Author Topic: Syrian Operation (Read 7886 times)

SdK · « **Reply #50 on:** April 07, 2017, 07:21:43 PM »

I feel the difference would be akin to shooting a watermelon and shooting the ground. How deep is that bullet going?

cDubya · « **Reply #51 on:** April 07, 2017, 07:23:10 PM »

Quote from: SdK on April 07, 2017, 07:18:41 PM

Even if that structure was packed to the brim with rock and dirt it wouldn't compare to a direct impact with the ground. The force of the explosion has 5 sides to expand and reek havoc. And the back side is open air. Whereas the ground is solid and would project much of the force upward.

I have no doubt that they runways could have been destroyed. I am not sold by that image that TLAMs would have cratered the earth enough to waste ~2mil on.

I'm sure someone with a greater grasp on physics can shed more light.

You're probably right. I didn't work on them for 5 years or anything...

SdK · « **Reply #52 on:** April 07, 2017, 07:24:04 PM »

I didn't say you were wrong. Just that the pic doesn't prove you right. Smdh

Shooter Jones · « **Reply #53 on:** April 07, 2017, 07:29:25 PM »

Might be oscar's calling.

cDubya · « **Reply #54 on:** April 07, 2017, 07:30:40 PM »

Haha. No problem, man. Just saying, they could do the damage that has been reported as a goal, apparently.

I just saw the tomahawks mentioned and thought I'd chime in.

SdK · « **Reply #55 on:** April 07, 2017, 07:33:56 PM »

Hahaha I would have too in your shoes. I think the coolest part, is that the Tomahawks came in the front door and not from above the hangars. Guidance systems are amazing.

sys · « **Reply #56 on:** April 07, 2017, 08:56:32 PM »

i'm not some military dork, but it seems pretty clear to me that if you were about to launch an attack, destroying the runway would be a great idea, because it'd (hopefully) ground their entire bunch of planes at that airbase for as long as it'd take to either repair the runway or move the planes elsewhere. which could be super useful if you had something you wanted to do in the next couple three hours that airplanes could get in the way of.

oth, if you just want to attack somebody solely to punish them, with no further operations planned in the immediate future. it'd probably make more sense to blow up some 20 million dollar planes rather than punch a few holes in a runway that'd take maybe a bulldozer, a roller, $500 worth of asphalt and a couple three hours to fix.

steve dave · « **Reply #57 on:** April 07, 2017, 09:09:57 PM »

Agree with sys here

Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #58 on:** April 07, 2017, 11:08:03 PM »

Quote from: puniraptor on April 07, 2017, 05:09:50 PM

Worse than starving to death?

Yes, absolutely. Starvation takes more than a week. If somebody offered me starvation as an alternative to immediate death, I'd hold out hope that maybe I find some source of food and don't die.

Emo EMAW · « **Reply #59 on:** April 08, 2017, 03:35:24 AM »

You don't need boots on the ground to negate air defense systems.

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #60 on:** April 08, 2017, 02:42:21 PM »

Quote from: sys on April 07, 2017, 02:41:00 PM

Quote from: Cire on April 07, 2017, 02:14:54 PM
basically just blew up parking garages

i don't think that's accurate. reports suggest as many as 20 syrian aircraft were damaged or destroyed.

There are a lot of people that want to believe 59 tomahawk missiles didn't do any damage, and I think we should let them, bc it amuses me.

Cire · « **Reply #61 on:** April 08, 2017, 02:43:17 PM »

26ish tomahawks

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SdK · « **Reply #62 on:** April 08, 2017, 02:51:33 PM »

Thanks everyone for keeping this politics free. Loving this discussion in here. It was by mistake that I didn't put this in the pit. Glad I didn't.

Curious what, if anything, comes of today's air strikes by Syria/Russia/Iran.

Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) · « **Reply #63 on:** April 08, 2017, 03:15:25 PM »

I'm no expert, but haven't syria, russia, iran been airstriking for the better part of a decade withou recourse?

The gassing kids and children prompted the tomahawk blitz.

SdK · « **Reply #64 on:** April 08, 2017, 03:22:09 PM »

You are correct. I'm just curious where the US is going to draw the line moving forward. Barrel bombs and general munitions have killed more civilians than chemical weapons.

puniraptor · « **Reply #65 on:** April 08, 2017, 08:30:33 PM »

This op was the military equivalent of an angry tweet

SdK · « **Reply #66 on:** April 10, 2017, 06:13:14 PM »

eff yeah! While picking up some Chinese at Chen's, saw on the bottom line, "Spicer: If Syria uses barrel bombs, US will respond"

SdK · « **Reply #67 on:** April 10, 2017, 06:13:52 PM »

Kick Syria/Russia/Irans ass, US!

SdK · « **Reply #68 on:** April 10, 2017, 08:07:38 PM »

Quote from: K-S-U-Wildcats! on April 10, 2017, 08:04:10 PM

I know the AP is not exactly credible these days but if this true.... damn.

AP: Russia Knew Gas Attack Was Coming and then Bombed Hospial to Coverup

puniraptor · « **Reply #69 on:** April 10, 2017, 08:34:32 PM »

the bombing hospital to destroy evidence theory has been out there since day 1

it's quite plausible, but destroying the evidence to cover up the attack doesn't mean they had advance knowledge

puniraptor · « **Reply #70 on:** April 10, 2017, 08:36:12 PM »

if they knew ahead of time and really wanted to cover their asses, they should have rushed in ahead of the Syrians and killed all those beautiful children with conventional bombs before they had a chance to get gassed so Donald trump wouldn't have been upset

SdK · « **Reply #71 on:** April 13, 2017, 12:22:06 PM »

http://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/us-drops-mother-of-all-bombs-in-afghanistan-marking-weapons-first-use/

Cire · « **Reply #72 on:** April 13, 2017, 02:23:27 PM »

would love to see the video of that going off

GregKSU1027 · « **Reply #73 on:** April 13, 2017, 02:34:28 PM »

Quote from: Cire on April 13, 2017, 02:23:27 PM

would love to see the video of that going off

Not the exact launch but the same bomb.

SdK · « **Reply #74 on:** April 13, 2017, 03:58:23 PM »

Saw that video too. I wish they had launched it into a mock village or military camp to truly show the blast radius