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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by perl4ever on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @12:56AM (#28613210)
Also on the subject of unusual firefighting methods:

"The Górniczy Agregat Gaśniczy (GAG) is a jet engine inertisation unit developed for use in mines, controlling and suppressing coal seam fires and neutralising firedamp situations. The unit was designed in Poland in the 1970s, its name roughly translates as "Mine Fire Suppression Apparatus""

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorniczy_Agregat_Gasniczy

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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by rzzzt on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @02:20AM (#28613587)
Big Wind probably appears in the movie. It is two MiG jet engines strapped to a T-34 frame: https://www.badassoftheweek.com/bigwind
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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by iSnow on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:55AM (#28614024)
Was that written by some 16 year old?
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Re:Soviets put out a burning gas well with a nuclear explosi... by rzzzt on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @03:47PM (#28620902)
Possibly! :) But I think this is just a writing style for this particular website.
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