The SWORD-packing missile the US uses to take out terrorists
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- After Russian jets harassed an American MQ-9 Reaper drone for better than two hours, the drone went on to take out Usamah al-Muhajir, an ISIS leader in eastern Syria.
According to some reports, the weapon used in the airstrike was America's secretive "Ninja Bomb," or a Hellfire missile packing six deployable 18" blades somewhat officially known as the AGM-114 R9X.
Here's an overview of this unusual weapon and why it's so useful for counter-terror operations.
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You’ve heard of Rods from God, but have you heard of Swords from the Lord?
Take my like and get off the stage
Bless you my son...DING!
Lol amazing
Lets try and keep the most ignorant of all businesses of all time out of the equation eh? We are also seen as the Christian war machine.
How 'bout "Swords of the Lord?"
I’m an Air Force Munitions specialist. We got to watch strike footage of these in use. LIMBS GO FLYING!!! It’s hard to imagine how much blood is in a human body but these things give you a pretty good idea. If I was next to someone who got hit by one of these I would have wished it was just a normal hellfire because it would absolutely scar you for life.
Yeah that's what I'm thinking if you were right by the dude getting sliced to bits. I'm thinking look of horror for a few minutes and then questioning your morals and religious beliefs.
@@johndoh5182 we had one normal hellfire strike that was right on target but the warhead didn’t go off. Just a 100lb missile going over Mach 1 impacting a guy. I’m sure his friends wished they had signed up for a different job.
@Khemtime IYAAYAS
A hellfire's maximum speed is Mach 1.3, I'm also sure its engine components are thousands of degrees Fahrenheit upon impact.
Basically what I'm saying is, if you have a white-hot rocket, weighing 99 pounds, colliding with a person you're standing next to at over the speed of sound, you would absolutely be scarred for the rest of your life; which would be shorter than anyone's ability to perceive...
_(Edited because of thekeysman6760's suggestion.)_
@@Khemtime Ah yeah, I was wondering why even bother with the swords if they are that accurate, but now realised, it's so that everyone who witnesses it knows that the lack of explosion is deliberate, not a misfire!
It would be interesting to know the composition and design of the blades. Considering that the blades are single use, they are probably simple yet extremely tough 1095 steel sealed inside a very well lubricated mechanism. Sealed and covered in a heavy coating of oil, corrosion wouldn't be an issue.
The standard price for a hellfire is $150K, so whatever steel is used is an insignificant fraction of the total cost. And 1095 isn't actually all that tough at 10J Charpy toughness, 525 MPa yield strength. It's fine for relatively cheap tools and stuff, but compared to serious high-alloy steels such a 3V tool steel 113J Charpy toughness at 58 Rc (pretty good but still common for real swords as opposed to knives) and 1600 MPa yield strength it certainly isn't "extremely" anything. Or even high end stainless steel like 455 or 13-8, both about 50J Charpy and 1400 MPa yield strength depending on temper. Incidentally, Titanium isn't all that impressive in comparison to the best steels, with the most exotic alloy I could info for (Ti-10V-2Fe-3Al) only being about on par with the high-end stainless pound-for pound with 30J Charpy and 940Mpa yield and I'd be concerned about its tendency to rapidly work harden (was researching a post apoc story making armor from scavenged materials), and the more common high end Ti-6Al-4V being a bit worse and lesser alloys going down from there.
What's worse; being cut up by swords or blown to pieces with an explosive? Seems like a toss-up to me.
Sword bomb my eye.
Powdered metal shrapnel.
The surgeon's favourite.
Do we have a link a video or a picture after the strike?
makes sense
Or as I like to call it, the Knifile
What are the blades made of ? And what HRC are they ? You would think metal would shatter at that speed . Maybe that’s a design advantage idk ?
They're tucked into the body of that canister that carries them until the missile is at the target. Just a WAG but I think impact from the missile itself would have a tendency to make a person a little mushy.
Terrorist: "You want a piece of me"?!
US: "Six, actually".
I'm thinking it's a lot more than that considering the missile probably impacts them too, so a lot of mushy pieces.
US: yes!
US: Oh no, son I don't want a piece; I want the whole thing, and more... so much, much more.
Common sense: *you never bring a knife to a gunfight*
America: "...but what if we could tho"
Puts a new meaning to " surgical strike "
ba-dum tsss
You sir have won the internet lol
Punning aside, the truth in that statement is stunning. "Precision" in the last 100 or so years has gotten to absolutely remarkable levels with weapons like this.
