Topic: Israeli bombing of Gaza Strip.
Palestinians attacked the Israeli army with stones.
Israel has advanced equipment. The picture shows Israeli soldiers shooting at Hamas.
Hamas
Rockets are the "trump card" held by the Palestinian Hamas organization.
According to foreign reports, Hamas has about 3,000 rockets of various types. In the past week or so, Hamas has fired more than 1,000 rockets into Israel.
Although the number is huge, the performance of various types of rockets is mixed. At present, Hamas can rely on its own conditions to produce "Kasang" rockets, although the output is large, but the performance is average. Although this cottage version of Katyusha rocket is famous, its lethality is limited. It has no navigation system, its range is not far, its shooting accuracy is not high, and its warhead can only hold 3 kilograms of TNT.
A reporter from Der Spiegel visited a Kasang rocket factory in Gaza. "In the small shed, there is a big boiler in the middle. Workers mix several chemicals in the boiler to make propellant fuel …" This factory can produce more than 10 rockets in one night, each of which is worth only 500 dollars. At present, Hamas has increased the production progress of the Kasang rocket. A senior commander in Hamas said: "Everyone is working overtime."
What really worries opponents is that Hamas has acquired a batch of rockets with longer range through smuggling and other means in recent years. The main ones are Russian-made "Katyusha" and "Grad" rockets with a range of about 30 to 35 kilometers. Among them, the Katyusha rocket not only has a long range, but also the warhead can carry nearly 20 kilograms of TNT explosives. In addition, Hamas has a small number of Iranian-made "Meteor -3" missiles with a range of about 70 kilometers.
RPG bazooka can also be regarded as a "heavy weapon" mastered by Hamas. The rocket launcher was developed by the Soviet Union and mass-produced around 1961, becoming the standard anti-tank weapon of the infantry squad. At that time, in addition to the Soviet army, there were also a large number of troops from Warsaw Pact countries, Arab countries, African countries and countries in the Middle East and Asia.
RPG rocket launcher is always old, but its power still exists. It is equipped with armor-piercing bullets, with a direct distance of 300 meters, and can penetrate armor with a thickness of 350 -400 mm. The rocket launcher is also equipped with a folding mechanical sight; Low-light sight and infrared night vision sight can be used under starlight or other low-light conditions, which have certain lethality to Israeli tanks.
Hamas weapons scanning:
Katyusha rocket-Hamas’s sharp weapon to attack the hinterland of Israel, with long range and great power, can strike military targets in Israel.
"Kasang" rocket, a home-made weapon developed by Hamas in recent years, is not accurate enough, and it often falls where it falls.
RPG rocket launcher-portable, capable of effectively attacking various types of light armored targets, equipped with night vision goggles, capable of fighting at night, penetrating the field fortifications of civil structures to a thickness of more than 2.7 meters.
Home-made bombs-the "number one killer" of Israeli armored vehicles, are cheap and very concealed.
AK47 assault rifle, the main weapon of Hamas armed men in street fighting, is durable, with low failure rate, reliable performance and easy decomposition, especially in severe weather.
Israel
3 minutes and 40 seconds, eating a hamburger.
In such a short time, the Israeli air force fleet has carried out precise "surgery" on more than 50 military targets on the ground in Hamas.
This "lightning" military strike opened the prelude to "Operation Cast Lead" and also demonstrated Israel’s powerful air force.
In order to deal a "fatal blow" to Hamas, Israel adopted the tactics of simultaneous surprise attack, deploying attack helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft at different altitudes, and conducting unified battlefield airspace control by early warning aircraft, dispatching several batches in succession and carrying out large-scale air strikes on Gaza.
The Israeli Air Force used F-16I Storm fighter and Apache attack helicopter respectively, and launched air-launched rockets, Hellfire missiles and GBU-39 ground-penetrating guided bombs at different targets. GBU-39 ground penetrating guided bomb is guided by GPS. The bomb can penetrate 90 cm thick reinforced concrete bunker, and the hit accuracy is less than 5 meters.
It is by using a large number of GBU-39 ground penetrating guided bombs that Israel destroyed a large number of underground bunkers and rocket depots in Hamas.
During the fierce air raids that lasted for several days, Hamas’s military bases, training camps, police stations, command centers, ammunition depots and rocket factories were attacked by more than 1,000 sorties by air force fighters, which caused serious damage to Hamas’s armed forces.
Like air power, Israel’s ground weapons and equipment also have an overwhelming advantage.
On the evening of January 3rd, Israeli armored forces and special forces soldiers broke into Gaza in three directions: north, east and south.
"Merkava" main battle tanks, "Namir" armored personnel carriers, helicopter gunships … With superior weapons and equipment, the Israeli army soon divided the Gaza into two parts, and the next step will be to encircle Hamas’s armed forces.
According to Agence France-Presse, the number of casualties on both sides announced on January 7, there were more than 3,600 Palestinians, and only 7 soldiers and 3 civilians in Israel. This disparity shows the world the huge gap between the warring parties in weapons and equipment.
Israeli weapons scanning:
F-16I Storm fighter-developed on the basis of American F-16D fighter, is a model specially designed for Israel, and is the "trump card" of the air force.
"Merkava" tank is recognized as the most suitable main battle tank for urban warfare. Four monitors are installed on the tank, which can grasp 360 degrees around the tank in real time, and it is known as "the best defensive tank in the world".
The new "Namir" armored personnel carrier-its excellent armor protection ability can resist the attack of heavy anti-tank weapons. It weighs about 60 tons and can carry 12 armed infantry with a top speed of 60 km/h.
M-4A1 carbine-Israeli soldier’s personal weapon, with an effective range of no more than 300 meters. Compared with AK-47, M-4A1 carbine has an advantage in accuracy, but it is slightly inferior in range and lethality. (Mu Sheng Liangliang Li Shen Jifei)
Editor: Wang Yuxi