We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:01:54 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 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.... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html Mon, 28 May 2007 05:02:24 -0600 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... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60546 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60546 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:36:01 -0600 i guess i never figured i would never see the nozzle end of the thingie. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60538 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60538 Wed, 30 May 2007 13:14:02 -0600 'S truth, JTG, I thought the rocket nozzles would do it for someone, at least as an indicator. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60525 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60525 Wed, 30 May 2007 06:29:19 -0600 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! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60523 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60523 Wed, 30 May 2007 00:04:11 -0600 wow. so that's what the innards look like. i never would have guessed. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60517 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60517 Tue, 29 May 2007 13:29:35 -0600 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! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60503 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2007/05/the_whatziss_an_2.html#comment-60503 Mon, 28 May 2007 15:57:28 -0600