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Hi all
Everyone seems to be into photography here so here goes my first photography attempt Hope you enjoy it
(ps to Dean, I am new to this and I think I managed to reduce my photos down to the correct size, I used the function on photobucket, hope it worked!)

The paratroopers







Special forces doing their thing, and they did it well!






Get a load of that tracer! (Lucky shot on my part)


Highlight of the day - The helli drop off!



Mortars, scary things - My best photo of the day (gave up on rotating it)!






The Mother, no explination needed- I almost went deaf getting that action photo, you better like it!




Our UAV, didn't know we had one! - unfortuanatly they didn't launch it


Oh ya, before i forget, the artillery

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Great 'shots' ... thanks.

Not bad.

To rotate a picture, just copy it into paint, and there will be a toolbar that lets you rotate it (I forget the name).

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Awesome pics man... You could have requested a nice dvd at the gunners tent, I bougth one for R80, an half a hour after the event! Be sure to ask next time, a dvd is alot better!

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Didn't know they had DVD's! Lets be honest though, nothing digital could capture the sheer mind blowingness (don't think thats a word) of those guns, the sound, oh man the sound....

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I totally agree with you there man.... The sonic boom and the sound of a distant explosion is the most best feeling that I love about the military life, there's no way to explain the experience man! I actually signed up to study at the art school, but still no reply! Hopefully next year i'll be there at the event wearing a uniform!

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I wish you luck, the guys in uniform def stood out yesterday thats for sure, everyone was thinking, "Dam, you do this for a living!?".

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Next to the MRL is a device on a tripod. I've seen it in other Bateleur shots as well - is this device a range finder or part of a fire control system?

Nobody knows?

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BTTT - nobody knows what that thingy is?

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Its also in the picture of the g5's, so my guess would be a range finder

My guess is that the divice is some kind of aiming device. In the old days objects like windmills, beacons etc were used to "aim" the guns and mortars. With the modern gunsights and battlefield circumstances (bushwar) an alternative had to be found.

Sorry only saw this post now. If you look carefully, you would seen the same one at the G5s. It is a muzzle velocity measuring device. We adjust each unit for diffrence in muzzle Vel. If you want the theroy, let me know and I will send it to you.

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