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This is an israeli Mine clearing weapon -- check this site:

This is from Carpet Minefield breaching system

1,459 posted on 07/20/2006 4:25:17 PM PDT by dfwright (The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left (Eccl. 10:2, NIV))

Aha! Takes two strong men to lift one?

1,463 posted on 07/20/2006 4:27:00 PM PDT by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)

Thanks for finding that for us!

1,468 posted on 07/20/2006 4:29:34 PM PDT by umbagi (Monthly Donor [entry level])

1,471 posted on 07/20/2006 4:31:03 PM PDT by Dog

Thanks for the info on the "Chemical Weapon"! LOL!

1,483 posted on 07/20/2006 4:41:09 PM PDT by DocRock

so....

Did Madsen LIE??
Or was his intelligence mistaken?

And thanx to all who helped debunk this particular liberal lie! Do you think anyone besides ourselves will ever know it?

1,500 posted on 07/20/2006 4:46:52 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Terrorism-You Reap What You Appease........)

To: dfwright; All

Loos Like Wayne Madsen's ISreali WMD's are actually:

New Mine Breaching System
Based on Fuel-Air Explosive (FAE)
Manufacturer: RAFAEL

Israel's weapon development company Rafael is producing a minefield breaching system called “Carpet”. The system is currently in use by the Israeli Army and will be fielded with the French Army by 2007. The system is a unique implementation of fuel-air explosive technology. It is an autonomous add-on kit that can be quickly fitted in the field to any armored vehicle. For minefield breaching, up to 20 rockets are fired in a rapid sequence. The number of rockets used is tailored for the type of target engaged. At the impact point, each rocket disperses a spray of fuel above the target area, to form the fuel-air explosive cloud. The detonation creates a strong impulse over a wide area, which triggers most mines, regardless of terrain, foliage or man-made obstacles. The explosion clears a safe passage, wide enough for safe movement of all combat vehicles. Firing a salvo of rockets from a distance of 65-165 meters from the forward edge of the minefield, Carpet enables breaching a path 100 meters long, within one minute.

Pre-programmed for automatic, semi-automatic or manual operation, Carpet is operated remotely from inside the vehicle’s compartment, under cover from enemy fire. The system can also be reloaded rapidly in the forward area. Unlike the Vipers, firing line charges across the minefields, Carpet rockets contain only liquid fuel which is flammable but not explosive in regular operating conditions. Therefore, if Carpet rockets are hit in their canisters, they do not cause any danger to the system, vehicle or nearby troops.

Fully loaded, the Carpet launcher weighs only 3.5 tons. It can carry up to 20 x 265 mm rockets, each weighing 46 kg

1,520 posted on 07/20/2006 4:57:35 PM PDT by tcrlaf (Terrorism-You Reap What You Appease........)

1,699 posted on 07/20/2006 5:58:56 PM PDT by Straight Vermonter

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