Thursday, October 26, 2023

Tunnels of Terror

A major obstacle facing Israel as it retaliates against Hamas is the tunnel system in Gaza.  Built more than 30 feet underground, the tunnels are impervious to most bunker-busters and favor the defenders if attacked by infantry.  Former Army Grunt Chris Cappy provides a nice tutorial on the tunnel system and the threats they pose to an Israeli invasion.  His video is posted below.


26 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can the IDF just seal the tunnels up and leave Hamas down there to rot?

Anonymous said...

While I get that tunnel systems like that are mostly impervious to traditional tactics like "bombing runs", why not just resort to something "less traditional"? Like pumping them full of gas and lighting a match? Flooding them? Release all manners of carnivorous animals?

Anonymous said...

The simple answer of course is water. Turn Gaza into a (very) shallow reservoir so as to avoid hurting the "innocents" and problem solved

G.I. Jose said...

The tunnel network is extraordinarily vast with many branches, openings, etc.; completely sealing in Hamas is impractical. I personally like the idea of using thermobaric weapons to suck the oxygen out and kill all inside. However this, along with flooding with gases, water, etc. violates the Geneva conventions and is not an option Israel will consider. Unfortunately, the only way to fix this issue is clearing the tunnels and then methodically destroying tunnels with combat engineer units using controlled explosions and heavy equipment.

Anonymous said...

Bring in those bad boy banker busters!

Anonymous said...

The hostages thwart implementing those tactics.

Anonymous said...

I can see that anyone with actual knowledge of military strategy is not on this site.

Aside from the problem that that is where the hostages are likely to be, you don't want to collapse the building or rubble above the structure. They wouldn't have gas masks and gas is still something of needed to run an army and defense system above ground.

And,not all of Hamas is in the tunnels. I would remind everyone that we made a mistake not just running the Al Quada out of Afghanistan but then sticking around instead of making sure it was clear we'd be back if they came back.

Other than that folks.

What I don't "get" is why the right wind of the GOP sees the reasons to strategically support Israel, but can't see the actually, our more defensive need to support Ukraine.

How have you missed that Putin has linked with China and North Korea and Iran. In what universe do you think they would not " help acquire" not only the other former Soviet satellites but also go after the natural resources and strategic advantages of Estonia and Finland to control the Baltic Sea?

How is it you can't figure out that it's control of the oceans both China and Russia seek??? The oceans are not just for shipping, they are of strategic value!!!!!

This is what happens when we elect idiots that only care about their wallets and re-election and party power! That is NOT patriotism , that's be traitorous as far as I'm concerned!

Dumber still is you thinking that these guys LOVE Trump so much that they'd just " share" power with us. We just have to ally with them. Are you as crazy as he is??? Why would they??? Do TELL me why they would when they would be able to easily just take what they want as Trump clearly would like to just brag about all our national security to his " buddies"!!!

Let me remind you all who are that deluded that we don't have a large population that will provide "boots" on the ground. We no longer have the luxury of time to build up as we did in WWII. Distance doesn't help us. And, you don't get why Hitler could, for a while occupy other countries. We can't do that!!! We can't buy a country though we tried in Iraq.

And, politics is SO NO LONGER AMUSING! It's not a GAME. And where you going go when we are under attack , hmmm? And, you are as delusional as Trump if you think the outcome for this country is going to be something of benefit to you!

Tell you what, find some folks that have escaped from China and Russia to the US and let them tell you what you are risking!!!!!! And, they will tell you that if you are useless to a free society, you are even less useless to an oppressive regime save for digging ditches!

Anonymous said...

Dealt with tunnels throughout WWII. Difference here is that those didn't have possible hostages.

Anonymous said...

Just reading that Palestine has 500 special forces units with state of the art equipment and training for in new urban warfare tactics. Even the analysts in the USA say that the invasion will be more difficult than Fallujah. Expect a lot more dead Jews. Israel will most likely resort to carport bombing Gaza in the next few weeks in desperation due to their heavy casualties.

Anonymous said...

American pow’s were victims of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan. What is the difference here?

Anonymous said...

lets get the Geneva conventioneers to inspect the tunnels for safety and to make sure they are not in violation. And maybe get Hamas to sign a promise to fix them

Anonymous said...

Yes another one of Queerfish’s Zionist circle jerks.

Anonymous said...

Bot warning at 1:06.

Anonymous said...

"lets get the Geneva conventioneers to inspect the tunnels for safety and to make sure they are not in violation. And maybe get Hamas to sign a promise "

And make sure they are handicapped-accessible - what's wrong with you heartless bastards? ;-)

Anonymous said...

"carport bombing" = "carpet bombing"

Anonymous said...

God, please help and guide us...

Anonymous said...

"carport bombing" = Me in 1975 throwing smoke bombs and firecrackers at my friends trying to hide. Great fun. Until the adults came out cursing and running us offt.

Anonymous said...

Pity the family and friends of @1:06 PM who have to listen to that drone on a regular basis.

Anonymous said...

During my tours in the lush green my being a Corpsman kept me out of them. Went in a few after they were cleared. Fascinating engineering.

Anonymous said...

It’s only a war crime if you lose.

Anonymous said...

It certainly adds another dimension to the war and wiping out Hamas.

One problem that I can't figure out is what to do with the residents of Gaza? No other countries want them and the numbers say there are over 2 million people that have no utilities, food or other essentials.

How is Israel going to defeat Hamas in the middle of over 2 million starving Palestinians?

Anonymous said...

Kingfish really needs to read Romans Chapter 11, Revelation 2:9, and Revelation 3:9 out of the King James Bible and stop boo-hooing for the Ashkenazis. Of course, he thinks Frank Pollard's homilies were state of the art preaching.

Anonymous said...

@5:15
Fellow traveler, KF doesn’t know a Sephardi from a Mizrahi. He has no idea that Sephardi’s are nearly indistinguishable from a Palestinian. KF is peak midwit propaganda consumer.

Anonymous said...

I know better, but I'm doing it anyway.

“How have you missed that Putin has linked with China and North Korea and Iran”, the danger you insinuate is that this group is a threat to world peace. What this group, and the rest of their economic partners, are is a threat to the dominance of the U.S. dollar.

These countries are now trading with each other using a currency other than the U.S. dollar. They have plans to form their own currency. The U.S. can not allow this to happen, it would destroy this country economically.

The Ukraine conflict has not been successful in goading Moscow into a war with N.A.T.O.. They now see the Israeli/HAMAS conflict as another opportunity to pull China, or Russia, using Iran, into what would become a global war. They are desperate.

Anonymous said...

Israel's advantage, is that Jews all over the world, have studied Germany's eradication of the Warsaw Ghetto - in depth - since adolescence - from the very beginning of the Ghetto, until the last mother and child were discovered, alive in a bunker, by workers sent to salvage the bricks of the burned-out ruins.

Every ploy used by the Germans, has been studied from all angles.

On the other hand, the Communist nation coaching and coordinating and brainstorming for the other side, has also studied the Holocaust (and the Inquisition, and the murder of Rome's Pagan Aristocracy, and so on...). It was easy to spot evidence of their Holocaust scholarship, during the draconian implementation of the "Pandemic". It is reasonable to assume that they will also be applying that scholarship, toward coaching the occupants of the tunnels under discussion.

Anonymous said...

I'm 6:43, to help bolster my post I would like to leave two links. One, a Secretary of Defense press release, and tweet from Fox News.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3570798/secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iiis-statement-on-us-military-strikes-in-ea/

https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1717724329138393410


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