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2011-08-19 Africa North

Gadhafi prepares to rain Scuds on rebel positions

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Posted by tu3031 2011-08-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 185 ± 185 miles...

If the CEP is equal to the range, there is a good chance of killing *somebody* when you light the dang thing off.

Posted by SteveS 2011-08-19 01:05|| 2011-08-19 01:05|| Front Page Top

#2 The last time the Libyans fired SCUDs, they missed the entire island of Lampedusa.

Posted by Eohippus Phater7165 2011-08-19 01:16|| 2011-08-19 01:16|| Front Page Top

#3 I see it's not too far from Tataoine,

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2011-08-19 06:40|| 2011-08-19 06:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Fire away! and fall back.

The best the Third World has....and we can watch the junk fly and laugh. You dont launch them AT something specific....you do your Arab thing with a Scud. And dont expect much from the Arab thing.

How would YOU like it if Scuds were the last chance you had?
Now try and aim it and kiss you butt good bye. Well, monkey, that's how you spent your money.( PBUH ).

Posted by de Medici 2011-08-19 06:52|| 2011-08-19 06:52|| Front Page Top

#5 This has been done before, during the first Gulf war between Iran and Iraq in 1982. Many of the Iraqi Scuds came from Libya. What the Iraqis did was reduced the warhead, this doubled the range. It also proved to be quite deadly weapon and accurate enough for cities.

Posted by Bernardz 2011-08-19 06:59|| 2011-08-19 06:59|| Front Page Top

#6 Launch 'em or lose 'em.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-08-19 07:36|| 2011-08-19 07:36|| Front Page Top

#7 How likely to load'em with Saddam's NK nukes and fire for effect as he's leaving town?

Posted by Skidmark 2011-08-19 09:45|| 2011-08-19 09:45|| Front Page Top

#8 The Scuds are likely poorly maintained. Expect a lot of misfires, and pad explosions (ha ha ha).

NATO can get trajectories from night launches. The launchers could be easy targets.

Posted by Tyranysaurus the Younger6438 2011-08-19 15:57|| 2011-08-19 15:57|| Front Page Top

#9 The launchers could be easy targets.

Sure, won't take but a fortnight (sp?) to take them all out.

Posted by S 2011-08-19 19:46|| 2011-08-19 19:46|| Front Page Top

#10 I thought that the Scud launchers were, or could be, mobile - that is why we had such a problem in Desert Storm tracking them down. The Iraqis would shoot and scoot.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2011-08-19 23:31|| 2011-08-19 23:31|| Front Page Top

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