hundreds of bullets are loaded into the nose, turning lieutenant commander jason gustin's $60 million machine gun. >> we expect the bullets to come out of the gun to be within about 30 feet from where we point the muzzle on the ground. >> reporter: that's about the same accuracy as a laser or satellite-guided bomb. but look at the difference between the blast effects of a bomb and a strafing run in afghanistan. gustin noses in to the dive. that helmet he's wearing has a computer which projects the target on to the inside of his visor. the number of bombs dropped in afghanistan is steadily decreasing. but strafing runs remain constant at more than 1,000 each year. the old fashioned tactic of strafing is becoming the weapon of choice. david martin, cbs news, with fighter attack squadron 211. >>> for a tv anchor in finland, a career low light when she fell off her chair. it happened during a live broadcast. she was reading a story about a journalism award and then the unexpected. >> she got up from the floor and barely held it together long enough to toss to weather. looks like the prime

hundreds of bullets are loaded into the news, turning lieutenant commander jason gustin's $60 millionjet into a fly magazine gun. >> we expect the bullets to come out of the gun to be within about 30 feet from where we point the muzzle on the ground. >> reporter: that's about the same accuracy as a laser of satellite-guided bomb. but look at the difference between the blast affects of a bomb and a strafing run in afghanistan. so what about the danger to you flying that close to the ground? >> we are closer to the enemy so we're in range for small arms such as machine guns and assault rifles. but our biggest risk is probably flying into the terrain. >> reporter: gustin has flown strafing missions in afghanistan but it's a skill that requires constant practice. normally, he would get help from his backseater. but not on this ride. it's a short hop from ocean jana naval air station in virginia beach down to the training range. on the way, the pilots check each other out. >> typically right after we take off, we give it a once over and make sure there's nothing wrong with the airport, lik