What bomb technology and explosives do the Israelis use that enable them to totally pulverize a 3-storey building with a vertical hit, without even damaging the thin breeze block of its neighbor's wall, as in the assassination of Mansour in Gaza?
The 1983 Moskva to be recovered by the 1913 Kommuna
https://www.jpost.com/international/article-704963
What happens if the Ukrainians sink the Kommuna as well?
Looks like there could be a replay of last year's skirmish
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rkrdw5c4c#autoplay
https://www.ynetnews.com/article/skdlhv04q#autoplay
The Israeli officer had turned off the Phalanx and Barak missile defences, analysed here
https://www.admiraltytrilogy.com/cic/HarpoonAnalysis/Hanit_Analysis.pdf
What happened to the Moskva's anti-missile guns?
For comparison, 20 died on HMS Sheffield and 12 on the Atlantic Conveyor when hit by Exocets in 1982
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-17474294
47 died on the INS Eilat when hit by three Styx in 1967
and 4 on the Hanit when hit by a C802 in 2006
IDF to replace Israeli Tavor rifles with American M4s
IDF's 'rifle of the future' faces particularly early retirement, following conclusion that American M4 is more efficient.
For years, the Israeli Tavor rifle has been marketed as the rifle of the future, and many of the IDF's infantry...
Israel formally moves to US Central Command’s area of responsibility
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-formally-moves-to-us-central-commands-area-of-responsibility/
And is rumored to have taken delivery of the latest B61 mk12 in preparation for a decisive attack on Iran...
Well that shows that the 60s designed Sam 5 (200) really does have a 200 mile range. It was designed to carry a nuclear warhead to take out attacking US B52 formations. It is still the longest ranged ground launched AA missile in the world. It hit an Israeli F16 last year. No longer in...
