The Scary Reason Why US Pilots Rush to Their B-52s and Takeoff at Full Throttle

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[@adilaouribi7838]

I liked the part where they told us the super scary reason about why B-52 pilots takeoff at full throttle for the entire video, sticking to the point at all times.

[@ryanotte6737]

It was indeed a laser-focused video, eh? 🤣

[@philmann3476]

Not military, but I suspect the real reason is to get the hell away from the base before incoming missiles arrive. (And can't say I blame them.)

[@carldooley9344]

Considering that B-52s can and do carry nukes, nukes will be used to take them out, and just taking off won't keep them safe. They need to be MILES from the base before they're clear.

[@Onewitekrow]

How about , from just a regular person that's fairly "grounded" as in balanced....... y'all see the shear size of them babies......yeah I 'd full throttle out of common sense 😁🤣

[@dudleyrector8406]

They now have automatic startup and throttle set. Slow crews have to chase the plane down the runway.

[@badguy5554]

During the Cold War with Russia (and probably even today) it was assumed that air bases, containing "alert" B-52's, would be vaporized with a nuclear strike within minutes after the alert crews were scrambled. They HAD to be in the air and away from the base in the shortest time possible to survive that strike and carry out their counter strike mission against the Soviets.

[@billrupp9261]

Sadly, Nuclear alert stopped being a thing in 91/92. SAC and it's nuclear mission became a thing of the past. Time to rethink that.

[@jackwertz8301]

B-52s at California bases literally had minutes to get off the ground due to Soviet subs in international waters off the coast. KC-135 tankers sitting on alert with the bombers had almost zero chance of getting off the ground since they were stacked last in order for takeoff sequence

[@jackwertz8301]

320 Bombardment Wing, Mather AFB, CA 1985-1989

[@jessevadney9458]

Yesyour right. I was in the af 1966tjru 1970 on lc135s did time in Alaska Eilson afb 67. 68 during chrome. Dome

[@jay-em]

Too bad if you were one of the ground crew left behind I guess.

[@davidshettlesworth1442]

She is a beautiful beast to have on your side. The Marines love her for saving us at the battle of Khe Sanh Jamuary 21 - July 9 of 1968 Vietnam. The nightly cleansing of the NVA as they attempted to trench their way up to the American fire base lines. Thank you USAF.

[@2-old-Forthischet]

I was a B52 hydraulic tech in the late sixties and early seventies. There were alert pads with ten B52s equipped with nuclear bombs. When there were drills and some actual missions, some of the B52s never made it off the ground for various reasons.

[@drbendover7467]

The last pilot of the B52 hasn't been born yet:)

[@57menjr]

[@blindspott1060]

Not much new here...scrambles have been routinely practiced for decades by the Air Force.

[@perryrush6563]

Thank you for saving me 15 minutes.

[@kennyhill3140]

Indeed. The Americans are still learning how to do the job properly from us. 😂

[@Ronin4614]

Yep.

[@blindspott1060]

@@kennyhill3140 I'll pass that on to those that lost relatives in the 8th Air Force during WWII. I'm sure they will be pleased your county survived.

[@kennyhill3140]

@@blindspott1060 What a ridiculous reply that is. When did you last see a B17 do a scramble take off🤔. I have every respect for the crews of the U.S Eighth that died during daylight bombing missions. The comment in jest meant that yes, nothing new about this. The RAF was doing this sort of thing decades ago with Valiants, Victors, Vulcans( when we actually had an air force) Nothing whatsoever to do with anything during WW2.

[@harpomarx7777]

"Grounded Aircraft" is the wrong term. You should have said "Parked Ready Aircraft" or "Ready Aircraft on the ground". A grounded aircraft is one which is considered non-airworthy for any reason. I don't doubt that in a national emergency with imminent missiles in the air, actual grounded aircraft would be pressed into taking off if the reason for grounding is minor, but what you meant was all aircraft parked on the ground, armed, fueled, and airworthy.

[@wyattearp7370]

SO YOU WENT TO A HIGH SCHOOL eh

[@Mercenary_Contractor28383]

Did your plane misbehave?💀

[@factChecker01]

@@wyattearp7370 Their wrong use of the term "grounded aircraft" also got on my nerves. That is unfortunate because there was a lot in the video that I did not know and was interested in. It shows some lack of expertise in an otherwise good video.

