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The missile was headed right for it and diverted when it got close.

Is this what they were testing under live fire?

https://twitter.com/eclipsethis2003/status/1621961264967589892

The missile was headed right for it and diverted when it got close. Is this what they were testing under live fire? https://twitter.com/eclipsethis2003/status/1621961264967589892

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Still can't believe we wasted a million dollar missile against a $20 balloon

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An AIM-9x costs just under a half mil.

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oh that's downright affordable lol

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I mean your point stands just fine.

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I'm surprised a missle was able to target the thing. How big was that basket?

I suppose an alternative would have been to strafe it with a 20mm, but you might need to make a few passes. A few small holes might not be enough to bring it down quickly.

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That balloon has the capacity to go many times higher than any of our planes, so chances are you need to use a missle.

[–] • 2 pts

That was the jet turning.

[–] • 0 pt

Doesn't look like a jet and the balloon was still there. Need more footage. The post said it was the first missile implying there was a second one but I'm not sure.

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How about a prop plane and a shogun? A helicopter?

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There’s people sitting in a washington jail cell without charges for doing nothing more than protesting a clearly fraudulent election as these buffoons chant “usa, usa!”

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Don't we have a beam weapon that would knock this thing down?

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Or wristrocket and a ball bearing

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Is anyone else embarrassed that they used an F-22 which is like 100 million dollar airplane to shoot a balloon that was made in ching chong pows backyard? They could have shot a rock with a slingshot on a hot air balloon at the thing and brought it down...

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Considering the balloon was launched as a distraction I would think it would be a good opportunity to test counter measures.