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2004-06-10 Israel-Palestine

Israel can now spot, destroy roadside bombs from air

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Posted by Frank G 2004-06-10 1:09:15 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Very Cool! - Combined with the "Microwave a Mullah" weapon, they can now kill them faster than they can breed. Cockroach and Termite extermination policy applied to Head-Bowlers, Hammyz, and the Cicadas. (Hez'bolah, Hamas, al-Qaeda)

Go IDF!

Posted by BigEd 2004-06-10 1:18:34 PM|| 2004-06-10 1:18:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Impressive. Now let's go one step further and spot/destroy BOMBERS.

Posted by jules 187 2004-06-10 1:20:51 PM|| 2004-06-10 1:20:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 That's the hard part, jules. You need a certain kind of optics for that, and unless Israel can put up TONS of UAVs in the air for this purpose, that won't do. However, I'm impressed! Perhaps the US military in Iraq should borrow this idea?

Posted by Edward Yee 2004-06-10 3:13:51 PM|| [http://edwardyee.fanworks.net] 2004-06-10 3:13:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The military released a video that showed Palestinian insurgents planting dozens of explosive charges in residential areas of Rafah during the Israeli invasion.

I'm sure ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN/BBC/etc... will show these videos on the evening news.... (But I won't be holding my breath...).

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-06-10 6:36:14 PM|| 2004-06-10 6:36:14 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 No Fair!

Posted by AntiPasto 2004-06-10 7:51:29 PM|| 2004-06-10 7:51:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 This is great counter terrorist news, which the American, British and other 'loyal' allies must have while serving in Iraq & Afghanistan combating the Islamic horde.

Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-06-10 8:01:28 PM|| 2004-06-10 8:01:28 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 When the IEDs were located, the Israel Air Force summoned an Apache AH-64A attack helicopter to fire a missile to destroy the bombs.

One question: how much does each of these missiles cost? I would hope that they are relatively cheap. If not, the more IEDs that are planted, the pricier each clearing operation becomes.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-06-10 9:22:48 PM|| 2004-06-10 9:22:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 BAR - at the price of a loaded humvee - 4 Americans, we can afford it, regardless. Who says the UAV's have to be unarmed?

Posted by Frank G 2004-06-10 9:44:22 PM|| 2004-06-10 9:44:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Impressive. In addition to the neutralization measures, I would deal with the locals who don't report the planting of RSBs, by evacuating and then destroying the two closest building to the RSB site. Similar IDF actions have resulted in untold number of Pale informants coming forward. The terrorists don't have 100% support in the IDF operational areas, thanks to IDF retaliation practices. Hearts-and-Minds only goes so far.

Posted by Dog Bites Trolls 2004-06-10 10:14:10 PM|| 2004-06-10 10:14:10 PM|| Front Page Top

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