COTD: Why The Brits Are Done

clipped from www.blackfive.net The minigun really goes to town from 1:44 to 2:04 on the tape, in the middle of that horrendous fusillade. You can hear about four 1-second bursts. Sergeant Creel said that the Madhis were on the rooftops firing small arms and RPGs, so the miniguns were used to sweep them off. The marines used at least one M113 APC in the Battle of Fallujah that had been fitted with a 20mm Vulcan cannon on the roof. It was originally intended to be an antiaircraft weapon, but they used it to "suppress" snipers (i.e. "chop them into hamburger"). Most of the body of the vehicle was filled with ammunition. A BBC reporter at the scene reacted with indignation and revulsion at the "excessiveness" of using a Vulcan to take out one sniper. This is why the Brits are pretty much done as a nation. Too bad. I like Britain.

And the video's worth a look too...