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CONFIRMED: US Benghazi SEALs Had Laser Capability
Gateway Pundit ^
| November 4,2012
| Jim Hoft
Posted on 11/04/2012 7:25:15 AM PST by Hojczyk
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To: blueunicorn6
Predator 1 video 9:18
Watch that nine minute video on the Predator drone. Laser sighting on the ground is unnecessary. It is designed for urban strikes with the capability of hitting a target as small as a truck. It has optical capabilities that allow it to see individual people from five miles up. It can see if they have rifles or rocket tubes in their hands. It sees at night with infrared.
All of those same sighting and munitions capabilities are used on AC-130 gunships and Apache attack helicopters. All of those vehicles are able to lay down precision fire without anyone on the ground lazing targets. All of those excuses are utter BS!
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posted on
11/04/2012 8:45:56 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
To: blueunicorn6
FOX News is reporting that there was GLD in Benghazi. These machine gun lasers are just being thrown out so the Democrats can say,Well, you cant guide bombs in with those lasers. But you can with a GLD. The GLD shows Panetta is telling a lie when he says they couldnt send aircraft to bomb the attackers because they were afraid of collateral damage (bombs killing innocent civilians or damaging their property). With a GLD they could have dropped laser-guided bombs within a few feet of the attackers that the GLD was pointed at. They could have sent jets to help save the 30 Americans under attack in Benghazi. There is no other excuse but that our President Obama didnt want to send military rescue. Why?
Even if the laser was a “dumb” laser it could be used for targeting a Predator.
The GLD is a designator and would guide a missile/bomb to a target. The Predator has enough sensors on it -
http://www.af.mil/information/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=122
- that it could pick up where the dumb laser was pointing and use it to target it's weapons. When a target is identified, the Predator can use it's own designator to guide the Hellfire missiles.
A GLD would be nice, but probably not essential, to getting a pinpoint attack.
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posted on
11/04/2012 8:52:25 AM PST
by
az_gila
To: FreeAtlanta
Initial reports were that he was painting the targets. It would be something like this...
There are compact laser rangefinders / target designators that are designed to mount on one of the many accessory rails on the Mk 48 machine gun.
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posted on
11/04/2012 8:54:31 AM PST
by
Charles Martel
(Endeavor to persevere...)
To: All
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:02:31 AM PST
by
fudimo
To: TigersEye
Why not fire on the targets? Did ROE prevent engagement?
Congress asks not? If not now, when?
One would think the drive-bys would want to know?
Unless as has been said, it does not fit the template.
Guess we should just believe all not asking why
have our best interests there in play for us.
Where does one go if what one believes does not fit the template?
An apology TigersEye, am simply frustrated coverage
has not broken forth in full force.
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:02:50 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: Charles Martel
I still don’t understand why we didn’t at least have some jets fly over at 100 feet and 1,000 mph to force the muzzies to be more cautious, maybe disperse and to show our guys that we had their backs.
I despise this worthless administration.
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:07:42 AM PST
by
FreeAtlanta
(christian.bahits.com)
To: TigersEye
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:09:27 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: no-to-illegals
Fire with what? That's the question. The PTB have admitted that there were two drones overhead but have not said whether or not they were armed. They have said that nothing else was in the air and from all we know from other sources that would seem to be true. No rescue was sent.
Only the POTUS had the authority to act!
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:09:57 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
To: blueunicorn6; All
Heads up to everyone.
I tweeted @AmbJohnBolton, he is going to be on FOX at 1210 eastern to talk about Benghazi. I hope he brings up CBA.
That is on right about NOW!
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:14:35 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
To: Calusa
Libyan authorities have not given the U.S. military permission to fly armed drones over populated areas like Benghazi. Did "Libyan authorities" give permission for NATO to provide air support to the rebels when Khadaffi was in power?
I didn't think so.
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:14:59 AM PST
by
DuncanWaring
(The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
To: az_gila
Yep. Good point. I never worked with drones. I was always taught “to keep eyes on the target”. I guess what I’m trying to get across is that Panetta is telling a lie. We obviously had intell on what was happening and could have put a lot of steel where the enemy was located with a minimal chance of harming non-combatants. They are really trying to cover this up and what I didn’t want was Panetta saying tomorrow that, “Gee, those lasers were just to help aim the machine guns on the ground.”
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:16:32 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: Hojczyk
We have been reading of the laser for about six weeks now.
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:18:59 AM PST
by
Iron Munro
("Strange how paranoia can link up with reality now and then." -- Philip K. Dick)
To: TigersEye
Where are out nearest Predator bases near or in Libya?
The silly argument by the Obama butt kissing media that we couldn't get and armed response to help our men is preposterous.
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:18:59 AM PST
by
FreeAtlanta
(christian.bahits.com)
To: TigersEye
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:20:43 AM PST
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer")
To: TigersEye
Only the POTUS had the authority to act! and why zer0 didn't is what has me most disturbed!
ROEs ... DANG THEM (sorry FReepers) DANG THEM ALL!
Four died. Many others have died! These ROEs are
killing our People, our Military People, and the
drive-bys will not commit a common curiosity as
asking why? What country do we live in?
What is the use of caring about our Military,
if our own government hates them.
Once more an apology TigersEye. It isn't your
fault. It is my fault. I care, and know you and all here
care too. This has become frustrating to me. Shouldn't
rant, but is not enough, enough?
Growing tired of waiting for the drive-bys!
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:20:48 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: no-to-illegals
No need to apologize. If you're not mad then you're either not paying attention or you don't care about our country. Not something you or most FReepers are guilty of. I am livid. Beyond livid.
I don't know what ROEs 0coward was enforcing. He gave CBA to get bin Laden. He gives CBA for drone strikes in populated areas of northern Pakistan. He gives CBA for drone strikes in Yemen. He gave CBA for a rescue mission in Somalia a little while back. He never asked permission from those three nations.
Here we had 41 Americans, all employed by him, under attack and he didn't give CBA for a rescue mission. It's as simple as that. He's a coward and a traitor.
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:29:10 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:30:24 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: az_gila
See the video linked in post #21. Predators don’t need to have a target lazed. Neither do AC-130s or Apache helicopters.
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:32:52 AM PST
by
TigersEye
(dishonorabledisclosure.com - OPSEC (give them support))
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posted on
11/04/2012 9:35:30 AM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
To: All
The laser the ignorant press is talking about is an AN/PEQ15. This is a small unit mounted to the rails of an M-4 or M-16 or other battle rifle.
It has both a visible and infrared laser as well as a visible and IR flashlight and is used for close to mid distance sighting for that individual firearm. The IR laser or flashlight is used with night vision goggles for the sole purpose of aiming the rifle.
The AN/PEQ15 is not used to identify targets for missiles or bombs.
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