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To: dennisw

This is a waste and completely un-necessary.

Gaza is so small that they can cover the whole thing with mortars.

Instead they get glide bomb kits that cost 150K each with a range of 100 miles.

This is like using a ferrari to deliver pizza.


4 posted on 11/06/2023 8:48:39 PM PST by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: Reverend Wright

Have a little faith Reverend Wright


5 posted on 11/06/2023 8:54:11 PM PST by 11th_VA (<><)
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To: Reverend Wright

A humble mortar round may not blast through the concrete or earth protecting the target. The key words are precision and power.

And there may be more action on other fronts and not just Gaza.


6 posted on 11/06/2023 8:54:38 PM PST by Monterrosa-24 (Saludemos la patria orgullosos)
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To: Reverend Wright

This is a waste and completely un-necessary.

Gaza is so small that they can cover the whole thing with mortars.

Instead they get glide bomb kits that cost 150K each with a range of 100 miles.

This is like using a ferrari to deliver pizza.

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One “smart” fighter with a laser designator, one “dumb” fighter with a few bombs. Target is a bridge with a few pylons to hold it up.

Smart says “Drop one, count two, drop two.” Smart designates target one, bomb one hits pylon, swings laser to pylon two, bomb two follows laser reflection, hits pylon two. Bridge down. Go home. “It’s Miller Time”.

CEP feet. Beats a mass gaggle that may not bring the target down.

Southeast Asia, 1972-1973.

And the hardware has improved.

Now - About that tunnel entrance....


12 posted on 11/06/2023 9:36:49 PM PST by dagunk
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To: Reverend Wright

...ummm unless you want to hit a penthouse in Doha, Abu Dhabi, Muscat, or Qatar.


14 posted on 11/06/2023 9:53:03 PM PST by DCBryan1 (Inter arma enim silent leges! - Cicero )
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To: Reverend Wright

“Gaza is so small that they can cover the whole thing with mortars.”

The typical concrete construction requires heavier explosives to be tactically effective in dropping buildings for urban warfare, but more importantly, the many tunnels require heavy air dropped bombs, with ground penetrating capability.


27 posted on 11/07/2023 4:41:00 AM PST by BeauBo
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