Guys, as most of you probably know I am closely observing the military operations of TSK in Iraq. Basically there is a very special situation there which is preventing our rapid advance and costs us lives and time. The special situation we are in is caused by the kilometers long, reinforced, specially built, technologically advanced tunnel networks. With the depth in which we are operating on Iraqi territory the tunnels become more and more advanced. Currently we are busy with some of these tunnels, tried countless solutions including airstrikes, large amounts of explosives detonated at the entry points, drilling trough the rocks so we can place explosives in vulnerable locations inside the tunnels, UGVs, whatever may come to your mind. The problem is that inside these tunnels there are probably enough supplies for the terrorists so they can last for years. For example are waiting for terrorists to come out of the Sida tunnel network for 1.5 years while they are fully encircled. The tunnels are also built in such a way that there are specially designed pressure rooms and ventilation holes that helps with the pressure that is caused by these explosions and our efforts are not effective so far.
The worst thing is that after we are done with the current place of our operations there is a terrorist camp called Gara which will have to be cleaned too and the situation there is even worst. This is the current center of PKK's operations from almost every point. Gara is a fortress!
Due to these challenges I've come to the conclusion that our defence industry should develop a modern, smart munition with similar or comparable performance to the notorious MOAB bomb. We are busy with a couple of tunnels for some years now and couldn't find a solution while this is only the trailer of what Gara may look like. I think a MOAB equivalent will come extremely handy in our fight against terrorism abroad. With the help of it we may have the chance to obliterate the PKK's infrastructure and fighting force not only in Zap, Metina and Hakurk where we are currently conducting combat operations, but also in Gara, Sinjar and Qandil.
We saw the performance MOAB showed against IS tunnel networks in Afghanistan. I think it was a good example of the potential this munition carries.
What do you guys think about this? What do you think are the challenges in front of us for developing a munition with a similar power? Is there a munition with comparable devastating effects in our inventory which we can guide precisely enough so it can strike a tunnel entry point and cause the tunnel to collapse?
*We've tried with every munition that can be dropped by an F-16 and is in our inventory.
