Israel Declares 'Readiness for War' After Hamas Launches Rocket Barrage, Infiltration

[Family 3,988]

On 4/15/2024 at 9:13 PM, TBoneTX said:

Guess we have to go inside Iran to hear support for the right side.

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Watch:  Iranian Woman Eviscerates Anti-Israel, Pro-Islamic Republic Rhetoric

 

[...] The State of Israel's Twitter/X account shared a video of an Iranian woman slamming the hypocrisy of online pontificators about the ongoing Hamas-Israel-Iran conflict.  The very people spouting off about Iran's supposed victimhood did not care a jot when the tyrannical Iranian regime was lynching, arresting, and torturing the Iranian people for protesting the government.  Nor do these same self-righteous individuals recognize that the current "Islamic Republic" regime does not represent the wishes of the Iranian people, who want peace with Israel.  The video is particularly relevant not only regarding the Israeli strike on Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Iranian leaders, but also following Iran's direct drone assault on Israel.  [...]

 

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2024/04/15/watch-iranian-woman-eviscerates-anti-israel-pro-islamic-republic-rhetoric-n4928194

Nothing serious.. just a bit of fireworks for Ayatollah’s 85 B Day Celebration. Yup 

[Dashinka 24,493]

3 hours ago, Boiler said:

Her uncle and her dad is going to be upset when he finds out.

 

 

Heard she was suspended from school as well.  Apparently the President of Columbia did not want to end up like the others.

[Boiler 45,486]

31 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Heard she was suspended from school as well.  Apparently the President of Columbia did not want to end up like the others.

 

Wait for the crises of woe, no accountability.

[TBoneTX 45,287]

This article mentions a lot of implications.

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NYT:  Israelis Used Stealth Missile on Nuclear-Site Defenses in Iran Attack

 

[...] Israel responded by demonstrating its facility, and as the New York Times hears from officials in Iran and the West, the result shocked the Iranians:  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/04/20/nyt-israelis-used-stealth-missile-in-iran-attack-n3786884

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

This article mentions a lot of implications.

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NYT:  Israelis Used Stealth Missile on Nuclear-Site Defenses in Iran Attack

 

[...] Israel responded by demonstrating its facility, and as the New York Times hears from officials in Iran and the West, the result shocked the Iranians:  [...]

 

https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/04/20/nyt-israelis-used-stealth-missile-in-iran-attack-n3786884

the article describes a terrain following missile that locks onto the radar signature of the s-300's scanning radar.  not exactly news in the way of smart weapons..........

[TBoneTX 45,287]

14 hours ago, Ban Hammer said:

the article describes a terrain following missile that locks onto the radar signature of the s-300's scanning radar.  not exactly news in the way of smart weapons..........

It was certainly news to the Iranians.

Good that something "not new" could be that effective.  Imagine what the newest could do...

[Dashinka 24,493]

On 4/19/2024 at 7:59 PM, Boiler said:

 

Wait for the crises of woe, no accountability.

You called it.  Many on the left are so predictable.

 

Rep. Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi, 21, says she is now homeless and starving after being suspended from college over anti-Israel protests at Columbia University which saw her zip-tied for seven hours
 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13334881/Rep-Ilhan-Omars-daughter-Isra-Hirsi-homeless-anti-Israel.html

[TBoneTX 45,287]

12 minutes ago, Dashinka said:

Ilhan Omar's daughter Isra Hirsi, 21, says she is now homeless and starving

Perhaps she should return to opulence and comfort in Somalia.

[Dashinka 24,493]

Another story of a protester that should have been in jail already.

 

Furious family of couple killed in car crash with wealthy anti-Israel protester claim 'she should be behind bars' and not gallivanting on campus after she was arrested at Columbia University
 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13334929/Columbia-pro-palestine-protester-Isabel-Sward-car-crash-killed-Vermont-couple.html

[Pooky 3,784]

On 4/21/2024 at 9:12 AM, Ban Hammer said:

the article describes a terrain following missile that locks onto the radar signature of the s-300's scanning radar.  not exactly news in the way of smart weapons..........

