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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Rocket fired towards Israel falls inside Gaza
2016-01-24
Palestinians fired a rocket towards Israel on Saturday night according to reports by Israel radio. The rocket landed inside Gaza in open territory. The color red siren was not sounded.
Is today a bad day for Paleos, or what?
Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#16  A response for the second rocket fired today.
Posted by: newc   2016-01-24 23:53  

#15   I got to ask. Why the hell aren't they using cardboard tubing for rockets?

Short answer: these guys are semi literate script kiddies of the improvised weapons engineering department. They were given a recipe for rocket design that actually sorta kinda works, and they will follow that recipe no matter what. Innovation is strongly discouraged.

Furthermore- cultural experience with bomb making (the ever popular red wire- blue wire oops thing) gives additional incentive to not tamper with a system that sorta works and does not kill the launch team every 3rd attempt.

Sewer pipe sugar rockets sorta kinda work. They seem to not blow up too often on launch. As for aim and impact point, Inshallah.
Posted by: Nguard   2016-01-24 20:32  

#14  Couldn't hit a bull in the ass with a bass fiddle.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2016-01-24 19:39  

#13  Why the hell aren't they using cardboard tubing for rockets?

"You want us to attack the perfidious Juice with paper rockets? We are Brave Lions of Islam, not infidel bean counters."

And yeah, the A-Class engine thing is funny.
Posted by: SteveS   2016-01-24 17:42  

#12  No idea, 3dc. Tradition, perhaps.

At any rate, Gaza actually got a rocket over the fence this evening, and hit an empty field.
Posted by: trailing wife   2016-01-24 15:17  

#11  I got to ask. Why the hell aren't they using cardboard tubing for rockets?
If it is a solid rocket motor it does work (esp with some fiberglass wrapping and it's is lighter with more uniform characteristics.
Posted by: 3dc   2016-01-24 14:54  

#10  The Paleos cannot get high strength alloy mechanical tubing, so they settle for 100 mm sewer pipes.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2016-01-24 14:08  

#9  Shooting an AK-47 straight up doesn't (often) kill the shooter so .... :-)
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2016-01-24 13:28  

#8  The secret is launching them straight up, from Gaza City. Urban air is warmer, and earth's centrifugal force will do the rest.

Srsly!
Posted by: Pappy   2016-01-24 13:21  

#7  as they are crude, home made from the water system pipes

And that, folks, is one of the reasons why the Gazoo water system is in shambles.

Sometimes 'overlooked' by the SJW crowd.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2016-01-24 13:19  

#6  "Hassan, I told you not to use the 'A-class' engines."

Snark of the day.
Posted by: Sven the pelter   2016-01-24 12:49  

#5  These rockets are fired all the time. Israel usually retaliates immediately if they hit Israeli soil.

Many rockets fall back in Gaza as they are crude, home made from the water system pipes.
Posted by: newc   2016-01-24 12:00  

#4  Didn't Iron Dome protect them?
The principle of 'Iron Bricks' applies.
Posted by: Skidmark   2016-01-24 11:17  

#3  Missed it by thaaaat much.
Posted by: AlanC   2016-01-24 10:46  

#2  Damn, so that's their secret! Joooooos can hear colors!
Posted by: Shipman   2016-01-24 10:22  

#1  Didn't Iron Dome protect them?
Posted by: gorb   2016-01-24 09:38  

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