Israeli CH-53K
Israel’s Commando Strike on a ‘Bombproof’ Missile Factory Tells Tehran, ‘You Can Run but You Can’t Hide’
A daring Israeli commando raid deep into Bashar Assad’s Syria in early September not only destroyed an Iranian factory producing missiles for Hezbollah to shoot into Israel, it may have been a test of a concept that puts all of Iran’s nuclear facilities at risk.
On the night of September 8-9, a 120-man unit of elite Israeli Air Force Shaldag commandos in CH-53 attacked the underground factory in the Masyaf area of Syria, west of Hama, using a combination of landing and fast roping.
The site lies more than 125 miles north of the Israeli border and some 30 miles from Syria’s western coastline. The CH-53s flew in from the Mediterranean to evade Syria’s air defense system; as the CH-53 has a range of about 430 miles, aerial refueling was required.
Because the last Iranian missile factory in Syria was smashed flat by an Israeli airstrike in 2017, the Iranians built this one to be bombproof.
The missile factory, codenamed by Israel “Deep Layer,” was dug into a mountain at the Scientific Studies and Research Center in the Masyaf area of Syria. Iran began planning the underground facility in 2017 after an Israeli airstrike took out a rocket engine manufacturing facility there. The site that Iran subsequently constructed was buried up to 430 feet underground and considered impossible to destroy from the air. The IDF said it had intelligence on the facility from the moment construction began.
The implications are plain- many of Iran’s nuclear facilities are also underground.
It must be great for the Israelies knowing Trump will be in office soon. They feel they can go anywhere and anytime to kick Islamofacist butt.
Also the Ayatollahs must be sweating their asses off knowing the gravy train from DC will be cut off soon and they can say goodbye to their oil exports and nuclear facilities.
By the way, FJB
“The IDF said it had intelligence on the facility from the moment construction began.”
Well, DUH! How ya gonna hide that large of a hole in the ground to begin with?
didn’t you watch Shawshank? they carry it out in their “nasty little pockets’ss”
This is not going to look on the Yelp reviews of Ambassador Worldwide Protection Agency. Commander Thomas “Turd” Bolling was probably taking a dump when the Israelis struck.
This is not going to look good…
Thomas “Turd” Bolling (Ambassador Worldwide Protection Agency was probably sucking balls while playing cop dress in the back room.
Probably looking for is misplaced firearm.
Get some!, IDF! Now…go get some more.
In the contest between fortification and warhead/raiding party the fortification will lose…every.damn.time! If it can be seen/found it can be destroyed.
If the Israelis want to hit it, it’s just a matter of time until it goes *BOOM!*.
Iran says “Our bunker is bombproof”. Israel says “Hold my beer. We ain’t gonna use bombs. We’re comin’ through the front door”.
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Allah.
Allah, who?
Allah of you motherfuckers are going to find out what “Fuck around, find out” means.
Stormed in like the Spanish Inquisition.
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NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Made Sherman’s March look like a simple case of malicious trespassing.
Or made Pickett’s Charge look like a game of Red Rover.
Better pick up that WELCOME mat. Won’t be needed no mo.
Hooray for the Good Guys!
Hava nagila
Hava nagila
Hava nagila ve-nismeha!
Iranian leadership had to be meshugana if they thought they could taunt the IDF.
Bombproof, my ass.
The furshlugginer behemyes are about to find out, the dreks!
Mazel Tov!
Few things on earth are Infantry-Proof.
When your dog was Infantry in a past life…and possibly suffers from the PTSofD
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Did he tunnel in from the other side of the fence?
He finished the tunnel and has come back for his comrades.
For some reason, I hear the theme music from Hogan’s Heroes.
Sometimes, when one’s digging a hole; one must say to heck with it; I’m just going to lay back and enjoy the cool earth.
Hey, guys. Can you help with this equation here:
The Maginot Line is impenetrable = the Iranian missile factory is indestructible(bombproof).
Factor in “POP! Goes the weasel.”
I wonder if they had a Rachel Welch poster covering the hole 🤔
Yep…that fits in with “POP goes the weasel…”
My bad. Thought I had opened a reply box to USAF E5 Shawshank redemption reference.
Raquel, dagnabit, Raquel! Don’t be sacrilegious!
This is what happens you decline the rustproof undercoating.
Told my girlfriend to do that and she wound up getting stagnant anyway…
Sweet. Well done, IDF. Can’t wait to read the book!
The first draft will be written with smoke signals.