Warfare HAMAS attack on Israel, October 2023

[OldGuy]

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Can someone ID the MG in the pictures? A DShK variant?

I couldn't find anything showing actual weapons in that clip. It seems they are getting them from all the bad actors in the world. The largest caliber weapon we contended with in RVN was an occasional 51 cal. The heavy weight made it pretty impossible to shoot and move so they usually lost the weapon and crew due to our Air Force on station within 15 minutes. We could not fight with them but we could harass them until the Air Force arrived, in any event we never ever let a 51 caliber survive, they were deadly and could penetrate 3 layers of ceramic armor and still penetrate an engine or gearbox.

Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea

An Associated Press analysis of more than 150 videos and photos taken in the three months of combat since Hamas launched its Oct. 7 surprise attack on Israel shows the militant group has amassed a diverse patchwork arsenal of weapons from around the world – much of it smuggled past a 17-year...

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[m208]

The Lebanese newspaper al-Akhbar, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reports this morning on diplomatic messages that recently arrived in Beirut in which a British message states that an Israeli attack on Lebanon is expected to take place in the middle of June. In any case, regarding dates and deadlines, you should take a limited guarantee

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[Hiryu2.0]

Hamas kills IDF combat dog in Gaza and rigs its body to kill troops

IDF Oketz Canine Unit soldiers realize Hamas rigged one of the unit's dogs after it did not return from inspecting a suspicious building in Jabaliya in Gaza; Oketz expects to triple within 5 years as female soldiers join following the unit's success

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[m208]

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[IDF_TANKER]

Totally real launcher next to a totally functional HUMVEE. Nothing to see, move along.

 

[Mike1976]

Totally real launcher next to a totally functional HUMVEE. Nothing to see, move along.

Putting it right up against a wall so the heat and pressure of a launch bounch right back to the launcher is a nice touch

 

[Ivan le Fou]

That looks like an expensive decoy though.

Perhaps a launcher that got hit, or suffered a malfunction, and then moved?

 

[IDF_TANKER]

That looks like an expensive decoy though.

Perhaps a launcher that got hit, or suffered a malfunction, and then moved?

1. Note necessarily decoy per-se, maybe just decommissioned/obsolete etc.
2. Nope, not moved - look at the Hezzi original video, this is where it was hit.
Also not connected to anything.
Also bunch of HUMVEE's parked right next to it for no apparent reason, just waiting to get lit up.

How a real battery looks like:

Note all the S**t around it - the antenna, hydraulics, cables etc.

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Also, wouldn't be the first time. A couple of years ago Hezzis "raided" an IDF "base" on the northern border, later it was leaked it was a fake.
Why?
Simple - they need to create an appearance of adequate "resistance", we provide the means. They save face, we prevent escalation to a full blown war nobody is interested in, everybody is happy. I'm half-sure they knew it's a decoy when firing on it. Most of the rockets they fire land in the open space for the same reason. Similarly to how Iranians were telegraphing their missile attack on Israel.
All of it very careful balancing act between maintaining deterrence and unwanted escalation.

 

[Ivan le Fou]

Indeed, lots of parts missing.

Also thought about it being an inert/exhibition thingy.

 

[Mike1976]

Indeed, lots of parts missing.

Also thought about it being an inert/exhibition thingy.

Exhibition sample is the current theory.

 

[Vorph]

NATO were duped into hitting several Serb decoys during the Kosovo War, it happens.

All the "cope" comments from the blind Pallybots are cute...

 

[Connaught Ranger]

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[nemipuka_]

Because it's fair to show points of view from both sides of this conflict, now I'm posting comments made by average Palestine supporters. Enjoy:

 

[Mike1976]

The Hill anchor Brianha Joy Gray offends sister of a victim of Hamas, gets fired. So she:

A) Apologised
B) Booked an online "Journalism 101" class
C) Claimed on social media to be the real victim here and that she got fired because of the Jews who are everywhere

No prizes for guessing the right answer because duuuuuh.

 

[m208]

IDF rescues 4 hostages alive in stunning operation in central Gaza

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