Hugh_Hoy Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 p.s. HH and Rookie may be the only other folks on this board who know what a smudge pot is. HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 I'll admit I didn't but google did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted February 21, 2011 Report Share Posted February 21, 2011 Was it used by the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War in order to protect valuable targets? With the oily black clouds of smoke produced from these smudge pots, allegedly, limiting the ability of laser guided bombs to detect a target, whereas the black clouds would diffuse the laser beam and break the laser's connection with its desired target Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 There were no laser guided weapons available during the Vietnam War. B-52's carpet bombing a city doesn't require precision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Last time I believe anything I read on Wikipedia Sorry to go off topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 I'm sure thee will be an autopsy). There was no autopsy as the doctors ruled out foul play. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous God Posted February 22, 2011 Report Share Posted February 22, 2011 Good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Late to this thread, late to the news. Been off-board for quite some time. Extremely sad to hear this terrible news. Very shocked as well. Always liked him, despite never having met him. Far too young to leave us. My sincere condolences to his family. I'm gutted. Journey well mate. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 I remember Soongmak's last post Link it seems he liked his westerns, the same as I did, and still do. I watched Tin Star again last night, I had seen it before but it was on cable TV, and I recalled his last post so I thought I would watch. It still is, a good western, and was directed by one of his favourite directors. So, I went to http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051087/ and gave the movie a rating of "10" stars ... it did not have that many votes, and I thought it would be a nice tribute to elevate it's rating, who knows, a 100 votes may see it get to 9+ ... feel free to join me on this little quest, being one for our own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Very sad news. From his posts he seemed like a really intelligent sensible guy. I enjoyed the conversations I've had with him but unfortunately never had the pleasure of meeting him despite planned meetings on a couple of occasions. I wish I had. R.I.P. Soongmak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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