Posted on 05/18/2010 6:33:59 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
While there has been much discussion in recent weeks over whether or not Hezbollah actually received Scud short range ballistic missiles from Syria, its Hezbollah’s growing stocks of Syrian made M-600 battlefield short range missiles that may prove more threatening.
The M-600 is an improvement on the Iranian Fatah-110 missile, carrying a thousand pound warhead to ranges in excess of 300 kilometers. What makes these missiles a military, versus terror, threat is that they are fitted with GPS-aided inertial navigation. While the Scud is liquid fueled, which means it’s vulnerable to air strikes while fueling before launch, the M-600 is solid fuel and can be fired without preparation.
Most of the rockets Hezbollah rained down on Israel in the 2006 war were unguided; good for spreading terror, not so good at taking out point targets. A precise short-range ballistic missile would enable Hezbollah to target Israeli military installations, air bases and troop concentrations. Reports of Fatah-110 deliveries to Hezbollah first appeared in the Israeli press in 2007.
“With that threat in mind, the Israeli air force recently concluded a decade-long effort of redeploying most of its assets in southern bases, positioning them as far as possible from the Lebanese border for maximum protection. Fighter squadrons, which remain in northern and central Israel, are constantly training in emergency deployment to southern bases, should their home bases come under missile and rocket attacks.”
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Israel, it looks like you are on your own. Do what you have to do.
Surely we have the capacity to shut down or change the GPS signal on short notice.
The enemy is in Damascus. Like island hopping in the Pacific, skip the Hezzies and kill the bathists
Not to worry, Obama will save us all.
yes we do. there is a public and private system. the public system can be shut down leaving the military system intact.
Israel needs to send the Palestinian Arabs back to their homeland in Saudi Arabia, where their Muslim brothers will show them their famous hospitality.
Thanks! I had forgotten that detail; all I recalled was that the military system had higher accuracy/resolution than the public system.
Too bad they couldn't spoof the signals to send the missiles to territory "friendly" to the launchers. I am assuming they can't; from my limited knowledge of the GPS system it seems unlikely. But denying Hezbollah the accurate guidance systems is still a help.
IF we can get direct lines of communications & cooperation between Israel and the folks in charge of our GPS system! Maybe not likely under Obama...
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