[@thomashilson4158]

​@@factChecker01 Whyit is an idiot. Forgive him.

[@wyattearp7370]

@@factChecker01 HMM YOU ARE AWESOME. 🙂✊️🤳

[@rudolphferdinand3634]

It was sometime during the Vietnam War in late 1971, I was at Can Tho RVN; we could feel the ground shaking from B-52 dropped bomb payload UMinh forest, I looked overhead and there was a B-52 heading back home. Vietnam veteran.

[@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113]

That’s an awesome account….thank you for your service!

[@JohnCoffins]

Welcome home

[@TCSwizz2]

🙏🏼

[@stevengiordano6285]

Thank goodness we have them

[@dakotasowyers5729]

It's amazing what these kind of planes are capable of and also the people flying these planes. I would be absolutely terrified to get in one of those, much less fly one. Kudos to you wonderful men and women who do this type of work!

[@badguy5554]

I MAY have been one of the FEW B-52 pilots that saw BOTH "business ends" of the B-52. While in Vietnam (flying a different aircraft) I was bombed by a flight of B-52's (and, need I say, I SURVIVED?). I later flew the B-52 after my Vietnam assignment.

[@ryanotte6737]

Yes, for some people out there, you need to say that you survived. 🤣 Seriously, though, indeed probably a good idea to know about both business ends.

[@badguy5554]

@@ryanotte6737 Well...I don't know if I can agree with you about the "both ends" part. Knowing the "Transmitting" end is enough. I would recommend EVERYONE avoid knowing about the "Receiving" end.

[@scatpackdriver2535]

@@badguy5554 Watching video of the receiving end from the air is scary enough . I don't see how anything living above ground had much chance of surviving. I'd say you're lucky to be alive.👍And thanks for your service. 😎

[@badguy5554]

@@scatpackdriver2535 I was flying an airplane, at about 2,000 feet. THEY were probably at 30,000 feet, so seeing me was impossible. You're correct, though. If I had been on the ground, almost NO CHANCE of surviving. Obviously the upward thrust of the blasts did not reach my aircraft. If they had................................

[@ihateracin]

@@badguy5554 may I ask what airframe you were rocking when you got to experience that horrifying show?

[@johnfpotega2017]

Some time back, I worked in Rome, New York, literally across the street from Griffis AFB. Back then, B-52’s were stationed there and took off and landed all day! Ground would shake when they would take off, especially in groups. Nobody ever got tired of watching these planes come and go ……..enormous planes!

[@Trapster99]

I vacation at the Finger Lakes region of New York State. We'd see them too, on regular Armageddon Patrol. They went due north, up around the Arctic Circle, ready to unleash Hell if needed.

[@dbrucegood950]

As an air policeman in CDF (Combat Defense Force) I guarded those bombers at Griffis AFB during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Worked 12 hrs/day for 31 straight days.

[@Trapster99]

@@dbrucegood950 With Hydrogen bombs secure in the belly of those beasts. There was a lot going on behind the scenes of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Did you know that a Submarine Captain demanded the launch keys to a hydrogen bomb armed torpedo, so that he could annihilate an entire US Fleet? Thank God the flotilla commander was on board. The man simply flatly refused the Captain, saving Civilization. A lot going on, then there was the Kennedy Assassination.

[@johnfpotega2017]

@@dbrucegood950 ; I think I was 10 years old during that time but remember watching and waiting to see what was happening with my mom and dad! Thanks for your service!

[@tonyb7748]

@@johnfpotega2017 I went to Clough elementary school and lived in right park manor back then. My dad was a tailgunner for the squadron that flew from griffis.

[@MrDlt123]

That's so cool to see a group of planes from multiple countries flying together.

[@Onewitekrow]

"INDEPENDENCE DAY"🙂

[@felixnelson4359]

Awesome vid!

[@wasanaboxing]

Wow great video ❤

[@frankzappa3834]

I’ve been a huge fan of the B-52’s since 1979. I really like rock lobster

[@singalongwrudy8690]

They keep Idaho PRIVATE.