(This is when I pat the B-1 on the head and say "Don't worry, sometimes I want to delete cities too.")
America: puts a Howitzer on a plane and a sword in a missile. Why? Because FU that's why.
There is NOTHING more of a “fuck you” than dropping a sword on your enemy from 25000 feet
A sword going Mach 1.3
"The fifth blade goes deeper, digging below the first layer of skin to remove the hair follicle."
This is what they used to take out Ayman al-Zawahiri, the guy that planned and commanded the 9/11 attacks. There is also a psychological element to these weapons, the bad guys never know when they might suddenly be ginsued into half a dozen pieces.
Not just that, how would you like to be the person who is standing next to him when he is hit? You would think after a while they would not be anyone willing to be the next targ... umm leader. "Who wants to be the next leader, take one step forward." Everyone steps back except that one guy who was not paying attention for half a second. He looks around, "Wait!! What?!?!
Sliced like bacon 🥓
@@thomasshoe92just like American piggies on 9/11
I dream of the day they unleash this on a dictator or terrorist leader while he's giving a speech in front of a mass audience and/or live broadcast. Imagine the psychological impact of that...
How thick are the "swords"? Curious on how durable they actually are, how many walls/structures can they go through and retain their lethality?
its a large metal object flying at mock fuck speeds, frankly even if it didnt have any of those blades on it that target is dead
They are cpm158 steel with a rc hardness of 58, and a 30° bevel with a hollow grind.
At best it slices you in half. at worst its a few pound of shapnels flying 200MPH+. Pretty much any civilian infrastructure isn't stopping it even made of subpar kitchen knife steel (Thebackyardsciencetist 400mph Knife).
The blades are manufactured by Wusthof but are harder than their usual steel.
Thick enough to cut through the roof of a car lol
Not sure about "Ninja Bomb", I've always preferred "Hell Blade" when dicussing the AGM-114 R9X.
The US Army just chose General Dynamics and Rheinmetall as finalists for the 4000 Bradley replacement IFVs.
Could you do a video about this program, the two finalists and the other three that dropped out. Or more generally the current state of IFVs (Bradley, CV90, Puma, Lynx) and their most likely future. Maybe even including anti air IFVs like some CV90 variants and SkyRanger.
Agreed. Would love anything military related from Sandboxx...
ALSO videos on Russian Air power used if possible. I get so much different information when I look into it as some is outdated for sure. I don't know the capabilities of a SU 35 for instance or the cost versus the Mig uhh 29.
Starting with the SU planes still used.
Or hell their avionics and how they compare to the US. Specifically the SU 25 Frog Foot and why it isn't as good as the newest A 10s - [something to do with the targeting.]
Just more Sandbox! Best news for anything really.
he does aircraft not ground vehicles
its called AIRPOWER. not ground power
@@nomercyinc6783 And if you watched the videos he already made a statement saying how he is branching out to voice and talk about other military systems. Jesus.
Go look for yourself.
Fun fact:
These missiles are so accurate the launch aircraft needs to know WHICH SEAT the bad guy is sitting in if they're in a car, or which side of the bed a bad guy is sleeping on if they're visiting him at home.
Stop drinking the Kool-Aid. American propaganda. What’s next? You’re going claim America has spy satellites, UFOs, TR-3Bs, and zero point energy? Hahaha. ❤😂
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@benjablonski3564 the raw accuracy to hit someone with a flying sword missile probably requires that level of targeting to be effective. If your blades are 6 feet wide then you better know where you're aiming within 6 feet
Wow never would've figured that out from the FACT THAT THEY'RE ONLY 18" LONG SO OF COURSE YOU WORLD NEED KNOW WHAT SEAT THE TARGET IS IN. Doy.
@@benj3645 source? The blades are only 18" long, Einstein.
That is a true kinetic energy weapon.
This weapon is also known as "The Flying Ginsu" as in the Japanese kitchen knife, LOL!
The US military is really bizarre. It's so large that it has dedicated weapons systems and teams for niche roles no other nation even things of and yet there remains gaping holes in the load out. It's why systems like the A10 never sold: only the US would have a dedicated CAS Jet. Meanwhile the US focus on highly target weapon systems and reduced cost effective ability for large areal denial.
