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'We will halt tanks with human mines' [Terrorist side of the story from Europe--nauseating.]
The Telegraph (Britain) ^ | 02JUL06 | Harry De Quetteville

Posted on 07/01/2006 8:10:41 PM PDT by familyop

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To: RedRover
Has a suicide bomber ever stopped a tank?

Dunno but there's a picture floating around of where a suicide bomber tried to take out a Bradley and left a stain on the Bradley

41 posted on 07/01/2006 10:04:30 PM PDT by fso301
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To: fso301

On top of which, the largest load a man could carry and still run at a tank, unless formed into a shaped charge and aimed accurately, won't do much of anything.

The car bombs with which the terrorists are targeting our forces in Iraq are of the 100kg-plus class. That's over 220lbs, more than your average human is going to be able to carry for any distance, let alone run.


42 posted on 07/01/2006 10:51:22 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: TaMoDee
Here's an example of what the generic Arabs in Israel can do with anti-armor weapons.

IAF warplanes hit Ismail Haniyeh's office in Gaza City
Jerusalem Post/AP ^ | 7/1/06 | Haviv Rettig, Yaakov Katz,
jpost.com staff and AP, THE JERUSALEM POST"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1659077/posts

Excerpt:
"Also early Friday, IDF troops in southern Gaza noticed several Palestinians approaching an IDF position with an anti-tank rocket launcher. Troops fired at the cell, causing it to flee."
43 posted on 07/01/2006 10:56:59 PM PDT by familyop ("Either you're with us, or you're with the terrorists." --pre-Roadmap President Bush)
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To: Centurion2000
Mr Bush ? See ?????? Walls apparently DO work.
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Really? The Palestinians have an Israeli corporal who could tell you otherwise.
44 posted on 07/02/2006 2:58:58 AM PDT by Cheburashka (World's only Spatula City certified spatula repair and maintenance specialist!!!)
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To: familyop

Looks like Israel will have to send in infantry to protect its tanks, shoot anyone approaching a tank.


45 posted on 07/02/2006 3:19:56 PM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: Yaelle

You beat me to it. Exactly right. We cannot so simply write terrorists off as "not human". They are very much human, who have chosen evil ideologies over goodness.

Heck, they could have even chose ambivalent and still been OK. But no, they chose evil.


46 posted on 07/02/2006 3:28:50 PM PDT by monkeyshine
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To: familyop
a squad of young men once willing to die as "human bombs" are now preparing to die as human anti-tank mines.

Oh, PLEASE do!

47 posted on 07/02/2006 3:48:22 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: Irish Eyes

A mine sweeper. The chains spin around and beet the ground detonating any mine it drives over.


48 posted on 07/03/2006 4:04:49 AM PDT by f zero
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To: f zero

Thanks, I have never seen one before. It looks wicked.


49 posted on 07/03/2006 6:07:34 PM PDT by Irish Eyes
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