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2013-10-31 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Reports: Syrian air base destroyed in missile attack from sea

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2013-10-31 06:23|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Air base or air defense base? Why would either one have a bunch of anti-tank missiles?
If it were AT missiles as targets, who's got tanks to worry about? IDF. OTOH, in 2006, the paleos had enough AT missiles to use them as anti-personnel weapons, at least at strong points or groups of IDF soldiers.
Rebels don't have tanks.
IOW, not much beef to this report.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2013-10-31 07:06|| 2013-10-31 07:06|| Front Page Top

#2 If the IDF made this strike I suspect that there were more than just rpg's on site. Or perhaps it was defending a "target of interest" to the IDF.

Posted by tipover 2013-10-31 08:36|| 2013-10-31 08:36|| Front Page Top

#3 tipover,

If I read the article correctly--if it's written correctly--the AT weapons involved seem to be the guided type. Like a TOW, possibly even a Javelin.
A pile of those would be more interesting than a pile of RPGs.
'course, the question is whether the article got the details right.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2013-10-31 11:31|| 2013-10-31 11:31|| Front Page Top

#4 "Channel 2 reports attack's target were S-125 surface-to-air missiles. ... Satellite images of the area obtained by Channel 2 show the Russian-made Neva missiles, as well as a SA-3 missile battery, that also includes a command center with a radar to track the missiles' targets and broadcasting anthenas to track the missiles as they are launched. The missiles have a range of 35km. and a 70k. warhead."

Posted by linker 2013-10-31 12:33|| 2013-10-31 12:33|| Front Page Top

#5 linker.
Was that before or after?

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2013-10-31 15:01|| 2013-10-31 15:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Clearing a path toward Iran?

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2013-10-31 17:38|| 2013-10-31 17:38|| Front Page Top

#7 These things happen. No big deal. Best to worry about the coming reduction to FOOD stamps. 16 meals a month lost... o' heartless, o' me, o' myo, gonna have great fun on the buyYo.... wait, wrong blog, sorry.

Posted by Shipman 2013-10-31 18:10|| 2013-10-31 18:10|| Front Page Top

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