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An Iraqi man reportedly injured near the southern Iraqi city of Basra as allied forces inched closer to the city, Saturday, March 22, 2003.(SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU USE GPS JAMMING EQUIPMENT)

British soldiers survey damage at an Iraqi position March 22 as the bodies of two Iraqi soldiers lay in a trench next to a white flag after the British assault on the Al-Faw peninsula in southern Iraq..(DAMIT!! I TOULD YOU TO TAKE OFF YOUR GOGGLES BEFORE SHOOTING....THAT WAS A WHITE FLAG, NOT AMBER!!!

A British Royal Marine from 42 Commando fires a Milan wire-guided missile at an Iraqi position on the Al Faw peninsula in southern Iraq on Friday.

Plumes of smoke rise around the perimeter of Baghdad on March 22, after concerted bombing of the city by U.S. forces.

Sgt. Jesse Lanter of Ft. Mill, S.C., carries Cpl. Barry Lange of Portland, Ore., off the battlefield after Lange injured his leg while running, as members of India Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division engage Iraqi soldiers in gunfire at the headquarters of the Iraqi 51st and 32nd mechanized infantry divisions near Az Bayer, Iraq, on Friday.

U.S. Marines from Task Force Tarawa wait before moving in as the Iraqi 23 Infantry brigade building is hit Monday in Nasiriyah.

US WEAPONS.

TOMAHAWK CRUISE MISSLE.

Used for long-range, subsonic land-attack warfare. Unit cost: About $1 million Power plant: Williams International F107-WR-402 cruise turbo-fan engine; solid-fuel booster Length: 18 feet, 3 inches; with booster: 20 feet, 6 inches Diameter: 20.4 inches Wing Span: 8 feet, 9 inches Range: Land attack, conventional warhead: 600 nautical miles; 690 statute miles Speed: Subsonic - about 550 mph Guidance System: Inertial and TERCOM Warheads: Conventional: 1,000 pounds bullpup or conventional submunitions dispenser with combined effect bomblets.

AIR LAUNCHED CRUSIE MISSILE.

The ALCS is launched from B-52 or B-1B bombers and, now, the British Tornado. ALCS is capable of flying thousands of miles while hugging terrain and evading radar. It is considered, with the Navy's Tomahawk, the most accurate missile in existence. However, the ALCS is capable of delivering a warhead twice the size of that on the Tomahawk -- 2,000 pounds as opposed to 1,000 pounds.

The BLU-82:DAISY CUTTER.

is a 15,000 pound GP bomb. The warhead contains 12,600 pounds of GSX slurry and is detonated just above ground level by a 38-inch fuze extender. The weapon produces an overpressure of 1,000 pounds per square inch. Class: 15,000 lb. Blast/Fragmentation Guidance: Ballistic Autopilot: None Propulsion: None Weight (lb.): 15,000 Length (in): 141.6 Diameter (in): 54 Warhead (lbs.): 15,000 Explosive: Aluminum Powder (12,600 lbs.) Fuze: M904 (Nose); M905 (Tail) Unit Cost: $27,318 Aircraft: MC-130

VFA-115 SUPER HORNET

The newest version of the Navy’s strike aircraft is deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The latest variation of the aircraft has several new systems that allow it to bring more smart munitions (JDAMs) than ever into a more defined area. Other carriers will continue to fly the older F/A-18 A-D models.

AH-64D APACHE LONGBOW.

The newest deployment of the helicopter that is the choice of U.S. special forces teams. This aircraft is likely to be deployed in western Iraq, along with networked Predator drones and special forces hunting mobile Scud launchers. There currently are eight Longbow battalions ready for deployment.

B-2 "SPIRIT" STEALTH BOMBER.

The B-2 bomber quickly became the mainstay of the U.S. Air Force after making its debut in the Kosovo conflict. In that conflict, it changed the face of tactical military doctrine by flying all of its missions from bases in the United States, refueling in the air along the way. The United States now has 21 on active service.

Builder: Northrop Grumman Corp. Contractor Team: Boeing Military Airplanes Co., General Electric Aircraft Engine Group and Hughes Training Inc., Link Division Power plant: Four General Electric F-118-GE-100 engines Thrust: 17,300 pounds each engine Length: 69 feet Wingspan: 172 feet Height: 17 feet Weight: Maximum takeoff weight: 336,500 pounds Speed: High subsonic Range: Intercontinental, unrefueled Ceiling: 50,000 feet Crew: Two pilots Armament: Conventional or nuclear weapons Payload: 40,000 pounds Date deployed: December 1993 Unit cost: $1.3 billion Inventory: Active force: 21 (1 test); ANG: 0; Reserve: 0
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