It would be news. ARM’s are not terrain-following weapons. If I recall correctly, they need an active radar signal to target, which means it’s guidance would become active at within the S-300’s active scanning range, which would also mean it needed to be at altitude to get a signal lock (LOS and curvature of the Earth, etc.)

 

10 hours ago, TBoneTX said:

It was certainly news to the Iranians.

Good that something "not new" could be that effective.  Imagine what the newest could do...

It would be a surprise to anyone.

 

A more likely scenario is that Israel had already identified the target and the anti-radar suggestion is a red herring. They may even have had a man on the ground painting the target for final guidance.

 

Lastly, as someone who advocated against an Israeli response, I will hold my hands up and say I was wrong. This response is even better than just taking the win for stopping the Iranian mass attack. It tells them “We can stop you every time, we can hit you any time and there is nothing you can do about it.”

 

If you’re going to send a message, it’s a pretty good one. 👍🏻

 

 

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

1 hour ago, Pooky said:

It would be news. ARM’s are not terrain-following weapons. If I recall correctly, they need an active radar signal to target, which means it’s guidance would become active at within the S-300’s active scanning range, which would also mean it needed to be at altitude to get a signal lock (LOS and curvature of the Earth, etc.)

 

tie it to gps navigation, with a command to turn on the radar sensor at X point.....
of course, they could also have had a gps navigation missile that was laser guided by a team on the ground.....

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

more on the harm (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile)

In 2013, US President Obama offered the AGM-88 to Israel for the first time.
also note the israel air force has f-35's
and one of the latest HARMS is
The AGM-88E program is on schedule and on budget, with Full Operational Capability (FOC) planned for September 2014.[35] The AGM-88E was designed to improve the effectiveness of legacy HARM variants against fixed and relocatable radar and communications sites, particularly those that would shut down to throw off anti-radiation missiles, by attaching a new seeker to the existing Mach 2-capable rocket motor and warhead section, adding a passive anti-radiation homing receiver, satellite and inertial navigation system, a millimeter-wave radar for terminal guidance, and the ability to beam up images of the target via a satellite link just seconds before impact.[36]



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-88_HARM

[Pooky 3,784]

9 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

more on the harm (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile)

In 2013, US President Obama offered the AGM-88 to Israel for the first time.
also note the israel air force has f-35's
and one of the latest HARMS is
The AGM-88E program is on schedule and on budget, with Full Operational Capability (FOC) planned for September 2014.[35] The AGM-88E was designed to improve the effectiveness of legacy HARM variants against fixed and relocatable radar and communications sites, particularly those that would shut down to throw off anti-radiation missiles, by attaching a new seeker to the existing Mach 2-capable rocket motor and warhead section, adding a passive anti-radiation homing receiver, satellite and inertial navigation system, a millimeter-wave radar for terminal guidance, and the ability to beam up images of the target via a satellite link just seconds before impact.[36]



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGM-88_HARM

Range is around 60nm, so that doesn’t work in this scenario.

 

Israel’s own Delilah, with a range upward of 160nm is more likely, but again, that’s at 28,000ft. Plus, unlike the M2.0 HARM, the Delilah is a M0.7 cruise munition, so that doesn’t work either.

 

No, this is something else.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

13 minutes ago, Pooky said:

Range is around 60nm, so that doesn’t work in this scenario.

 

Israel’s own Delilah, with a range upward of 160nm is more likely, but again, that’s at 28,000ft. Plus, unlike the M2.0 HARM, the Delilah is a M0.7 cruise munition, so that doesn’t work either.

 

No, this is something else.

one varient is AGM-88G — 160 nmi (300 km)

eta: i am now wondering if israel launched it from over the caspian sea

Edited April 22 by Ban Hammer

[Pooky 3,784]

3 minutes ago, Ban Hammer said:

one varient is AGM-88G — 160 nmi (300 km)

Does it need an active signal for homing? If the missile crew never saw it coming, it’s doubtful the radar ever went active.

 

I’m still going with the anti-radar aspect being a red herring, to throw interested parties off the scent of how they did it. Plus, it fits with the IDF not giving anything away. I mean, they still haven’t said they did it. ☠️