Russia has a CAS jet the frogfoot and several nations operate CAS aircraft similar to a spooky in setup just far less op
Because every country’s defense needs are different? Also just because other nations don’t have these kind of capabilities doesn’t always mean they don’t want them.
Lol, almost ALL nations have CAS and COIN aircraft in some quantity. We just have more and better of both.
Sword kill with a missile? That's metal af. 🤘
✌️ Hey Alex, Semper Fi!! Listen, you probably dont read all these comments, but on the off chance you do. Can you maybe do a video on why a reflective coating on a plane or missle will not defeat the L.A.S.E.R. being developed by the DoD? Ive read a lot of comments on other videos about that system and many folks think a mirror finish will render the lasers useless. Seems pretty insane to spend so much money and time on a system only to be rendered useless by such a simple tactic.
“Don’t worry, no casualties will be shown.” Then why did I click on this video?
This is why Putin rarely Go out in the Bunker and he's too afraid he order to Harass and take down unarmed Reaper drone 😂😂😂
I like how RUclips doesn't recognize "'Murica" as English, and so tries to provide a translation.
Man that's surgical precision at its ABSOLUTE FINEST....
I’ll bet they are so accurate the terrorist is killed by the missle body. The blades are just in slight chance of being off target by a few inches.
Mushed and sliced.
In the drone community these things are known as "Harleys"
Because they *also* make choppers...
Missed opportunity to call this weapon "Damocles".
It's a sword that you drop on your enemies, and it's hanging off a drone flying overhead.
How much closer to the mythical sword of Damocles can you get without just recreating it entirely?
Kind of crazy how we went from using swords, guns, missiles now back to swords
It’s like Ninja fruits but with terrorists
Order your Ginsu Hellfire today and we will throw in a free Shamwow for easy cleanup.
The CIA --- taking slicing and dicing to a whole new level.
Ginsu must have loved that contract
Now, that is a weapon of precision
Hellfire Full Of Swords is a Mouthful. lol.
How about calling it something else, like maybe Hellsword, or Damocles?
Terrorists blender
I like Habitual Linecrosser's name for it: the Satan Stabber.
These just fit the Reaper so well.
Also makes me think of the sword of Damocles.
It allows the US to take out a target in his bed without harming his mistress sleeping next to him. Well, not physically at least. Mental scarring is almost guaranteed.
At that distance it might actually do physical harm to the mistress especially if they're, 'you know'...
But at the very least it's at most 2 people and not a whole family of folks.
I would call this weapon the most humane bomb ever deployed
@piisfun : But you knew what I meant, didn't you
@@loucyphers_nightmarewe all knew what you meant, but we all ALSO know that a 'bomb' without bomb stuff isn't a bomb, and we also know that a HELLFIRE MISSILE was never a bomb to begin with. With or without an explosive warhead. So maybe, just maybe, instead of trying to catch someone in the semantics, YOU could MAYBE up YOUR INTELLIGENCE. Sound good, pumpkin?
@@definitelynotjasonmomoa Whew, no over reaction there, clearly.
You must be a riot at parties...
Not gonna lie thats pretty dang metal😂😂 USA baby!!!
It's also a "whole lot less brutal" than what these ISIS leaders do to hundreds or thousands of others.
Thanks Alex. Been waiting for such a video for awhile now. Samurai imagined this centuries ago, now perfected.
I enjoy your amazing and accurate reporting.
That last comment is the absolute dead-on point. We get the bad guys and no one else. At least, theoretically.
I think the running joke is "mil-spec Slap-chop"
I'm curious to know the survival rate of the components of the guidance system in such a missile. Would these be something that could be re-engineered from the surviving pieces or even worse reused. I'm sure the speed in which it's impacting ensures a relatively good chance that they're useless in all cases but... Me being sure and me actually knowing are two different things. And while the technology is 30 to 40 years old, as we have seen recently many opponents don't even have that yet... I bring this up because without the explosives I'm certain these components have a more likely chance of survival
These missiles go Mach 1.3, or nearly 1000 mph (1600 kmh). I highly doubt you have to worry much about sensitive electronics surviving impact with a solid object at those speeds. You get pieces of the casing and blades, and that's about it.
The whole point of the swords is to have a 6' area of steel going faster than the speed of sound, rather than just the 7" missile body.
