Pooky

Don’t touch the border, unless it’s the House bill and that the steaming pile of excrement that originated in the retirement home, aka the Senate.
 
It may be low-down, dirty politics, but it’s one of the most effective policy arguments the GOP has against this admiration and it’s great grandparents in the Senate come November.
 

It would be news. ARM’s are not terrain-following weapons. If I recall correctly, they need an active radar signal to target, which means it’s guidance would become active at within the S-300’s active scanning range, which would also mean it needed to be at altitude to get a signal lock (LOS and curvature of the Earth, etc.)
 

It would be a surprise to anyone.
 
A more likely scenario is that Israel had already identified the target and the anti-radar suggestion is a red herring. They may even have had a man on the ground painting the target for final guidance.
 
Lastly, as someone who advocated against an Israeli response, I will hold my hands up and say I was wrong. This response is even better than just taking the win for stopping the Iranian mass attack. It tells them “We can stop you every time, we can hit you any time and there is nothing you can do about it.”
 
If you’re going to send a message, it’s a pretty good one. 👍🏻
 
 

If, as the article says, the weapon was launched “far from Israeli or Iranian airspace” then the 160nm range isn’t enough to reach Natanz from outside Iran.
 
Most likely theory now is either a Silver Sparrow, or modified Blue Sparrow air-launched ballistic missile, fired from Syrian airspace. Range is 1,250nm, which is easily enough and the Iranians don’t have much that will pick up a ballistic trajectory.
 
The irony here is that Israel usually uses these without a warhead to mimic Iranian ballistic missile to test their missile defence systems. 🤣

Don’t touch the border, unless it’s the House bill and that the steaming pile of excrement that originated in the retirement home, aka the Senate.
 
It may be low-down, dirty politics, but it’s one of the most effective policy arguments the GOP has against this admiration and it’s great grandparents in the Senate come November.
 

the article describes a terrain following missile that locks onto the radar signature of the s-300's scanning radar.  not exactly news in the way of smart weapons..........

Even if the aforementioned goodwill is transitory, Gaza disappears from the news cycle for a couple of days and the West turns their attention to the backers of Hamas, Hezbollah, et al.
 
As for the Iranians and Palestinians gloating, that is all for public consumption. Behind the veil, Iran will be feeling embarrassed at the lack of return on their attack, even if it was announced 72 hours prior to its enactment. Worse still, the most serious casualty is, if I read correctly, a 7 year-old girl, who is currently in critical condition. If she dies, Iran will get labelled a terrorist nation, not just a supporter of terrorism. As retaliation for their terrorist advisers killed in the embassy strike, this would be seen as even more of an indiscriminate terror attack, with a minimal return.
 
If I were to advise the Israelis, I would urge that they sit back and emphasize the civilian casualties of this drone attack and compare them directly to the seven Iranians killed. They do not need a retaliatory strike. The loss of face on the part of the Iranian military is retaliation enough. The exhibition of the IDF’s defence systems is enough of an Israeli victory to outweigh the need to strike back.
 
This then puts the onus on the Iranians to either stand by their word at the UN and face their ineffectiveness, or prove themselves liars and try again. Only then, would I let loose the IDF to respond.
 
But that response would be an overwhelming one that would return the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Stone Age.

Even if the aforementioned goodwill is transitory, Gaza disappears from the news cycle for a couple of days and the West turns their attention to the backers of Hamas, Hezbollah, et al.
 
As for the Iranians and Palestinians gloating, that is all for public consumption. Behind the veil, Iran will be feeling embarrassed at the lack of return on their attack, even if it was announced 72 hours prior to its enactment. Worse still, the most serious casualty is, if I read correctly, a 7 year-old girl, who is currently in critical condition. If she dies, Iran will get labelled a terrorist nation, not just a supporter of terrorism. As retaliation for their terrorist advisers killed in the embassy strike, this would be seen as even more of an indiscriminate terror attack, with a minimal return.
 
If I were to advise the Israelis, I would urge that they sit back and emphasize the civilian casualties of this drone attack and compare them directly to the seven Iranians killed. They do not need a retaliatory strike. The loss of face on the part of the Iranian military is retaliation enough. The exhibition of the IDF’s defence systems is enough of an Israeli victory to outweigh the need to strike back.
 
This then puts the onus on the Iranians to either stand by their word at the UN and face their ineffectiveness, or prove themselves liars and try again. Only then, would I let loose the IDF to respond.
 
But that response would be an overwhelming one that would return the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Stone Age.

In my opinion, Israel can afford to sit back and do nothing. Current total casualty reports on the Israeli side are one person injured, apparently from an incoming weapon that was destroyed before striking its target.
 
While this is yet to be confirmed, I would be embarrassed if I were Iran. Thinking that this kind of tactic was working in the Ukraine, they badly underestimated just how good the Israeli air defence systems are. 
 
If Israel sits back and just laughs at this (as I suspect Bibi and his crew are right now), Iran may just have bought the Israelis a whole bunch of renewed good will from around the world.
 
That’s only IF Israel does nothing.

They’re being shut down because it’s too much effort to shoplift enough to get close to the felony limit but not over it and still be able to walk out of the store. 😗

And here was me thinking it was just self-defeating, not to mention a complete waste of my valuable time. Because “progressive” and “logic” are mutually exclusive 🤔

And here was me thinking it was just self-defeating, not to mention a complete waste of my valuable time. Because “progressive” and “logic” are mutually exclusive 🤔

Kill the oil price cap and enforce sanctions on the movement of Russian oil. This administration is tacitly allowing Russia to fund its war by not doing so.
 
