[It's so "precise" that only "terrorists" are killed. No "collateral" damage.
<<During the Balakot air strikes, the Indian Air Force (IAF) went in for “clinical precision” and hit the intended targets, a senior defence official said on Thursday.>> The same story in somehat different words: <<Each warhead used by the Indian Air Force (IAF) to target buildings on the campus of the Jaish-e-Mohammad madrasa at Balakot in Pakistan on February 26 had a net explosive quantity (NEQ) of only 70-80 kg of TNT, The Indian Express has learnt. This could explain the nature and extent of damage to the buildings, as revealed by commercially available satellite images.>> (Ref.: < https://indianexpress.com/article/india/balakot-strike-each-warhead-had-70-80-kg-net-explosive-quantity-5616595/ >.) Compare this with: <<On February 26, 12 Mirage 2000 IAF jets penetrated deep inside the Pakistani air space and launched 1,000 kg Spice 2000 bombs at the camp in Balakot, which housed terrorists, including commanders and an ammunition dump.>> (Ref.: 'NTRO surveillance of JeM camp in Balakot before strikes confirmed 300 active targets', dtd. March 4 2019, at < https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ntro-surveillance-of-jem-camp-in-balakot-before-strikes-confirmed-300-active-targets/articleshow/68257918.cms >.) ***So, these warheads (around 12-15?) were so "precise", these could (obviously) also dodge the "ammunition dump".*** Here's, btw, the ET story, on March 6: 'What happened at Balakot? Satellite images reviewed by Reuters tell a different story: Images from Planet Labs, which show details as small as 72 cm, offer a clearer look at the structures India hit.', at < https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/what-happened-at-balakot-satellite-images-reviewed-by-reuters-tell-a-different-story/articleshow/68281337.cms >.] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/iaf-went-for-precision-strikes-in-balakot-official/article26460925.ece?fbclid=IwAR28Vf3gPbx3zJqL64Gsb2Y6xFatd_1V2P-5VY_i0WBFLSRZo8FSxlhNI84 IAF went for precision strikes in Balakot: official Dinakar Peri NEW DELHI , MARCH 08, 2019 00:56 IST UPDATED: MARCH 08, 2019 09:47 IST Of the 12 Mirage-2000 jets deployed, four crossed the LoC to release their payloads. MORE-IN Balakot Air Strikes ‘Munitions were chosen carefully’ During the Balakot air strikes, the Indian Air Force (IAF) went in for “clinical precision” and hit the intended targets, a senior defence official said on Thursday. “The IAF didn’t go in for propaganda bombing. The objective was to hit the targets but avoid collateral damage to possible non-militant staff in adjacent buildings. The munitions were chosen accordingly,” the official said. In a pre-dawn attack on February 26, 12 IAF Mirage-2000 fighter jets struck a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) training camp at Balakot in Pakistan. Of the 12 Mirage-2000s deployed, at least four had crossed the Line of Control (LoC), to varying distances, to release their payloads, the official said. The IAF used SPICE-2000 precision guided glide bombs, weighing 1,000 kg and having a range of up to 100 km. Most of the bomb consists of penetrators to pierce hardened structures, while the actual explosive is about 90 kg. ‘Images confirm targets were hit’ In the air strikes on the Balakot terror training camp, the Indian Air Force chose its munitions carefully, a senior defence official said on Thursday. “The warhead would not cause total destruction of the buildings hit and neither was this being aimed for,” he said, responding to debates on how effective the strikes had been and the extent of the damage done. In all, the IAF hit four buildings, two of which were the main training complex and the other a seminary where religious training was imparted. The other two targets include accommodations for the cadres. The official said there is no question on the capability of the bombs. The radar and high-resolution satellite images show “we have hit the targets.” The buildings were not reinforced structures but conventional structures with metal or cement roofs, and the bomb would have just sliced through inside and only explode after hitting a hard surface. The IAF had said a PAF F-16 was shot down by a MiG-21 piloted by Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman in a dogfight as Pakistani jets tried to bomb Indian Army installations on February 27. PAF jets used H4 standoff munitions to target Army positions but they were intercepted and the bombs fell in the open, the official said. “Tail units of the H4 bombs and pieces of AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile) fired by the F-16s were recovered,” he added. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
