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2007-08-23 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

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Posted by Steve White 2007-08-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Is it like those smart bombs Japan used in 1945 - the ones called kamikaze? Except these aren't powered, just stearable?

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-08-23 00:11|| 2007-08-23 00:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Remids me of the Tale of One-Eyed King.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-08-23 00:14|| 2007-08-23 00:14|| Front Page Top

#3 What'd they do, strap together two overweight mullahs?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-23 00:44|| 2007-08-23 00:44|| Front Page Top

#4 Although much of Irans weaponry is outmoded, analysts say Iran has become proficient at modifying such arms.

Usually, the only "modifying" done is to the item's physical description page.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-23 00:46|| 2007-08-23 00:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Yea, Zen, 2 Blinky's guidance system. ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2007-08-23 00:59|| 2007-08-23 00:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Don't worry about it, it's a one-off prototype. Ahmanutjob's ego will not stand for the "smart bombs" to be any smarter than he is. Nor any taller.

Posted by gorb 2007-08-23 02:44|| 2007-08-23 02:44|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't worry about it, it's a one-off prototype. Ahmanutjob's ego will not stand for the "smart bombs" to be any smarter than he is. Nor any taller.

Gorb! LOL!

Iran wants a US Carrier in the worst way, or so bad they can taste it, the problem with Defense and Defense only is that you have to be perfect all of the time.

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-08-23 04:14|| 2007-08-23 04:14|| Front Page Top

#8 adding it could be dropped from F-4 and F-5 jets.

These would be some of the Iranian airplanes that keep falling out of the sky? Snark aside, how many seconds would the jets last following take-off in an actual shooting war?

Posted by trailing wife 2007-08-23 05:45|| 2007-08-23 05:45|| Front Page Top

#9 About 60-100, TW, if we were looking in their direction and got a radar lock.

Posted by lotp 2007-08-23 07:38|| 2007-08-23 07:38|| Front Page Top

#10 So are they steered by the pilot? Or do they have a "manned" remote system? And how many of the Iranian jets would survive to get through the US CAP and anti-air defense?

Either way I call hogwash.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-08-23 10:01|| 2007-08-23 10:01|| Front Page Top

#11 Usually, the only "modifying" done is to the item's physical description page.

Be fair, now. Sometimes they use Photoshop, too.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2007-08-23 11:13|| 2007-08-23 11:13|| Front Page Top

#12 Perhaps the Qasad is simply a regular 2000 # bomb with a print out from Google.earth taped on the pointy end and a prayer to Allah taped on the blunt end.

Posted by mhw">mhw 2007-08-23 12:08|| http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/]">[http://hypocrisy-incorporated.blogspot.com/] 2007-08-23 12:08|| Front Page Top

#13 Actually lotp, assuming that at least one of the CVs has a Hummer in the air, the radar will paint the aircraft as soon as it is out of ground clutter (if not sooner) and the operator can vector in a go-faster to get an id on it and then shoot it down. although in this tight airspace, the ROE may be to assume its a bad guy and forget the 'id' step.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-23 14:28|| 2007-08-23 14:28|| Front Page Top

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