Posted on 09/18/2024 3:16:29 PM PDT by Rummyfan
The operation by whomever (cough, Israel has not officially said it was them, cough) to take out Hezballess (HT Chris Loesch as apparent originator) operatives was masterful. On several levels even.
First, it was fairly precise targeting, which limited (nothing can eliminate the possibility of) “civilian” casualties. Limiting the explosive to one or two ounces helped guarantee limitation of collateral damage. Those who are screaming otherwise, and that it was against the rules of war, are both wrong and far more upset that their favored side was hurt and that the Jews dared defend themselves instead of just lining up for the slaughter. By their words and actions, they reveal who and what they are. Make notes.
Second, if they could intercept and do this to THOUSANDS of pagers, do you think they wouldn’t be able to also use those devices to track locations, monitor communications, and more? Months of data, and just the location data alone would have revealed locations and more. Where did they meet? With whom did they meet? Where did they go when things got hot? The so-called meta data on this is tremendous on its own. If they literally did get inside their coms and were reading the mail…
Third, most interesting that the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon had a Hezballess-issued pager. Not surprising in the least, but interesting. Even more interesting is that a rumor is making the rounds that the pagers were altered in Iran....
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The video of the dude getting whacked in the grocery store was informative. There were people standing literally right next to him who were not hurt at all by the explosion.
It truly was a thing of beauty.
An enemy looking over it's shoulder means it isn't looking at you.
Bah...it’s = its
of Semtex or C4 will leave a crater and would be difficult to fit into the small cases of the pagers. I'd say a few grams at most, perhaps less.
M-80s had 80 grains (5.2 grams) of mere flash powder in them. The comsumer version only 45 grains (3 grams). Military grade HE is very much stronger than flash powder, though I do not have any numbers handy.
Further thought: It would be easy to disguise the explosive as an electronic component such as a resistor or capacitor. This would pass a cursory inspection.
The explosive in the pagers was PETN, pedestrian and in use for more than a hundred years.
“PETN is a very powerful explosive material with a relative effectiveness factor of 1.66.[2] When mixed with a plasticizer, PETN forms a plastic explosive.[3] Along with RDX it is the main ingredient of Semtex.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaerythritol_tetranitrate
That effectiveness factor of 1.66 relates to TNT. So chemical analysis identified PETN? Per the above, could still be Semtex. In any case, a long way from M-80 flash powder - and the injuries even that can cause are well documented.
Of what relevance is it that the chemical has been in use for 100 years? It’s very powerful!
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