tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post8232326126187491499..comments2024-03-10T22:24:34.032-04:00Comments on Uskowi on Iran - اسکویی در باره ایران: The Green Zone Hit Sandstorm Rocket AttackNader Uskowihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02808543185109048956noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-24586711800013898052008-04-28T17:25:00.000-04:002008-04-28T17:25:00.000-04:00Joseph:Col. John Hort, who commands U.S. troops on...Joseph:<BR/>Col. John Hort, who commands U.S. troops on the southern edge of Sadr City, said the heavy sandstorm sharply limits sensors and targeting lasers on helicopters and unmanned drones used to identify firing positions.Mark Pyruzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00595161519097596575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-69141144040460151692008-04-28T16:39:00.000-04:002008-04-28T16:39:00.000-04:00Cowards who use sandstorm to attack... Shameful!Cowards who use sandstorm to attack... Shameful!Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02058643406189544769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5169130203475264933.post-55572630695192472652008-04-28T07:42:00.000-04:002008-04-28T07:42:00.000-04:00That is surprising that a sandstorm favors the mad...That is surprising that a sandstorm favors the mad mortarmen. During the invasion, Saddam's Army thought that they could move under the cover of a sandstorm and then learned, the hard way, that our thermal imaging worked just fine. Likewise, in 2005, a sandstorm resulted in my unit killing more insurgents in one day than in any other single day of the deployment because the fools thought that the sandstorm would give them cover to emplace IEDs. It didn't.<BR/><BR/>Side note: I recall reading somewhere (perhaps here) that the going rate for firing a mortar from Sadr City was $1500. Does that sound right? And have you heard any recent prices? That seems like a good indicator of how willing the people are to cooperate with Sadr's militia and possibly whether we're having any effect upon their supply lines.Joseph Sixpackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294459911897368333noreply@blogger.com