Posted on 10/27/2023 1:31:51 PM PDT by 11th_VA
Israel-Gaza war news: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will use ‘sponge bombs’ as Israel begins its fight through a network of Hamas tunnels under Gaza, Telegraph has reported.
The ‘sponge bombs’ that Israel plans to use for the tunnel war, are not explosives, but chemical bombs that would be used to seal off gaps.
The ‘sponge bombs’ create a sudden explosion of foam that rapidly expands and then hardens. However, there has been no official confirmation from Israel on ‘sponge bombs’.
The army has set up a mock tunnel system at the Tze’Elim army base near the border with Gaza.
Tens of thousands of Hamas gunmen are thought to be lying in wait, most of them in the group’s sprawling tunnel networks, NYT reports.
‘Sponge bombs’ contain two liquids in a large plastic bag separated by a metal pole. The pole is extracted before the ‘bomb’ is thrown into its target causing the compounds to mix. The liquid turns into foam which expands and hardens to seal gaps.
The ‘sponge bomb’ would prevent soldiers being ambushed as they move further into the network, sealing off gaps through which Hamas could attack. The IDF was seen deploying these devices during exercises in a mock tunnel system near the Gaza border in 2021. There are potential complications with the underground arsenal. The ‘sponge bomb’ - a liquid emulsion - is hazardous to work with, and some Israeli soldiers have lost their sight through mishandling the mixture.
According to Telegraph report, specialised teams in the IDF’s engineering corps have been grouped into tunnel reconnaissance units and equipped with ground and aerial sensors, ground penetrating radar, and special drilling systems to locate tunnels...
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Then fill the tunnels with chlorine gas.
Yay.. it wasn’t just me.
Sponge Bomb Shit Pants?
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Not quite as cool as spraying the dog with texture coat but close.
Quikrete?
I think this whole article is BS. But, I see now where reports of the IDF using nerve gas to seal tunnels came from.
Every thread has an article denier.
This old technology.
Better than quikcrete - it’s like that sticky insulation stuff you get from Home Depot that comes in a can. When you spray it, it quickly expands - then hardens very quickly. Military has applications for it which I can’t discuss.
That works for me too.
“Good Stuff” filler foam, only deployed much faster than a spray can.
Don’t they have crawling robots with cameras?
It’s not BS - IDF can section off tunnels using this stuff. Then concentrate rescue efforts in the Sectioned off tunnel by pumping in gases to incapacitate anyone trapped
First thing I thought of!
Bugsy Malone. Good movie.
I’ve heard that is Great Stuff.
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