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Iraq | |
US bombers destroy key targets | |
2003-03-16 | |
America revealed last night that supersonic bombers armed with laser-guided missiles had struck at Iraqi targets, destroying strategic radar sites in the first military precursor to all-out war. Do we have any bomber/attack fighter other than the A-10 that isn't supersonic? Two US Air Force B-1 bombers knocked out truck-mounted anti-aircraft radar systems designed to alert Iraq to attack by British and American aircraft. There was no news of casualties. Amid heightened tensions in the region as allied military leaders declared they were ready for battle and a defiant Saddam Hussein Just giving the Lancer boys a little work out, that's all. However, with time running out for a diplomatic solution ahead of talks today between the United States, Britain and Spain, a source close to the Iraqi leader last night claimed that thousands of suicide bombers had been trained to 'kill Americans and sacrifice themselves' if any invasion is attempted. The source, a senior We can help with the underground part. 'The US thinks it will come and find a general surrounded by bodyguards, but we are not stupid,' said the official. 'There are hundreds, even thousands, of places to hide in Iraq.' The Iraqi people will point them out to us. The source added: 'They can enter the cities but they cannot stay. The Americans are deceiving themselves if they think that the fighting will be short. We can kill them. They will destroy much in Iraq, but we are preparing thousands of people as suicide bombers.'
Every news report from the exiles and the people on the Iraqi street says they want Saddam gone. Hmmm, who to believe? The regime also believes that it has made a strong case Heh, counting on the French. 'We trust in Paris and Moscow,' said the President's adviser. 'But there is a saying in Iraq - with the first shot, Yep, fighting for their families. 'The letters are coming from tribal leaders, the Republican Guard, even the Mukhabarat,' said Mohammed Haji Mahmood, a senior Kurdish commander. 'However, defectors from the Republican Guard said that their former units would fight because they have no choice'. The regular army would surrender as soon as possible, the defectors said. In the Middle East, preparations for war continued. Eight US warships passed through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea yesterday to join the military build-up, following five ships that passed through on Friday. Missile shooters are already in the Red Sea. Which ones are these eight? | |
Posted by:Steve White |
#7 On the ships, they had been saying they were sending about a dozen ships from the Med to the Red Sea. 5 + 8 = 13, Baker's Dozen. They'll be ready now. |
Posted by: Steve 2003-03-16 17:20:31 |
#6 I stand corrected on the supersonic/subsonic bombers. the chain reaction should be spectacular - Iraqi pinball LOL! |
Posted by: Steve White 2003-03-16 12:42:22 |
#5 Hope they group those suicide bombers reeeaaalllyy close together...the chain reaction should be spectacular - Iraqi pinball |
Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-16 10:13:46 |
#4 Yes, most of the US bomber fleet is subsonic. The B2 is for stealth reasons, and the B52 is for design reasons. Amongst the bombers, the B1 is actually the odd one out being supersonic. As for tactical strike and attack aircraft, the AV8B is subsonic. The EA6B is also subsonic, meaning that the entire EW capability of the US cannot outrun sound. |
Posted by: David Newton 2003-03-16 10:00:41 |
#3 And if God doesn't stop the war will they accept it as a sign that He is not pleased with Saddam? |
Posted by: RW 2003-03-16 06:07:49 |
#2 The journohacks like to call the B-1B a "supersonic bomber" because it helps them tell it apart from the BUFFs. :-) |
Posted by: jrosevear 2003-03-16 05:48:04 |
#1 The B1-B is one of the few if not the only aircraft that is supersonic at sea level. My recollection is that it was designed to be able to out-run anything down on the deck. "We trust in Paris and Moscow." ... so did Poland. |
Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-16 02:34:41 |