My first thought is that this is not the Suleiman strike.
It appears to be a laser-designated fire mission for (probably) an AC-130. Some auto-cannon fire, a 105mm shot, some more cannon, and another howitzer shot.
I know there is interweb scuttlebutt that “Trump” used an auto-cannon to make for better visuals, but I don’t think that’s true.
The photos of the vehicles and bodies don’t jive with the effects of the cannon and 105 shots. That type of ordnance would leave virtually nothing organic.The biggest pieces near the blast area would be no bigger than a few square inches and they would be scorched. A bony limb like a hand or foot might be tossed about 30 yards from the blast, but large boned limbs or torso parts pretty much disappear.
I’ve been in the exact part of the airport where Suleiman was finished. The view in the video does not comport with the terrain and features in that area.
Kit’s verdict? NOT a video of the attack.
There is another video running around that shows the strike from the inside of BIAP (looking south-southwest), which I think is authentic. In the photos of the wreckage the wall and scenery in the background is very familiar to me.
About the Suleiman strike. One more thing.
Did anyone notice that there was no crater?
FOUR missiles went into that convoy. The vehicles were pretty much turned inside out. The occupants were either vaporized or tossed 30-50 feet in vaguely torso chunks.
The after pictures show flat concrete and asphalt being hosed down. No craters.
I’ve seen the results of both Tomahawks and Hawkeyes on people, buildings, and vehicles carrying people.
The effects of this strike are unlike anything I’ve seen before.
Thank you. Wanted some further analysis. :-)
Thread beyond the trees: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3805387/posts
Concur that vid was an AC-130. To be fair to the media, at least this one was actually in IRAQ and not some machinegun shoot in Kentucky.
Maybe this: AGM-114 R9X