Comments for The Whatziss, answered.

The Whatziss, answered.

2007-05-28T10:02:24Z

The funny part is, AW1 Tim actually got it first, but then essentially reneged.

CAPT H got it fully correct. It's an AT-3 Sagger missile. More accurately, it's an armorer's training cut-away of one, this particular one out of East Germany after the wall tumbled.

If you're interested in the flow of this Whatziss, click here and follow the links around.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-05-30

2007-05-30T20:36:01Z

Heh. If we'd ever gone up against the Russkis? Or even a competent Arab army? Ask all those Israeli tankers in the Golan in 73, driving around festooned with the wires from all the near-misses...

Comment from MajMike on 2007-05-30

2007-05-30T18:14:02Z

i guess i never figured i would never see the nozzle end of the thingie.

Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2007-05-30

2007-05-30T11:29:19Z

'S truth, JTG, I thought the rocket nozzles would do it for someone, at least as an indicator.

Comment from Justthisguy on 2007-05-30

2007-05-30T05:04:11Z

Dang, Sir! This one was like a good honest mystery novel, in which all of the necessary clues were present, but the misdirection threw one off the scent. I mean, I shoulda noticed the obvious propellant connected to the obvious rocket nozzles on that annular pipe. Yer right up there with Dorothy Leigh Sayers in my estimation!

Comment from MajMike on 2007-05-29

2007-05-29T18:29:35Z

wow. so that's what the innards look like. i never would have guessed.

Comment from HomefrontSix on 2007-05-28

2007-05-28T20:57:28Z

There's no way I would have ever come close to guessing that one. *sigh* I think I'll just stick with Maggie at the bar and watch her drool over the squids. At least the bartender is good!