigeon...

Funnily enough, most of the Twitter solutions are covered in the intro.

Fourstar · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:39

Yadda said:
An array of these within the airfield facing south (sorry Brighton ) would sort it out.

"Metal Storm". Stay with the video for 1,000,000 RPM test fire.

Or go with the tried and tested Phalanx CIWS for quite a light show.

(Volume warning)

/edit found a shortened version without swearing!

StriderX · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:40

Or not shoot fragments all over a bloody airport, god, honestly. If even a single plane is scratched the government will be sued.

Yadda · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:43

Fourstar said:
Or go with the tried and tested Phalanx CIWS for quite a light show.

(Volume warning and there is swearing after 45 seconds so pause at that point if required)

A bit heavy but yea, that would do it.

sanaxe1 · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:44

Are we sure it's not just a lost baby plane looking for its mum?

Rroff · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:46

Fourstar said:
/edit found a shortened version without swearing!

I like this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAK22XkEa-o

Boycey0211 · 21 Dec 2018 at 00:51

Having been near to a phalanx system test firing you do not want this anywhere near people or buildings within about 5 miles.

We got off the plane after the test fire had been announced and the two second burst left me needing new pants and trousers.

Never before have I witnessed a laser that sounds like it's a car engine at 7000rpm inside your brain fire a beam 2 miles into the sky to deliver fireworks.

This is not something you want near people.

kiteloopy · 21 Dec 2018 at 01:03

Boycey0211 said:
Having been near to a phalanx system test firing you do not want this anywhere near people or buildings within about 5 miles.

We got off the plane after the test fire had been announced and the two second burst left me needing new pants and trousers.

Never before have I witnessed a laser that sounds like it's a car engine at 7000rpm inside your brain fire a beam 2 miles into the sky to deliver fireworks.

This is not something you want near people.

sounds fun!!!

Fourstar · 21 Dec 2018 at 01:11

Rroff said:
I like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAK22XkEa-o

That looks almost controlled and precise.
To me the video I posted feels downright visceral with ordnance slewing everywhere and the jerky camerawork. Not somewhere I'd like to be close to.

Boycey0211 said:
Having been near to a phalanx system test firing you do not want this anywhere near people or buildings within about 5 miles.

I can well imagine debris from all those exploding shells rains over a large area.

Secret_Window · 21 Dec 2018 at 01:12

Boycey0211 said:
Having been near to a phalanx system test firing you do not want this anywhere near people or buildings within about 5 miles.

We got off the plane after the test fire had been announced and the two second burst left me needing new pants and trousers.

Never before have I witnessed a laser that sounds like it's a car engine at 7000rpm inside your brain fire a beam 2 miles into the sky to deliver fireworks.

This is not something you want near people.

The stuff that is out there now is scary stuff indeed. I dread to think of what other stuff is available that we don't know about...