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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‘Like Fighting in a Basement!”
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JUST REMEMBER: YOU MUST USE A PIPE CLEANER TO CLEAN THE LONG NOZZLE IF YOU DON’T USE THE WHOLE CAN.
OTHERWISE-—IT HARDENS. CANNOT USE AGAIN.
Throw a skunk-scented stink bomb down the side tunnel or vent duct tunnel opening. Then throw the superfoam Spongebomb Square Pants adapter down the hole after it. Let anybody who remains in the sealed hole stay there.
They’re trying to recover hostages, so it’s understandable. If there were no hostages, well...
I hope they know were the hostages are.
so sealing them off doesn’t achieve the same results???
you can tailor the charge to the size of the entrance wi out fooling around...
The problem is the concussive shockwave in concrete-lined tunnels. Think about it.
the tunnels have 90deg turns everywhere
two or three and no more blast wave, over pressure a bit further out maybe but that’s it...
or just dump a few tons of rubble on the entrances
Read the label on a can of Great Stud foam. The fumes given off by polyurethane foam are highly toxic.
In an enclosed space those fumes are almost as effective in eliminating all flora and fauna as filling an enclosed space with bromine gas, without the corrosive after effects.
I love it when a plan comes together.
What footage I’ve seen so far is that they have grenade dumps near entrances but they do have many long straight stretches. If you’ve seen video to the contrary, I’d appreciate a link.
i repeat, dump rubble on them...
this just seems like a solution in search of a problem
Hour one, "bless you Lord."
Hour two "bless you Lord."
Hour three "bless you Lord."
Hour four, "You have blessed me excess Lord, I am headed for the ER."
“How about the 280mm Lepage Glue Gun? It glues a whole mob of Hamas together.”
The Marvel super-villain Paste Pot Pete.
Exactly what I wanted to post. Awesome!
Seal off the hostages too
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