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Anti-Tank Missiles Deflected by New Israeli Defense System
The Washington Free Beacon ^
| Thursday, July 24, 2014
| Abraham Rabinovich
Posted on 07/25/2014 3:26:10 AM PDT by Star Traveler
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To: Rashputin
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posted on
07/25/2014 6:07:21 AM PDT
by
IronJack
To: Spktyr
Hamas will soon have their RPG gunners preparing to fire while in the middle of a group of women & children, with lots of video cameras rolling to capture the Israeli “claymores” mowing down “innocent non-combatants”.
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posted on
07/25/2014 6:09:55 AM PDT
by
BwanaNdege
( "For those who have fought for it, Life bears a savor the protected will never know")
To: Thunder90
Our intelligence new the location of more tunnels and did not share the info with Israel. If I was Israel I would wait before I gave the MuslimBrohood in the current administration any help. Especially if this current administration could be seen as an enemy of Israel.
To: BwanaNdege
Actually, Trophy and the competing Israeli system are supposed to be relatively infantry safe, unlike earlier Soviet attempts at the concept like Drozd.
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posted on
07/25/2014 6:39:54 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: BwanaNdege
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posted on
07/25/2014 6:44:47 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Rashputin
The Russian Drozd system didn’t do all that well in Afghanistan and Chechnya. The Shtora IR jammer did better, but obviously doesn’t work against TOW type, radar guided or unguided missiles. Their latest stab at it is the Arena protection system, but it hasn’t been in combat yet that I know of.
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posted on
07/25/2014 6:49:01 AM PDT
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: newnhdad
Probably never. These idiots who still wipe their butts with their bare hand, are forever stuck in the 8th Century, when most everyone lived like rats.
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posted on
07/25/2014 6:49:14 AM PDT
by
X-spurt
(CRUZ missile - armed and ready.)
To: archy; Gringo1; Matthew James; Fred Mertz; Squantos; colorado tanker; The Shrew; SLB; Darksheare; ..
How many are still around from the Treadhead ping list?
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posted on
07/25/2014 6:55:44 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: IronJack
Ohhhh, accurate and PC as well. I like that.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:04:11 AM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
To: Spktyr
Is that newer or older than the recent versions of ARENA? I've heard of it and how it wasn't nearly as effective as expected but have no idea which system is being developed, refined, etc. I know I heard of Drozd being deployed before I heard ARENA was, but don't know the genesis of the two.
Would Drozd not living up to expectations lead to the employment of ARENA instead maybe? Inquiring minds want to know.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:07:55 AM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory.)
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:10:05 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(government tampers with a freedom so fundamental, one shudders to think what lies ahead. Card Dolan)
To: Star Traveler
Expect some RPG-30s to find its way into the region soon. It fires a smaller projectile a fraction of a second ahead of the main to clear a path for the warhead.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:18:58 AM PDT
by
edpc
(Wilby 2016)
To: edpc
It’s always a continuing escalation with weapons and defense against them. On the one side am improvement is made, then on the other side, an adjustment is made or something is improved for defense ... and so it goes indefinitely ...
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:29:50 AM PDT
by
Star Traveler
(Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
We tested some modules on our Shadow and Hunter UAVs...basically, a jammer and ECM module that would ignite all the IEDs up and down a route. It worked PERFECTLY and we killed a couple of camel humpers in the process.
What did the Army say? NO GO. It was "too successful" and indiscriminate. It set of EVERYTHING that was not command detonated. How many troops did we lose on routes we flew? Zero to VBIDs/IEDs. How many did we lose to KIA/WIA when our program shut down? Dozens.
I'd still like to find the SOB that came up with that decision.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:38:56 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
To: Star Traveler
True, because the Israelis have a counter for the RPG-30 style weapons and are working on one for kinetic energy types. Wherever there is a significant conflict in the world, you can believe players are interested in field testing their tactics and systems.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:43:05 AM PDT
by
edpc
(Wilby 2016)
To: isthisnickcool
Odds are that some morning we will wake up and see commercial airliners failing out of the sky by an air port near youThe odds are that they have already tried with SA-7s and early SA18s that just dont work, or the plane leaves the target envelope before the missile falls out of the sky. I wouldn't doubt if there has been one or two attempts. Most likely, the missle never lit off....which is endemic in Soviet-era MANPADS...that is why their armed forces volley fired them in the dozens...hoping one would hit.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:44:09 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
To: DCBryan1
And you know what?
I bet they’d have no qualms using this system “domestically”.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:45:31 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: DCBryan1
I think in fielding weapon systems the viewpoint of the guys in field should have enormous weight, and political and public relations considerations almost zero.
Imagine if MSNBC had been covering flame throwers in Okinawa or Iwo Jima. They’d have a coronary. Hell, let the Japs know what’s coming, they’d have a whole lot less piss and vinegar.
To: FreedomPoster
Dunno...Im ashamed to say that I was one of the LAST 19k that had a DL from KS ARNG M60A3 TTS. My PL had M45A5E3 DL from TX ARNG! I also had XM1, and M1 DL until we got the M1A1s. Never got in the heavys or A2s. Wasnt CannoneerNo4 our treadhead leader?
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:55:04 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
To: DCBryan1
M45A5E3M48(Patton), A5E3 model.
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posted on
07/25/2014 7:57:32 AM PDT
by
DCBryan1
(No realli, moose bytes can be quite nasti!!)
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