Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

[ShapurII]

I think the C-130 was basically a gas station they dropped in the middle of Iran for the search helicopters to use as a clandestine refueling area/source. Once the F-15 guy was rescued they had the option of trying to get if off the ground again or blow it up. Probably too dangerous to try and take off on an unprepared surface so they blew it up.

But why would they do that? How does that make sense?

 

[FUB]

 

[Ali_Baba]

"What we are witnessing is the rantings and ravings of a lunatic, a lunatic I tell you..."

 

[brazensword]

I think the C-130 was basically a gas station they dropped in the middle of Iran for the search helicopters to use as a clandestine refueling area/source. Once the F-15 guy was rescued they had the option of trying to get if off the ground again or blow it up. Probably too dangerous to try and take off on an unprepared surface so they blew it up.

This post makes no sense.

 

[Alex]

I think the C-130 was basically a gas station they dropped in the middle of Iran for the search helicopters to use as a clandestine refueling area/source. Once the F-15 guy was rescued they had the option of trying to get if off the ground again or blow it up. Probably too dangerous to try and take off on an unprepared surface so they blew it up.

I am a little puzzled. Did anyone think about what planes/helicopters have rescued the crews of C130s and choppers? There must be some secure mode of transport to take them to safety. Choppers are vulnerable; they can easily be shot down.
This is reminding me of another very famous operation conducted by the USA in a foreign country. The details of the rescue are not tying up comfortably, unfortunately.

 

[Yasser76]

Yeah, I am getting very bad vibes about all this rescue mission.
If Iranian claims have even a little truth to them, they shot down the C-130s and the choppers. Then the losses for the USA could be huge.
One thing is bothering me after seeing the wreckage shown of C-130s. One of the propeller's blades are fully twisted outwards. This damage could only have happened if the plane were shot down and then fell down/crashed on the ground. If parked planes were shot down in a parked state by the USA, such damage is impossible.

Yeah, me too, something not adding up, none of the usual celebrations, names of units involved, pics of rescued pilot etc

Seems like WH/Pentagon have gone very quiet on the whole raid now....

 

[Optical216]

"What we are witnessing is the rantings and ravings of a lunatic, a lunatic I tell you..."

iran should get on top of the game first and ANNHILATE those US bases COMPLETELY!

 

[brazensword]

Yeah, me too, something not adding up, none of the usual celebrations, names of units involved, pics of rescued pilot etc

Seems like WH/Pentagon have gone very quiet on the whole raid now....

Plus Donny had a crash out, it seems Iran has grabbed him by the pu$$y

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

This is prime example for those who think ground invasion is so easy, US lost a lot of resources in rescuing their pilot that too when Iran is badly crippled as per Trump, so it would be naive to think - Iran has lost the ground, no, it did not.

They had helicopters flying around for hours almost unopposed.
I think it actually shows the opposite.

 

[sharreman10]

Markets opening tonight right? Never change Trumpy boy

 

[RescueRanger]

According to Raptor, they will first send in a battalion to establish a perimeter then bring in equipment to build housing and start excavating for the HEU.

The war according to Raptor...

 

[Flotilla]

Those are spanish Wooow.
We didn't sell any to US.
Ahhhh... Wait a minute. A "private" company bought a dozen years ago!!!. But this one It is C295W. AFAIF those sold to Canadian company Stellwagen and were M versión not W in 2017. W entered service in 2021!!! What the hell???

 

[FUB]

That scene does not look positive for the US military .

“The line between disorder and order lies in logistics.”
This is not sustainable because the US military no longer can replace the aircraft at the pace they did in the past .

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

I am a little puzzled. Did anyone think about what planes/helicopters have rescued the crews of C130s and choppers? There must be some secure mode of transport to take them to safety. Choppers are vulnerable; they can easily be shot down.
This is reminding me of another very famous operation conducted by the USA in a foreign country. The details of the rescue are not tying up comfortably, unfortunately.

Remember they had to first find the guy. So they had search craft scouring the countryside. This was not a simple we fly a Chinook over the border, land at coordinates x,y and grab him.

When they did find him...THEN they could send something like a Chinook to extraction coordinates x,y.

This was a two step process...not a one step.

 

[WildApache]

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Trump converted to Islam?

Someone has had far too much chocolate this morning.