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Smoke screen?

Slick

Slick

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Found this pic and was curious what this munition was "doing". I'm thinking it's a smoke/screening sort of thing, but that's just a guess. Anybody know?

Rick
 

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Hi Slick,
Sorry i cant add any info for you but what a stunning picture, i look forward to somebody on here coming up with the answer.
Best regards Andy.
 
Rick,

I also hope you find out as that is a spectacular picture. If I didn't know it was coming I would litterally jump boat. It is scarey in some ways just to look at it from a side angle shot. Good for you to have found this picture.
 
Now that is a thing of beauty. Glad some people are out there doing "Living History" on the Korean War!
 
Brilliant picture.

Wow what a nice picture !
Also interesting to note the extensive shrapnel splashing down as well as radiating from the burst point-really serious stuff:eek:
 
Thanks to Spotter, we at least have narrowed it down to the smoke screen thing. NOW, reckon what it looks like before it goes poof?

Rick
 
I just re-read the picture caption(quoted below) and am now thinking the brown blast cloud is part of the bombardment and not part of the smoke screen. A non-lethal air-blast training round? For firing over the friendlies?!?!? All those amphib dudes must have some huge codpieces.


"Below, U.S. and South Korean AAVs sail to shore under bombardment and a smoke screen as they re-enact the amphibious landing at Incheon. (Both Photos/AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)"
 
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