From: Adam 

Phil Payne wrote:
>> "At around 1:40 P.M., an IDF Merkava tank was struck by an explosive
>> device in the village of Aita al-Shaab in the western sector. The tank's
>> four crew members were killed instantly. The IDF is still investigating
>> the source of the explosion. The kind of damage sustained by the tank
>> (its turret was blown off) appears to indicate that the vehicle was hit
>> by a large explosive device, but a senior Northern Command officer told
>> Haaretz on Wednesday night that it was more likely that the Merkava had
>> been hit by an anti-tank missile.
>
> From over two kilometres away.
>
> http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/747984.html
>
> "Last time there weren't these missiles," notes Brigadier
General (res.)
> Zvika Fogel, who commanded Operation Accountability in 1993.
"There were LAU
> and RPG, small missiles that were a lot less advanced. We need to understand
> that in the past six years they built a real army."
>
> Yup.  It's to defend their country, which they have a perfect right to do.
> May they slaughter every one of the vile Zionist scum that has invaded their
> homeland.
>
> Negotiating a ceasefire is going to be very difficult.  Lebanon will not
> submit to humiliation again.
>
>

Wait till they get good non Radar/IR manpad.

Summat like starstreak. Lazer Beamrider with a 2ndary use against armour etc.

If I were Lebanon I'd be wandering round to the Saudis etc asking for some
long range russki SAMs & preferably some passive radar.


Adam

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