[@gerrytyrrell1507]

Breath taking. Guardians of Western democracy....Ireland

[@5783greg]

I was with the OANG and flew with the 121st ARW. We did some training at Barksdale in LA back in the day. The B-52 is an impressive aircraft.

[@justicewokeisutterbs8641]

The B-52 is a thing of beauty. I've loved it since I was a kid in the 1960's. It's an awesome sight.

[@Onewitekrow]

I love these old beauties ❣️....

[@houssem3731]

The power speaks 💪

[@camtidler3823]

Awesome

[@GraemePayne1967Marine]

In the aviation world, "grounded" has a very specific meaning. Applied to aircraft, it means that the aircraft is not airworthy - it cannot fly. Applied to crewmembers - PEOPLE - who hav been removed from flight duty for any of many reasons, but usually either medical or disciplinary. Your use of "grounded" to simply mean "an airctraft is on the ground" is semanticaly correct. BUT, that meaning is something I have never heard in nearly 30 years associated with aviation - a Marine fighter wing, a USAF transport wing, and a major international airline.

[@camtidler3823]

Love thank everyone for share awesome

[@j.cephas584]

All units scramble to their planes in an event of a enemy if their needed. B52 is just a bigger unit. Love all that the us military has. Can't wait for videos of the raider.

[@bbsara0146]

why tho? the war is still going to be there when you get there.. even if your a few hours late

[@joesanchez979]

Great video 👍

[@DEUTER-mu4yl]

Great job, excellent !

[@Ronin4614]

Back when I was at a Northern Tier SAC base, the main reason was a SAC ORI. You could count on an elephant walk before it was all over. The fear, especially for wing and squadron commanders, was failing the ORI.

[@michaelwarren5761]

If we still had our stingers on our aircraft, no one would dare approach our Bomber. We taught them this in December of 1972. We shot down 2 MiG 21’s.

[@spammerscammer]

Thank you for your service sir. Wish we had more men like you in today's world.

[@midnyte6195]

I wouldn't know that,I was born in 2002

[@Mercenary_Contractor28383]

I am Russian and i can assure you that our planes are screwed when the B-52s appear on our skies

[@mytube30005]

Are these the same B-52s shot down by the Vietnamese way back in the '70s?

[@michaelwarren5761]

@@mytube30005 No the one’s I flew where B 52 D model and G model aircraft. These have all gone to the boneyard. Currently the B 52 still flying are the H model that where built in the late 1960-1962 and these will still be flying till 2050.

[@richarddonohue9965]

Good to watch

[@peterlindop4491]

Awesome power.

[@EL-nc1cs]

So Proud of the USA USAF Crews and Military!! Place the fear in the Air!!!

[@camtidler3823]

Good luck everyone god blessing everyone one the air

[@scavengers19]

Hard to forgive those Vietnamese who shot down more than 18 b52 during the war.

[@stephanielee9407]

They are mostly Buddhists, and have learned to live in the NOW. No past, no future. They have forgiven the USA. They lost more than aircraft.

[@fonzieskatesurf]

I love the B52s for its long wings and huge tail. Always saw them parked at AAFB on Guam in the 80s and early 90s 🇬🇺💯🤘

[@jasongb5666]

My favourite is Rock Lobster 🦞 B52's amazing

[@bobbyhamblen2338]

@@jasongb5666 Private Idaho.

[@jeanmm2996]

Love the B52s.

[@57menjr]

We are not asleep!

[@Clonefiles]

Good B-52 AS

[@Grits_and_Glamour]

Grew up around Barksdale AFB for 41 years, I know the sound of those Pratt and Whitney engines all to well!

[@aaronaustrie]

Dangerous moves!

[@raysantiago3750]

When you observe the Mighty B-52 Stratofortress in the skies. It's Breathless and Mighty in your heart. You see the Awesomeness that can bring down collateral damage from the heavens. Just imagine being the crew onboard as Warriors of the United States of America Airpower. 🏜️☝️😎

[@hsbvt]

10:06 ...that's extremely neat hand writing!

[@stijnvandamme76]

1m45, that is poorly explained, really explained as an understatement when its really a lot more serious. the goal during a scramble, is to get airborn, BEFORE the incoming ICBM arrives and vaporizes the base. That's why they run. That's why they practice.

[@57menjr]

Trained to take off in 6 mins ...................................