They should call it the GINSU!
Russia would have these also, but they can't hit a football field without an American TomTom doing the guidance.
Somebody was watching Ginsu knives commercials when they were a kid.
It slices, it dices and a whole lot more.
Commander: "Fix bayonets."
Weapons loader: "Sir, yes sir."
I would like to see a video about the LRHW, OpFires, and the typhon MRC.
I always thought it was called the slapchop
Ah yes, the weaponized Slap-Chop! :D
So this weapon is the real life equivalent of dropping an anvil on someone, as seen in cartoons.
The kebab slicer.
RAF has a new Toy that will be perfect for taking out HVT's in close environments though more often be used against Air and Light Armour Targets, The Jackal Drone, Packing twin Martlet Launchers. If the Hype around it is right then it will make a good video :)
Everyone Else "You Can't Bring A Knife To A Gun Fight"
America "Hold My Beer"
With all those knives it's certainly a surgical strike.
Alex what about FRLA Invictus and Rider. There’s no motor from GE until ‘24? Help Us! It goes to law!
Let’s talk about an American fail and what can be done to fix it. 1 the absence at ANY SHORAD missiles. Watching Russian attack helicopters destroy Ukrainian tanks out of range of MANPADS. 2 the fact that DIRCOM is completely jamming stinger.
Cool. A "Ninja" missile that uses "shurikens"!
Perfect for up close CIA work.
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PLEEAASSE, STOP BLOWING UP THE M60'S. I'm gonna throw up.
Use metric, nobody knows what you're talking about.
I'm gonna go with H.L.'s description of this magnificent creation..."knife missle"
@0:29 Dayum! Please clean the dead skin off the pop shield! 🤦♂️
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Ginzu missile, not Ninja. It’s named after the knife company.
The Hellfire R9X is for when you want to fuck up a specific individual without causing damage to anything or anyone else.
First heard about these on Behind the Bastards podcast a few years ago. I thought it was a joke, until I googled it. Clever solution to a 21st century problem.
What right does the US have to be taking out the religious leaders of another nation?
They have the exact same right the ISIS leader used in throwing gays from tall buildings to their deaths, the right of street justice i.e. the best killer will dictate and write the history. Same as it has always been and always will be everywhere in the f$cking universe as universal laws dictate survival of the fittest by adaptation to the environment, not equality.
We have whatever right we take.
It's the equivalent to using a lawnmower to delete the bad guy? Sort of how i picture it anyways.
But does it bashNchop veggies into salsa in three smacks? Mmhmm.
God helps us when the US military figures out how to fire a wooden toothpick from space with pinpoint accuracy. 😆
If a leader wants to surround himself with family then we should take all of them out with him. Wouldn't want revenge to be the reason for the perpetuation of violence. If you can get the weapon to within 3 feet of the target, pretty sure you can find a window to use a regular hellfire that would negate any collateral. So really? Your comments contradict and contain no logic.
Thank you for sharing
🤗🏆🇺🇲🎖️🙏
True. I would rather the bad guy get ginsued than a bunch of civies being blown up needlessly.
Maybe the US should sell these to Israel, you know, less civilian casualty.
Is this the famous ninja bomb As Seen on TV? That also includes a Ninja juicer.
I would like to know if it will sliced through a MiG cockpit because they should’ve used it on the two aircraft that was harassing it😡
It sounds as though this Hellfire variant, keeps all the cutting comments to a minimum and a maximum.....at the same time?
This guy was good but I’d like to see Vince from slap chop do an infomercial video.
Cause their fucking awesome. That's why we have them.
America’s response to !$!$ bee-heading videos
I’m an Uber driver and could use one of these if the passenger gets too crazy!
Why not just call this variant The Blade Runner?
Thanks Alex. Great video
_I’m Alex Hollings and here’s my sword!_
great post, btw, you're using a fantastic camera - it's worth every penny
Alex, you have such infectious voice I can listen to it for hours without even listening what you are saying ;-)
Now, you cant laugh at a person who carries a sword to battle.
Alex, check out the new mutant missile. It bends.
Talk about leadership issues. No one wants to be within 6 ft of that person.
It slices, it dices, it chops, it fillets and arranges meetings with the next life.
Why do we have these missiles? Because we can. That's why.
those are stabilizing fins, rpg7s also have them
Is it ironic that the JSOC insignia is full of swords?