[philman_36]

I think the farmer bit is them casing the place.
Why would they need to "case the place" if they got "insider info" on a hole in the defense? Just drive right up to it and attack.

It's not like they couldn't get an overhead image of the base and pinpoint the location that way.

[philman_36]

And think about this...they drove up in pickup trucks and then jumped out and ran in through the breached fence.

Why not simply breach the chain link fence by driving the trucks right through it instead of blowing up the fence and alerting everybody to your presence?
And trucks would also get you to your desired location much faster than running on foot.

If that's the best these guys can do...it just boggles the mind.