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Images Show Devastation at Iran Base After Blast
NY Times ^ | November 29, 2011 | WILLIAM J. BROAD

Posted on 11/29/2011 11:31:05 PM PST by neverdem

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To: editor-surveyor

Thanks..good info..


62 posted on 12/01/2011 3:10:12 AM PST by aces
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To: org.whodat

Cruise missles going horizontally don’t particulaly leave a crater.


63 posted on 12/01/2011 9:02:43 AM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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LOL.


64 posted on 12/01/2011 9:25:38 AM PST by org.whodat (Just another heartless American, hated by "AMNESTY" Newt, Willard, Perry and his fellow supporters.)
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Chinese Embassy Belgrade, post cruise missle strike. Notice NO crater. In fact, because this hit was essentially an office building, no secondary explosions, which is what really takes a building down.

You can get a crater, of course. Here is a bit of a crater from a recent CM strike in Libya:

Not much of a hole, eh?

Cruise missles can make more of a crater, especially if they angle-down before impact like the old V-1s or if they simply have a huuuuuge payload.

More typically, however, the blast several meters above the surface and leave LESS of a crater than a comprable explosion just sitting on the surface, and MUCH LESS than any sort of ground penetrating weapon.

As an aside, I used to drop these guys on occassion and I've seen them blow up AND I've flown over the results.

I haven't a clue what caused this, other than to state that I doubt any sort of kinetic or penetrating weapon was used. Sabotage, IED, accident, or cruise missle are equally possible.

65 posted on 12/01/2011 12:24:46 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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