'Zero Dark Thirty' hunts for Bin Laden -- and more

[TheSiatonist]

Imagine the Taliban/AQ's horror when the raiders appear out of nowhere in the pitch black night looking like this:

The survivors (if there'd by any) would probably say: "I am telling you, Azziz! The raiders that came to the safe house -- they had FOUR EYES!!"

 

[RetPara]

Imagine the Taliban/AQ's horror when the raiders appear out of nowhere in the pitch black night looking like this:

The survivors (if there'd by any) would probably say: "I am telling you, Azziz! The raiders that came to the safe house -- they had FOUR EYES!!"

Am I the only one seeing a distant family resemblance here......

 

[dknob]

they definitely don't look. and that breaks a sacred SOF rule

I never did much like the look of the mp7 either.
Why couldn't they just upgrade the mp5 and keep the same feel?

 

[JBS]

I'm still amazed that the gear revealed in all of this was allowed to be released to the public. Even to my untrained eye, I can see a capability in those optical devices that I didn't know existed until they were shown in the promotional material for the film.

 

[Worldweaver]

I'm still amazed that the gear revealed in all of this was allowed to be released to the public. Even to my untrained eye, I can see a capability in those optical devices that I didn't know existed until they were shown in the promotional material for the film.

I thought "No Easy Day" had pictures of the gear?

 

[JBS]

I thought "No Easy Day" had pictures of the gear?

I think you're right, but I avoided Bissonette's book.

All I've read about it has been from blogs and the like. He went well into TTP's and extraordinary detail (most of it simply not needed to tell the story) even in interviews with journalists:

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/books/what-to-wear-to-kill-osama-bin-laden.php

Note top shelf:

 

[Worldweaver]

I haven't read the book either but I remember that picture from the book thread.

 

[Deleted member 2517]

I've seen the four tube NODs in pics from well before the OBL raid.

 

[Ravage]

There are photos of A-10 and F-16 pilots using them as far as 2005.

 

[Worldweaver]

I've seen the four tube NODs in pics from well before the OBL raid.

Correct, my point was that this was recently tied to the OBL raid prior to the stills from the film.

 

[JBS]

I've seen the four tube NODs in pics from well before the OBL raid.

There are photos of A-10 and F-16 pilots using them as far as 2005.

Would you mind posting a link to any of those if you happen to have some handy?

I've seen some specialized optics that vaguely resembled them, but these particular devices I'd never seen before. Granted, of course that doesn't say much, since I'm nowhere near as active in the military online community as others might be. If I see pics of these particular optics from 2005, then I'd be much more open about what I've noticed, since it means the existence and design of the devices would have been in the public domain for at the very least almost 9 years.

EDITED TO ADD: NVM> I found a press release from 2005. Anyway, /THREAD HIJACK

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123010365

 

[Deleted member 2517]

Would you mind posting a link to any of those if you happen to have some handy?

I've seen some specialized optics that vaguely resembled them, but these particular devices I'd never seen before. Granted, of course that doesn't say much, since I'm nowhere near as active in the military online community as others might be. If I see pics of these particular optics from 2005, then I'd be much more open about what I've noticed, since it means the existence and design of the devices would have been in the public domain for at the very least almost 9 years.

EDITED TO ADD: NVM> I found a press release from 2005. Anyway, /THREAD HIJACK

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123010365

https://shadowspear.com/vb/threads/navy-seal-pix.6488/page-2 there's the thread from January 2011

 

[SkrewzLoose]

I think you're right, but I avoided Bissonette's book.

All I've read about it has been from blogs and the like. He went well into TTP's and extraordinary detail (most of it simply not needed to tell the story) even in interviews with journalists:

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/books/what-to-wear-to-kill-osama-bin-laden.php

Note top shelf:

The paint brush?

 

[Brian1/75]

they definitely don't look. and that breaks a sacred SOF rule

I never did much like the look of the mp7 either.
Why couldn't they just upgrade the mp5 and keep the same feel?

The mp5 has a 8.9" barrel with overall length while collapsed of 21.7". The MP7 has a 7.1" barrel with a 16.3" overall length collapsed. That's a loss of 1.8" of barrel, but 5.4" of overall length by just feeding the magazine through the pistol grip. The cartridge in the MP7 is about .5" longer too. The MAC-10 has an overall length of 11.6" and a 4.49" barrel. The MP-7 is a machine pistol with a nice buttstock that can reach out to 200m.

 

[dknob]

There are photos of A-10 and F-16 pilots using them as far as 2005.

que ??

 

[Ravage]

que ??

Here it is:

http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?storyID=123010365

 

[dknob]

this is all moot, we all know they used contact lense night vision technology as reported by some random blog the day after.

 

[AWP]

I think the most awesome thing in that picture is the sewing machine.

 

[Salt USMC]

I think the most awesome thing in that picture is the sewing machine.

Did not even notice that! I wonder what kind of indoc the DEVGRU seamstresses have!

 

[amlove21]

OMG NERD BONER FULL RAGE ON NEW TRAILER SO RIDICULOUSLY AWESOME MY FACE EXPLODIA;EIJF[OJIQ34JT9]AR'OPVIMNAERV'POIJAGR'

Ahem, I am very excited for this film. I don't even care if they ride dragons in with Vampires providing overwatch and Sauron providing ISR- this thing looks amazing.