[@lynnanderson5254]

Scrambling time starts when the horn first sounds. All acft. must be airborne within 8 minutes. Only those acft. that are on alert and "Cocked" will be launched.

[@Mr.Robert1]

That IS one of the first things that came to my mind. LT Rob United States Air Force Retired.

[@krispoli22]

Love all the analog gauges

[@CarlosAraya25]

The B52s had the SAC strategic nuclear alert missions and exercises that they pulled from the time the bomber was first introduced until the end of the nuclear alerts in 1991. They've been doing this for longer than most of us have been alive

[@NickYoung22]

First plane designed to be or planned to be in operation for over 100 years.

[@ger13nunyah56]

This is the way

[@jason6919]

I travel through Shreveport Louisiana twice a week. Trust me they are still on the move. I see them on my air traffic radar about once every two weeks or so.

[@Ganntrey]

Hearing B-52s overhead 3 times a day is just part of the Shreveport-Bossier experience. Particularly on the Bossier side due to them being so low as they take off and land.

[@UmaticSota]

Wow, that was scary. I'm going to have to lie down for a bit now.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

I watched the entire video and never found out the scary reason they go full throttle

[@mouthwash884]

They’re a key component to a counter strike, and they also carry nuclear payload. It’s a multitude of reasons why you want it in the air ASAP. It’s a sitting duck on the ground; and if the aircraft gets taken out, you don’t want the nuclear weapons onboard to detonate and wipe out your air base. In an imaginary war, the B-52s would be a high value target, and one of the first targets targeted by enemy munitions. An ICBM fired from Russia would take 30-60 minutes to reach its target, and the B-52 normally takes over an hour to get airborne. Cutting that time down to about 10 minutes is a force multiplier.

[@JSCB-365]

1:40 into the video and 5:40

[@johnjessie3083]

Wow ❤ I love it 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@-alas7106]

I don't like them.

[@sebjiminez7284]

Excellent,👍🏴‍☠️🏁😉💪

[@camtidler3823]

Love

[@edmonblocker3465]

I am a past Air Force airman that refueled B52's and there was nothing "scary" about a B52 scramble It showed our strength and commitment to the safety of America.

[@Trapster99]

It does scare everyone else though.

[@edmonblocker3465]

@@Trapster99 Only the weak kneed libeals

[@stevebonds4698]

I was lucky enough to live close to Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda Michigan. I lived in Tawas and use to go to the base a lot cause my friend had access to the exchange cause his dad was retired from the service. This base was home to B-52's and man those things are beast. I would not want to see a bunch of them coming at me. I was able to see about 20 of them all at the same time in the air,. My dad and I were into air shows and went to few of them and I was able to go into a B-52 it was unbelievable. Its really a shame that the base was closed down. The people on the base were great and the town really relied on their business. They are now using the base for like fixing commercial air planes and now they will be working with Nasa. Nice to see its getting a rebirth.

[@user-rn9pq8tz1n]

Past, present, future, more and more progress, more and more advanced, more and more perfect, more and more exciting! 过去、现在、未来，越来越进步，越来越先进，越来越完善，越来越精彩！

[@Onewitekrow]

I love these ol beauties. Nevada Air Show I got to meet one......pure bliss !

[@jamesplymire5342]

When you see these guys running, you know sh*t is going down!! 🇺🇸

[@craigthomson1778]

The power on these monsters must be amazing .Some real smart cookies to design them .

[@purplealice]

Those damn planes are almost as old as I am. And watching them take off is amusing. The tip-tanks get airborne long before the wheels leave the ground.

[@donaldmaxie5264]

The wingspan is rather long. On the ground the wings are supported by the landing gear, in the air the aircraft is supported by the wings. Of course, the tips of the wings move as load is transferred to them during takeoff.

[@denistate3697]

Hello everyone Is the B52 the world's great aircraft? 🤔🇨🇵🛩

[@SalvadorHernandez-to2gq]

Definitely!......This is considered the plane of all planes!!

[@man9380]

Very good ---USA---🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍👍👍👍💪💪💪🌲🌲🌲

[@michaelhawk8230]

I remember them parked on alert at Beale AFB California when I was a teenager.

