Subdeacon Joe Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I looked up FLAK. I was curious about the origins of the word. I found this. Any ideas on it’s accuracy? https://www.quora.com/How-does-flak-work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1000 ft/sec is an interesting simplification, better than getting involved with cosines of elevation angles and the 32 ft/sec/sec effect of gravity that nobody would have time to calculate anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I looked up FLAK. I was curious about the origins of the word. I found this. Any ideas on it’s accuracy? https://www.quora.com/How-does-flak-work The origin of the word is correct. It’s German. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aggie Rifleman, SASS#55213 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Flak also was called Archie or Ack Ack. The term Archie is from WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 36 minutes ago, The Aggie Rifleman, SASS#55213 said: Flak also was called Archie or Ack Ack. The term Archie is from WWI. And then morphed to Tripple A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aggie Rifleman, SASS#55213 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Now it's SAMs and IADSs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixgun Sheridan Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Now it's what happens when you come home too late at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: I looked up FLAK. I was curious about the origins of the word. I found this. Any ideas on it’s accuracy? https://www.quora.com/How-does-flak-work That is how air bursts work. Timer, proximity, altitude, and contact are the possibilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 11 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: That is how air bursts work. Timer, proximity, altitude, and contact are the possibilities. Yes, I know. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, The Aggie Rifleman, SASS#55213 said: Now it's SAMs and IADSs. IADs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Aggie Rifleman, SASS#55213 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Integrated Air Defense System = IADSs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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