...but that's ok; looks like the IDF is adapting nicely.
An ancient tactic is being deployed by IDF soldiers on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. A mediaeval catapult is being used to set fire beyond the barrier on the Lebanese border. The IDF said that this ancient method is only being used for this one project.
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) June 13, 2024
The area at the… pic.twitter.com/ger8FTmO96
H/T: Friend and commenter JeffS
some times the old tools are the best ones... i'm seeing a firey but mostly peaceful offensive...
ReplyDeleteLeave it to the media screw things up … … that’s a trebuchet, not a catapult.
ReplyDeleteNot quite as effective as a squadron of B-25s loaded with incendiary bombs, but those are hard to find these days.
ReplyDeleteI wonder how long it takes to reload?
I'm sure plenty of armchair strategists are busily penning complaints that trebuchets are expressly prohibited by the, uh... er, the, ummm... *mumblemumble* Convention as inhumane weapons expressly banned by the Laws of War!!!
ReplyDeleteBiden's cutting the US from military aid, why not Israel too?
ReplyDeleteHeck, the only military he's helped as been the Taliban's.
I assume the money ostensibly going to Ukraine is ending up in Switzerland or the Caymans.
Wasn't such a device featured in a recent post right here at Paco Enterprises?
ReplyDeletenext thing you know they'll be chucking pumpkins and a hootenanny will break out.
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