[@robertmclean9737]

Used to see them Flying at real low Levels when I Worked on Rigs in Wildoming. Big Birds!!

[@flyboy38a]

Just to let you know the use of the word “grounded” means, at least for the Navy, that the aircraft is not flight worthy and will require maintenance before it can fly again.

[@mikelastname]

The irony of Navy aviation - they are using aircraft (not watercraft) and u/s planes are called "grounded". Makes me smile how language hasn't kept up with reality.

[@saltapozo]

@@mikelastname"Grounded" Navy planes should be called... watered..

[@theboothy91]

Same for air force

[@bloodyslatts1452]

@@saltapozo Decked? It's not like they're horses...

[@johns4655]

Cool movie that dramatizes this is "By Dawns Early Light" with Powers Booth and it was made I think in 91. I enjoy it, mostly, anyway and recommend it.

[@RAWGRIP54]

Build more B-52

[@danieladams8085]

They make everything sound darker than what it is 😂

[@yindu_Weige8888]

好大的运输机👌

[@SalvadorHernandez-to2gq]

Yes it ransports bombs! It is referred to as a "bomber" and not so much a transport plane.

[@user-mk7lf4kr5v]

الله اكبر لا اله الا الله اشهد ان لا اله الا الله واشهد ان محمد رسول الله

[@keithmcfaul9310]

As far as I know, every aircraft be it military or civilian always takes off with "full" power just to get off the ground before they reach the end of the runway. Jet fighters always use afterburners during takeoff. It's a safety concern also for all planes, big, little or small to takeoff with full power.

[@stephendenagy3396]

I don’t believe that is true. Commercial jets rarely use full power as it increases wear on the engines. See Mentour pilot on this. Military is different, but they do more maintenance knowing the wear they are putting of frames and engines.

[@Fred-wy4ix]

These Aircraft are at the ready to take off at a moments notice.

[@keithmcfaul9310]

@@Fred-wy4ix I know. I used to be in the air force and was assigned to fly on EC-135 A/G models out of Ellsworth AFB. I spent many a day on alert at both Ellsworth and MInot AFBs.

[@BiGGBLUNT1]

Wrong!!!

[@Fred-wy4ix]

@@BiGGBLUNT1 what's wrong?

[@jamesthompson7969]

Alert pad qualified B-52G Crew Chief/maintance mechanic in Grand Forks, N.D. in 1983-7...four winters is all I could handle! Was in the USAF from 1/1978 to 5/2003.

[@dackyc9231]

I love the details provided in these videos, but the narration is so slow paced. It could be almost 50% shorter.

[@jimwest6571]

Guarded 16 B-52's on SAC strategic ALERT during the cold war in the 70's while stationed at Andersen AFB, Guam .

[@jamesplymire5342]

Thank you for your service!! 🇺🇸

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

Thanks for serving Jim! You were part of a fascinating and scary part of history. Bet it was wild when soldiers would realize what was at stake, or maybe they thought it wouldn't happen. But getting these things in the sky was a staple of our deterrent at that time! Now they can have stealth multirole fighters or B-2/ B-21 to deliver those B61-12 on target. Looking a lot like America is one of the few countries that has this capability. Cool job you had though. Guam is more important than ever, too.

[@jimwest6571]

@@Chironex_Fleckeri Thank you Fill. The Cold War era was a little scary at times. Lets pray things don't heat up with China.

[@jennifer8724]

Jim you must have seen my Dad at some point, what a cool thought. He was a B-52 Radar navigator, we were stationed in Guam for 4 years

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

@@jimwest6571 it looks more likely than the Soviet invasion. Maybe it won't happen now that China can dominate Russia

[@idftsman8498]

what is scary is how old these planes are and all the paint chips everywhere, :(

[@paullynn7994]

B-52's will be sitting ducks for enemy hypersonic missiles,at least ten nuclear payload B-52's need to be airborne at any one time and meet their fail safe point.

[@heathwirt8919]

They always take off at full power.

[@denistate3697]

Was the Mig there for an exercise? 🤔🇨🇵

[@natestakely1478]

I got written up for out of date Buff oil during an ACC IG inspection and even though we earned "best seen in 2 yrs" I told my commander, "you going to toss your engine oil on your car for being past the mfg suggested shelf life"? He gave the Obama smile and on we rolled. The Buff can take a lot.

