Comments by "David Houseman" (@davidhouseman4328) on "Testing The Missile Which Costs £70k EVERY TIME It's Fired • JAVELIN | Forces TV" video.

  1. It could be you, buy a few shares.
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  2. 76.2cm but of steel, modern armour is composite.
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  3. A capable Russian system like the Kornet is also damned expensive. Russia kind of has two armies. A small well equipped professional one like ours and a big conscript one. Even if we wanted the conscript one there'd be no point as they be stuck on our island.
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  4. It hits top down to get weaker armour and has a shaped charge so the explosion is focused.
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  5. That isn't actually a ballistic trajectory as it's power throughout.
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  6. Why do you think there old kit is still effective? Challengers 2 for example have shrugged off multiple RPG hits.
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  7. "literally only has the Javelin" - this very video mention NLAW.
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  8. Shouldn't do. But no one is cannon fodder in the British army any more.
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  9. It's not, they also mention NLAW in this video.
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  10.  @authenticmax6350  defence companies don't make exceptional profits and are generally publicly traded so anyone can get in on it. Individual system may have high profit margins but thats because of the high level of risk R+D comes to nothing.
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  11.  @authenticmax6350  the US has updated the F16 decades, but after a while you need a new base. The F35 is that base, and will be proved over the coming decades.
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  12.  @MostCommentsAreFake-ud8by  I'm now imagining a Russian with a confused look as to why there's suddenly dozens of postman in a combat area.
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  13. There was a person in that floating vest?
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  14. Thats a lot less than a tank or other armoured vehicle.
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  15.  @oldgreggscreamybaileys6618  if you mean both sides your right and it's all to the good, less casualties.
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  16. 76.2
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