The entire problem can be solved with just a dayhike........
Stay Safe and yes that is what you think it is........
Posted on 09/29/2001 8:18:29 PM PDT by GVnana
It is. When weather gets colder and harsher there will be more of Bin Ladens troops seaking shelter in the warm caves. Me thinks it would be more productive to let the most of them gather in one place than trying to locate 5 here 10 there, etc. All though it would be very demoralizing to knock off a few groups in areas that the ragheads think are very secure. I have no doubt that there are Seal Teams with a sniper or two amongst them watching some key groups as we sit typing on our keyboards.
I would wager, if the truth were known, that there are small groups of dead Bin Ladenites scattered about the country side right now.
Most of the Japanese on Iwo Jima in the caves died from suffocation not burns.
The flamethrowers use up the oxygen and Bingo dead bad guys.
A go ahead and flame them Bump. FReegards.
I've been thinking the same thing, more or less.
Why bother to go into the tunnels at all? Set up a perimeter around the complex and make sure nothing goes in or out. Drop enough bombs on their defensive positions to get the rats scurrying back into their holes.
Seal the holes we can already see with the bomb of your choice. Then, we move in carefully and mop up whatever is left on the surface. Sanitize the area and shoot anything that moves for the next year.
As winter sets in, any vent shafts or escape tunnels should look like a flare on infrared scans. Use a drone to scan the terrain and illuminate the bright spots with a laser. Drop 1000-lb bombs on the openings and close them. Repeat as necessary.
It may not be as satisfying as cleaning out the caves/tunnels and perhaps capturing a few people, but turning the bunkers into tombs is just as effective.
I've wondered the same thing. Can the guards be "mapped" from their body heat? If there were hundreds of men in a cave, could their cumulative body heat be detected even though they're underground? Probably stupid questions, but I'd like to know.
Since those rats like Chemical weapons I say we seal the cave`s openings, then drill down into them and pump them FULL of nerve gas.Raid Bug Spray for terrorists, that would take care of the problem and no American military personnel will have to die.
"Let's Roll!"
I think he did, and also he said we won't repeat the Soviets' mistakes.
A former field commander told me the Soviets sent spetsnaz to these caves and took some serious losses. Sensors and new engineering techniques among other things are the way to go. If you know where someone is, just seal off the escape routes and make sure the surrounding areas are secure. Then methodically go to work.
I knew there were caves and tunnels, didn't know they were so large. In a way their size is good, because there can't be too many of these complexes.
He will basically be pinned down in one place, with the resources of the entire world deployed against him. As long as the attacker has infinite time and resources, he will prevail.
From space, not likely. But, there's no need to do it from there. Once the Air Force controls the air, drones can be used to do it from low altitude, with no threat to a pilot.
The earth is a big heat sink, so an underground heat source has to be very powerful or very close to the surface to become visible. But, ventilation shafts and escape tunnels will show up like flares on infrared, especially in the winter.
The entire problem can be solved with just a dayhike........
Stay Safe and yes that is what you think it is........
Yup. The original ones were made in thirteen days using howitzer cannon barrels. I expect they've gone to something else now.
Stay safe
In addition, with high res visible imagery we will map all imnportant tunnel entrances. Software will tell us where to place a bomb or two for max effect.
They wont be using their tunnels for long. That's a fact.
These attacks will be so tramatizing to them -- I think we can knock out a few tunnels and then wait for the Bin Ladin organization in Afganastan to fall apart. That will not win the war but it is a good start.
try this if it doesn't come on this time............ http://www.geocities.com/usaf463/smallnuke.jpg ........
I'm sure you're right. Spooky thing is, probably not too many since the SF guys must work undetected. Must be awfully tempting.
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