[@Name-ps9fx]

Cold War was a very scary, and awesome, time. Among other things there were the MITO scrambles (Minimum Interval Take Off)....BUFFs would take off with 10-15 SECONDS between aircraft!

[@twixxtro]

12:56 they really chill like that

[@chug_n_toke8849]

I love this

[@titozultanskisobrinho560]

👊

[@chrisperosa]

Read the last line of the warning sign at 3:13.

[@mikelastname]

I can't quite read it - does it say "proudly made by Wyoming Signs"?

[@theboothy91]

Use of deadly force authorized. Meaning stay the fuck away if you have no business there

[@Vanfran2]

Back in the early 70s I was a crew chief on a kC 135 refueler, while on alert, we would take off after the cleared the run way Back in the cold war days, we practiced every day

[@garryneidig2511]

My dad worked on the kc 135 in the 60's and early 70's. We were stationed in Spain in the early 60's and then Bunker Hill (Grissom) then Fairchild in Spokane. He was always TDY. I used to sneek close to the flight line lie flat on the ground as the B52's warmed up.

[@MrGoodnplenty1957]

I was a KC-135 Boom Operator from 1979-1986. oh i remember pulling alerts when i was stationed at McConnell & Castle. We used to do those M.I.T.O.'s (Minimum Interval TakeOff). KC-135A's used cart starts on alert.

[@fps079]

Pablum. Check out your real B-52 history such as operation chrome dome. People have no idea how dangerous the world really is that necessitates such weapon systems.

[@Mr.Robert1]

It is what it is. That's life. LT Rob United States Air Force Retired.

[@earth2006]

Define quickly.

[@frankcherry3810]

The reason for fast take off is incase of the airport being nuked

[@richardfinney3179]

We have new weapons that can take out a nuke way before a nuke get close like Lazer cannons and 60mm frag shells that fire at 600 rounds a minute that break up into 100 pieces they can take out a huge mussel or ground troops or installation's

[@richardprzybylek5847]

From the first sound of the alert they have around 15 minutes to take off because in 30 minutes the first missiles start to land

[@jmskipp]

Back during periods of the Cold War specifically '61-'69 Operation Chrome Dome had B-52s airborne at all times. Capable of launching nukes into USSR

[@joshuajones634]

Who the hell would want to be on the ground drung a missle strike?

[@richardfinney3179]

We have new cannons that fire 1600 blast rounds a minute that frag in to 100 pieces that will take out any missels and we have new Lazer guns that can cut a mussel in half in a second we're not showing our hand just yet

[@rogerdodger8415]

I got a feeling they're going to be making chop suey before too long.

[@mikeprevost8650]

Cruise missiles didn't exist when the B-52 was initially put into service in the early 1950s. It was purposed to deliver nuclear gravity bombs.

[@st3yo980]

Anybody that grew up on shed road in Bossier city can attest to the damn B-52 scramble.. or the A-10 cannon getting sighted in😂

[@Ganntrey]

It's so common I only worry if I DON'T hear 'em

[@st3yo980]

@@Ganntrey Lol rite!!!

[@cowtailcalvin]

Our battleship in the sky

[@agnelodsa788]

Bombers are typically not required to take off in an emergency. Fighters interceptors are for that reason; to take care of enemy intruders.

[@pennise]

General Curtis LeMay says, "You're welcome. Dismissed!"

[@trainmaster0217]

We protect our airspace BUT not our borders

[@Mr.Robert1]

ALMOST EVERY TIME A VIDEO IS POSTED ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY, THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME ANTI AMERICAN IN THE COMMENT SECTION LOOKING TO START SOMETHING. MAN I MISS THE AIRFORCE. ACTION IN THE GULF. IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME.

[@donaldmoser212]

While I understand the whole concept of scramble and Alert-5 and whatnot, how long does it take to load or mount armament? Certainly longer than 10 minutes. Or do we have B-52s that are constantly loaded with nuclear tipped cruise missiles?

[@jamesplymire5342]

Loaded ahead of time.

[@57menjr]

Engines running! All the time cant till numbers unknown !

[@larrysheppard42]

As a cop, I hated those Ammonia start cartridges.