Again, it’s Ol’ Joe not wanting to see an oil price spike in an election year, and the Russians are gleefully exploiting that weakness.

Segregation and perpetuating is the end goal of the Democrat Party. If people are actually allowed to look past their differences, far more similarities appear, which would deprive those divisive politicians of their whole raison d’etre.

I have been on a container ship, where the steering failed leaving port. We were only 16,000 tons, but it took almost half a mile to bring the ship to a stop with the engines full astern, if my memory serves. We missed Hythe Pier oil jetty in Southampton by less than 10 yards. We also had a pilot on board and he was white as a sheet when he disembarked. Nothing he could do about it.
 
This ship displaces 100,000 tons and at 8 knots, you’re looking at miles to stop it. With a total power loss, you’ve lost the ability to reverse the propellers. That ship was not stopping anytime soon. 
 
That they were able to get off a mayday and the authorities managed to stop traffic on the bridge saved countless lives. This could have been a lot worse.

Remember, the World Trade Center was build to withstand a Boeing 707 that got lost in fog approaching a NY airport, not a Boeing 767 doing 500mph.
 
Similarly, back in 1977, the engineers probably didn’t take into account a 100,000 ton container ship hitting a bridge pier at 7 knots, as they didn’t make them that big back then.
 
Money would certainly be a constraint in voluntarily designing a bridge without a large element of structural contingency. Design aesthetics would be another factor. Most structures are, at least in part, a compromise between cost, appearance and resilience.

Remember, the World Trade Center was build to withstand a Boeing 707 that got lost in fog approaching a NY airport, not a Boeing 767 doing 500mph.
 
Similarly, back in 1977, the engineers probably didn’t take into account a 100,000 ton container ship hitting a bridge pier at 7 knots, as they didn’t make them that big back then.
 
Money would certainly be a constraint in voluntarily designing a bridge without a large element of structural contingency. Design aesthetics would be another factor. Most structures are, at least in part, a compromise between cost, appearance and resilience.

The Francis Scott Key Bridge was what is termed as a “Fracture Critical” bridge. In short, this means there is zero redundancy in the structure, so that if a component fails, its function can not be transferred to another component or system. Additionally, if a major system fails in one part of the structure, the remaining parts of the structure will also fail, leading to a total collapse, as happened here.
 
According to the DoT, there are over 18,000 fracture critical bridges in the U.S.
 
 

The Francis Scott Key Bridge was what is termed as a “Fracture Critical” bridge. In short, this means there is zero redundancy in the structure, so that if a component fails, its function can not be transferred to another component or system. Additionally, if a major system fails in one part of the structure, the remaining parts of the structure will also fail, leading to a total collapse, as happened here.
 
According to the DoT, there are over 18,000 fracture critical bridges in the U.S.
 
 

The Francis Scott Key Bridge was what is termed as a “Fracture Critical” bridge. In short, this means there is zero redundancy in the structure, so that if a component fails, its function can not be transferred to another component or system. Additionally, if a major system fails in one part of the structure, the remaining parts of the structure will also fail, leading to a total collapse, as happened here.
 
According to the DoT, there are over 18,000 fracture critical bridges in the U.S.
 
 

When a pilot is on board, they have full authority over the ship.
 
If the ship was being towed, the tugs would be controlling the direction and speed of the ship. In addition, must tugs are pretty powerful, far more so than the bow thrusters the ship would be using to assist in manoeuvring. The chances are good the impact with the bridge could have been avoided.

When a pilot is on board, they have full authority over the ship.
 
If the ship was being towed, the tugs would be controlling the direction and speed of the ship. In addition, must tugs are pretty powerful, far more so than the bow thrusters the ship would be using to assist in manoeuvring. The chances are good the impact with the bridge could have been avoided.

Letitia James’ ego is the first known victim ☠️

I have been on a container ship, where the steering failed leaving port. We were only 16,000 tons, but it took almost half a mile to bring the ship to a stop with the engines full astern, if my memory serves. We missed Hythe Pier oil jetty in Southampton by less than 10 yards. We also had a pilot on board and he was white as a sheet when he disembarked. Nothing he could do about it.
 
This ship displaces 100,000 tons and at 8 knots, you’re looking at miles to stop it. With a total power loss, you’ve lost the ability to reverse the propellers. That ship was not stopping anytime soon. 
 
That they were able to get off a mayday and the authorities managed to stop traffic on the bridge saved countless lives. This could have been a lot worse.

I have been on a container ship, where the steering failed leaving port. We were only 16,000 tons, but it took almost half a mile to bring the ship to a stop with the engines full astern, if my memory serves. We missed Hythe Pier oil jetty in Southampton by less than 10 yards. We also had a pilot on board and he was white as a sheet when he disembarked. Nothing he could do about it.
 
This ship displaces 100,000 tons and at 8 knots, you’re looking at miles to stop it. With a total power loss, you’ve lost the ability to reverse the propellers. That ship was not stopping anytime soon. 
 
That they were able to get off a mayday and the authorities managed to stop traffic on the bridge saved countless lives. This could have been a lot worse.