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2004-07-02 Israel-Palestine

IDF wonât use artillery against Kassams - senior officer

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Posted by Super Hose 2004-07-02 3:36:17 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 A senior officer briefing military reporters in the Gaza Strip Wednesday said that it took about 15 minutes for a Kassam team to set up a rocket with a timer. On the heights west of Sderot are surveillance radar systems like the TPQ, which tracks incoming mortar and Kassam rockets, as well as the "Nagmapoop," a modified APC that lifts a thermal camera high into the sky that gazes non-stop into the Gaza Strip to hunt for Kassam rocket crews and other guerrillas.

This is sort of odd in light of how Israel was a primary developer of UAVs. One would think they'd just have a few hovering at a nice altitude with high resolution thermal imaging to detect launch exhaust plumes and pinpoint some counter battery fire.

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-02 11:07:54 AM|| 2004-07-02 11:07:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 idotic guy the only way media will not have a complete bias against Israel is if they respond directly to an attack.

Posted by Anonymous5388 2004-07-02 5:04:08 PM|| 2004-07-02 5:04:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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