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2008-12-31 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-31 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
File under: Hamas

#1 Good hunting IAF!

Posted by Mark Espinola 2008-12-31 02:55|| 2008-12-31 02:55|| Front Page Top

#2 I was wondering what magical technology the Israelis were going to employ to shut these things down. I guess it was a combination of "there is a tunnel every 10m" and "1000-lb JDAMS shut down everything within 50m" or something like that.

Posted by gorb 2008-12-31 05:05|| 2008-12-31 05:05|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't believe that tunneling ground is very stable without lots of shoring. And I bet the tunnelers use as little as they can get by with. Big trucks driving by would probably collapse them. A Vibroseis line would do great - I bet Halliburton could do it.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2008-12-31 10:40|| 2008-12-31 10:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Had the same thought Glenmore - bunker busters on time settings according to soil composition?

Posted by swksvolFF 2008-12-31 12:42|| 2008-12-31 12:42|| Front Page Top

#5 How does that work, swksvolFF? I was thinking the 30 minute delay was to give anyone in any adjacent tunnels time to get out. It doesn't seem to me the delay would buy much effectiveness even if 10% of the blast energy escaped through the tunnel the bunker buster made. Am I thinking in the wrong direction?

Posted by gorb 2008-12-31 15:39|| 2008-12-31 15:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Feeling a different vibe with Jan 20 on the horizon. Israel could have executed strikes such as these at will prior to now. It's about time.

Posted by bradeous 2008-12-31 20:40|| 2008-12-31 20:40|| Front Page Top

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