Nothing But Images Of Precision Guided Weapons Taken Just Before They Obliterate Their Targets

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It’s been a long week. Screw it, let’s see some missiles, bombs, and rockets just milliseconds before they and everything around them turn into fire and flying debris. Yes, this is the great War Zone pre-impact weapons collage! 

I have always found images, usually frames pulled from high-speed cameras, of the very endgame moments of weapons tests absolutely fascinating. Above all else, they really offer the best interpretation of scale. Most people really don’t realize just how large many precision-guided weapons are. Considering some of their sizes, the accuracy they offer is simply amazing. 

Enough of my blabbering, let’s get down to business:

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GBU-10., Public Domain
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JSOW., Public Domain
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RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
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AGM-84 SLAM., Public Domain
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GBU-15., Public Domain
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RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
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AGM-114 Hellfire., Public Domain
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AGM-86 CALCM., Public Domain
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GBU-24, Public Domain
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Dynetics GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition., Public Domain
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Joint Strike Missile., Public Domain
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APKWS., Public Domain
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GBU-49., Public Domain
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GBU-24, Public Domain
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GBU-12., Public Domain
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AGM-158 JASSM., Public Domain
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RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
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LRASM., Public Domain
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AGM-65 Maverick., Public Domain
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JSOW, Public Domain
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Small Diameter Bomb., Public Domain
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A Laser JDAM., Public Domain
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Air-to-ground variant of AIM-9 Sidewinder. , Public Domain
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AGM-158 JASSM., Public Domain
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Griffin Missile. , Public Domain
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RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain
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AGM-65 Maverick, Public Domain
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Copperhead laser-guided artillery round., Public Domain
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GBU-10., Public Domain
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AGM-88 HARM, Public Domain
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AGM-88 HARM, Public Domain
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GBU-28., Public Domain
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Spike NLOS., Public Domain
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RGM-109 Tomahawk., Public Domain

‘BOOM!’

Let’s add to this wondrous image collection. Add any good ones you can find to the comments section below!

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Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, and foreign policy and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense media space. He was the creator of the hugely popular defense site Foxtrot Alpha before developing The War Zone.