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The Toyota Hilux - one amazing pickup truck. It still makes me laugh a bit to see all of the various uses people find for that vehicle and all of the ridiculous situations[1] it finds itself in. Hell, it even has a war named after it.[2] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Hilux#Reputation [2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_War
Bad time to give the peace sign when holding 8 rockets in your arms. http://cdn.theatlantic.com/static/infocus/libyarebel061411/s...
When the person in picture #3 makes that sign, it is described as the "victory sign." I imagine that's what the guy holding the rockets meant, too.
I'm not from Libya though.
It seems that there is a lot of left over ammo all over the place or are they creating their own ammo? At what point of do the Qaddafi forces run out of cash to keep funding this war. Also, love all the Toyotas.
Hopefully they don't get too good at this. It's rare that a revolutionary army can lay down its weapons after the war. The French thought it would be fun to "liberate" the rest of Europe after their revolution. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Revolutionary_Wars
That aircraft missile launcher mounted on that truck bed has to be terribly dangerous, either the back blast or recoil could easily roll that truck.
There is no recoil.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is no recoil.
Well, there's a bit but its not like they're firing 120mm cannons from those things. And really, the US fires missiles from the backs of trucks all the time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hmmwv-036.jpg
The "lack" of recoil in the rockets in the pictures (as well as most rockets used as artillery) is because there is very little of the launcher impeding the rocket exhaust. Nothing in the way for the force to transfer onto the chassis.
Also interesting that the battlespace is being prepared for boots on the ground intervention by - among other things - getting the home front in the mood for intervention by showing plucky rebels with home built ordnance.
