Posted on Jul 20, 2017

bahrain-buys-sniper-pods-for-f-16s

PO3 Steven Sherrill

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PFC Roger Goff

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Lol, I thought it was a joke. But it's real.
http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104527/sniper-pod/

Sniper Pod U.S. Air Force Fact Sheet Display

MissionSniper pods provide improved long-range target detection/identification and continuous stabilized surveillance for all missions, including close air support of ground forces. The Sniper pod enables aircrews to detect and identify weapon caches and,

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PO3 Steven Sherrill

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PFC Roger Goff I thought the same thing. Didn't know it was a real thing. Now I do. Now I think they should put em on A-10s and let them do sweeps for ground targets like the WWII Pacific Fighter Sweeps the U.S. pilots did.

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PFC Roger Goff I am glad you posted this, I was wondering what a sniper pod for a F16 was too.

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