A drag queen connection? lolzzzzz... Just might be. Though I fail to see how rifle fire can take out a sub station.
“..Though I fail to see how rifle fire can take out a sub station....”
A experienced, knowledgeable FIB sniper could easily take out the right gear. The diaper-wrapped, cup drooler would probably authorize it too.
Supposedly there are some kind of oil tanks or radiators that keep it cool. Hole one and the oil leaks out, then the transformer explodes. There is a photo with the story.
But how long that takes I have no idea.
By the way, if it was true it would actually be kind of funny. Damaging a transformer, to cut the lights out on transformers.
We had this happen at the Local Metcaff Station in Morgan Hill, CA a few years ago.
Someone Shot up a transformer and it blew.
Considering I never heard about it again, It was probably Democrats or Mussies who did it.
“Though I fail to see how rifle fire can take out a sub station.”
A squirrel can take one out, snakes (Rat snakes), birds... the list goes on.
I have a feeling ol’ Billy Bob was out huntin’ and missed that big buck everyone wants to bag and hit the substation. Me thinks ol’ billy Billy Bob needs to stop putting corn liquor on this Total for breakfast.
If those porcelain insulators are cracked or broken it can cause a direct short from the conductor to the transformer case itself or trip a fuse.
>> “Though I fail to see how rifle fire can take out a sub station.” <<
Easily. Shoot the biggest transformer you can see, near the bottom, the oil leaks out, it overheats and shuts down or explodes.