“That is not how it was fired. . . They probably. . .”
Saying as fact that it was NOT fired that way but then go on to say “probably” to describe how you think it may have been shot, not to inflame, but interesting use of words to me.
I am not convinced it was shot at all. If indeed the missile body was from an alleged incident at all.
From my earlier post:
Use of Hellfire missiles in Egypt requires a helicopter as a launch vehicle. Just can’t fire it willy-nilly.
The jihadists never fired a Hellfire.
This is poor reporting and wrong reporting by a media dolt that knows nothing about weapons.
Could it be a Hellfire was stolen from an armory when the MB was in power? Could be.
Could it be a stolen Hellfire’s warhead was used as an IED? Could be (and the fact the missile body is relatively intact supports this idea).”
Just my 2cents.
So they used an old missile to make an IED. How did it get into the building ? Did they throw it ?
The US has been firing HELLFIREs from humvees since 91. The Navy has been firing from ship mounted launchers since before that.
Twin rail launchers that fit standard NATO hard points are part of the system and can be modified, there is no minimum forward airspeed required for launch. The missiles and launch equipment are normally found together in shipments to foreign militaries in aid programs.
Launching from a vehicle is not anything new. If they have more of these, they will figure out how to make them detonate next time.