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Well stated and good summary of the IDFs recent tactics. We've gotten some lessons from them, specifically with helos and drones. We have some capability to do what you talk about with fast movers (with targeting pods and laser guided bombs), but there's nothing surgical about a 500 or 2000 lb bomb (smaller stuff on the way soon), so all we have are hellfire and maverick missiles. The optics on the pods on the helos and drones are very good, but the latest stuff on the F16s is superior, too bad no smaller munitions unless they dig up some old Mavericks before we decommission them. Don't know how we'll get the good intel though. The IDF are the experts, but they haven't found a pristine solution (is there one?) to the urban warfare/spontaneous riot (yeah right) problem.

The IDF are the experts, but they haven't found a pristine solution (is there one?) to the urban warfare/spontaneous riot (yeah right) problem.

You would think by now they would have developed an anti-press device of some sort. Now that would be worth the R&D.

The IDF have developed a range of "downloaded" missiles to limit the blast effect to almost just the car the bad guys are riding in. Only about 2 or 3 pounds of explosive. As close to surgical as you can get, from a missile. Snipers *could* be more precise, but face it, you put snipers in the middle of Gaza or Fallujah, they might end up like those Blackhawk guys. So snipers can work the edges, or be inserted onto some towers, but for the most part, we're talking about missile attacks.