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BFDNJFF
10-28-2007, 12:41 PM
Next time you are at a tanker fire just blow it up ! LOL :D


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frenchfireball
10-28-2007, 01:32 PM
a lot of dark smoke and what a fire!!
firecat1
10-28-2007, 04:13 PM
Boy and their toys?:p :D
BLSboy
10-28-2007, 10:19 PM
Alright.....lets blow some sh*t up.

:cool:
THATS a good day at work!
RFxplr326
10-28-2007, 10:49 PM
Your Tax Dollars at Their Finest.

EDIT-- :rolleyes:
BFDNJFF
10-28-2007, 11:01 PM
Your Tax Dollars at Their Finest.

Hoping you are being sarcastic.

I am thinking that a lousy couple 203 rounds are worth more than leaving a fuel truck for insurgents to rig explosives to and use against our troops or innocent people is worth it.
BLSboy
10-28-2007, 11:19 PM
Hoping you are being sarcastic.

I am thinking that a lousy couple 203 rounds are worth more than leaving a fuel truck for insurgents to rig explosives to and use against our troops or innocent people is worth it.

I think that his smiley button must be broken.

Or thats what he better say.....
fireman4949
10-28-2007, 11:58 PM
I'm impressed they hit it with the first round. :eek:

Gotta get your fun where you can over there. ;)




GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!
Dickey
10-29-2007, 02:40 AM
I'm impressed they hit it with the first round. :eek:

Gotta get your fun where you can over there. ;)




GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!

totally agree!
mcaldwell
10-29-2007, 03:43 AM
Next time you are at a tanker fire just blow it up ! LOL :D

You jest, but it is a viable technique. ;)


We had a major wreck three years ago out here when an LPG Super B tandem trailor rolled on a steep hill and exlpoded. The second tank didn't burst, but burned for three days because it was unsafe to extinguish and properly drain.

They took the tank after the incident to CFB Suffeild to devise a method of explosively draining the tank in just such a scenario. Basically, they place a small charge on top of the damaged tank, and a large one on the bottom. The small one blows first to vent the pressure, and then the big one blows to drain the content and flare it off all at once.

Here are the pics of the so-called "Vent and Burn" Technique.


The "Vent" part:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/newsletter/images/tank1.jpg

And the "Burn":

http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/newsletter/images/tank2.jpg

The end of the process a few moments later:

http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/newsletter/images/tank3.jpg

http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/newsletter/images/tank4.jpg


So next time your staring at a nasty wreck, don't call CANUTEC, say Dude, pass the Ampho!
DaSharkie
10-29-2007, 08:58 AM
You gotta love the guy's line:

A couple of 203 rounds "the same rounds we used in our last firefight to blow a guy up." One less scumbag in the world.


As for the aforementioned comment...... A freaking 203 round costs about a buck or two. You would prefer that these guys do what exactly?
RFxplr326
10-29-2007, 11:46 AM
Hoping you are being sarcastic.

I am thinking that a lousy couple 203 rounds are worth more than leaving a fuel truck for insurgents to rig explosives to and use against our troops or innocent people is worth it.

Yes it was sarcasm...
I forgot to put in the smiley.
Sorry if I offended anyone.
DaSharkie
10-29-2007, 03:50 PM
Yes it was sarcasm...
I forgot to put in the smiley.
Sorry if I offended anyone.

Nah, not offended. Figured it was. Just that the one-dimentionality of the web makes it difficult to get the true gist sometimes.

Of course, if it was not sarcasm we would then be forced to hunt you down and kick your arse. :D
mcaldwell
10-29-2007, 03:55 PM
Of course, if it was not sarcasm we would then be forced to hunt you down and kick your arse. :D

Damn Marines. It's always about kicking arse and blowin stuff up. ;) :D
DennisTheMenace
10-29-2007, 05:20 PM
You gotta love the guy's line:

A couple of 203 rounds "the same rounds we used in our last firefight to blow a guy up." One less scumbag in the world.


As for the aforementioned comment...... A freaking 203 round costs about a buck or two. You would prefer that these guys do what exactly?Try about $25 a shot. Pretty cheap though in the great sceam of things.
RFxplr326
10-29-2007, 07:32 PM
Nah, not offended. Figured it was. Just that the one-dimentionality of the web makes it difficult to get the true gist sometimes.

Of course, if it was not sarcasm we would then be forced to hunt you down and kick your arse. :D

:eek:
in that case...

:rolleyes: :D
RyanEMVFD
10-29-2007, 07:49 PM
That was cool. I'd show to my kids except for all the cussing. Muting it doesn't have the same effect for some reason.
Ladder8
10-29-2007, 08:28 PM
Ahhhhh.....

Forty mike-mike, HEDP.....

The good stuff, for sure.... :)
MalahatTwo7
10-30-2007, 01:28 AM
I'm impressed they hit it with the first round. :eek:

Gotta get your fun where you can over there. ;)




GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!

Ya I was too. But then I got a bit sceptical again... maybe the round just landed in the pool of fuel that had reportedly already leaked out....???? Whats the phrase? "'Close' only counts in hand grenades and nukes." :D :p
DaSharkie
10-30-2007, 09:47 AM
Damn Marines. It's always about kicking arse and blowin stuff up. ;) :D

And your problem with this is what exactly? :p
DaSharkie
10-30-2007, 09:49 AM
Try about $25 a shot. Pretty cheap though in the great sceam of things.

Sounds a bit high in price for what the government pays, but even so it is a lot less expensive than burying one of these folks or caring for them forever.

Besides, it gives them a little bit of peace and happiness in a world full of sh!t.
MalahatTwo7
10-30-2007, 11:03 AM
Seems to me this event is somewhat like being in Fire School and doing the auto extrication/forcible entry work:

Finally getting to BREAK (BLOW) SH!T UP!:D:D
BFDNJFF
10-30-2007, 11:05 AM
Seems to me this event is somewhat like being in Fire School and doing the auto extrication/forcible entry work:

Finally getting to BREAK (BLOW) SH!T UP!:D:D

Like a kid in a candy store ! The anticipation drives you nuts. :D
DennisTheMenace
10-30-2007, 11:37 AM
Sounds a bit high in price for what the government pays, but even so it is a lot less expensive than burying one of these folks or caring for them forever.

Besides, it gives them a little bit of peace and happiness in a world full of sh!t.
Now you know why the 1st Lt. did not let you go to town with every round you had too often. ;) I always loved seeing a shelf life for ammo and ordinance, meant at some point guys COULD go to town with few ramifications or effects on resources. :D
ndvfdff33
10-30-2007, 12:41 PM
Looks like fun. I should ask the Sgt if we can do something like this for a training exercise. :D :D



Something tells me the answer would be no of course.
Plattsfire2
10-30-2007, 03:18 PM
I spent three tours in the sandbox, and this is not that uncommon of an occurance. Granted it's not every day you get to blow up a tanker full of fuel. :D
Dennis is exactly right - ordinance does expire, and we are required to dispose of it properly, usually by detonation. One of my most fond memories was when our "Pajero," wich was kind of a cousin to the Mistubishi Montero, got into an accident. No one was hurt, but the truck was pretty much a loss. So we were ordered to blow it up. One of the best days ever. We also blew up an ambulance that just plain wore out. Good times.:)