Hid in Saddam's bunker: Consequences of a missile strike on an American air base in Iraq

The missile strike inflicted by Iran on the bases of the US Armed Forces in Iraq led to significant destruction at military facilities. Their scope was appreciated by American journalists.

The Associated Press dispatched its film crew, which recorded numerous injuries at the Ain al-Assad base as a result of the attack. Large funnels formed after the rupture of the warheads of the missiles and the destroyed buildings were photographed. During the journalists' stay, the loaders were engaged in cleaning the soil and rubble in the area “the size of a football stadium”.

It is stated that “portable residential units destroyed by the attack” were inspected. This remark indicates that the purpose of the attack was not only the buildings used to house the equipment. For the good of the Americans, they, being warned of the attack, during the shelling, hid in bunkers built during the time of Saddam Hussein.

According to the publication, the extensive military complex Ain al-Assad, located in the province of Anbar, is located about 180 km west of Baghdad and is used in conjunction with the Iraqi army. It hosts some 1500 US forces and a Washington-led coalition. This air base was occupied by US troops after the invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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[Razvedka_Boem]

Several destroyed temporary modules for living, photos of the explosion funnels and dozens of people standing as extras ..
This is how "public opinion" is created ..

[rocket757]

They did not photograph the sobbing soldiers ... Iraqi children !!!
Looks like there was no command to heat Temko above the edge.

[Deck]

How much does a rocket cost and how much does a change house cost?

[Boomandroid]

Quote: Deck

How much does a rocket cost and how much does a change house cost?

Do you really believe Iran warned them? And the cool American military agreed? To disgrace your "patriot" And the title of the coolest? I don’t believe in my life .. As after this, no one hurt anyone ..

[Pike]

Together with several other soldiers, a Danish sergeant named John waited several hours in a bunker in anticipation of an Iranian attack on Ain al-Assad military base.
The government was warned six hours before missile strikes at military bases. Correspondent Rasmus Tantoldt interviewed him in Kuwait after most of the 133 soldiers who were at the base were evacuated.
Six hours before Iran sent missiles to two military bases in Iraq, the Danish government and the Defense Forces were aware of the attack. John and the other soldiers were notified of the attack several hours before it happened, and they waited several hours in the attack bunker.
Nevertheless, the first blow came as a surprise. They hit 9 missiles with a capacity of one ton each. It was indescribable. I have never experienced anything like it, and I hope that I will never experience it again. It was a brutal attack. The attack was so strong that the bunker shook, and a lot of dust penetrated inside.
We had to sit with scarves on our faces to breathe, says John. The worst thing was the ignorance and powerlessness of the Danish soldiers in the face of the expectation of new strikes. We did not know where and when the next rocket would fall.
We could just sit and wait. We could not do what we are prepared for. We could just wait, says John.
Danish soldiers reacted differently. Some sat and told jokes to protect themselves. Some clung to each other, and some cried, says the Danish sergeant.
After the attack, the soldiers were surprised that there was no more destruction. I would have thought that the nearest missile hit 300 feet from us, and when we walked later, there were helicopters torn in half, and the openings were so large that the van could be parked in them.
Psychologists are now traveling to Kuwait to help Danish soldiers recover from a terrifying experience. We really need them. It was a situation for which we were not prepared, says John.

https://nyheder.tv2.dk/udland/2020-01-10-dansk-soldat-efter-iransk-angreb-jeg-foelte-mig-magtesloes - интервью датского сержанта

You involuntarily think what would have happened to these "soldiers", being in the trenches under fire. And there are no psychologists nearby ...)))

[Deck]

-Healthy Kuma
-In the bazaar was
-Do you see deaf?
- I bought a rooster.

You do not understand what is written? Question about money

[Oyo Sarkazmi]

Quote: Deck

You do not understand what is written? Question about money

Is one helicopter broken? Minus 10 million dollars. Paralyzed moving around the country? It's not in dollars, it's in diapers. Allies run? This is to close the torture chamber.
And what about the American president without torture? Old senile.

[AlexG83]

Quote: Deck

How much does a rocket cost and how much does a change house cost?

Effective manager?

[Observer2014]

And the accuracy of Iranian missiles has significantly increased. This is far from "Scud". It is interesting to know about its targeting system. And if such a missile has a nuclear warhead.

[genius-f]

And if it's just dirty, then the base is no longer usable. If radiation is 2-3 times higher than normal, then in wartime you can tolerate it, but in peacetime with such a low infection, no one will work there. But Iran has reactors.

[thanks]

There is no reception against scrap - if there is no other scrap ... Of course, the USA has scrap, but it is good that it was not used. Remember Saddam Hussein.

[anjey]

There would be more such "lessons" for the Americans so that they would not pass without a trace

[Thrifty]

Good but not enough! It was necessary to launch more rockets there so as not to leave a stone on a stone!

[Nastia makarova]

it was a significant hit, almost all the missiles hit, there was no purpose to destroy the base

[svp67]

Quote: Nastia Makarova

it was a significant hit, almost all the missiles hit, there was no purpose to destroy the base

Exponential? This murder of Suleimani is EXPLICITATIVE, and the blow ... is "blowing off steam."

[Nastia makarova]

showed that they can shoot very accurately

[svp67]

Quote: Nastia Makarova

showed that they can shoot very accurately

Yes, the rockets lay down heap and this is really an indicator. But I haven't seen the percentage of hits anywhere. How many missiles flew and hit from those launched? And why exactly did they hit this part of the bases? What was there in those boxes? It is strange that there is no information about the damage. For me, the enemy's air defense systems should be destroyed first, but no one seems to have fired at them. Like those means did not counteract this blow. A very "muddy" story, very much.
You see at least one destroyed passenger car in these photos, not to mention the F-35 or B-52. The full impression that they just gave a shot, that would "blow off steam"

[Nastia makarova]

Quote: svp67

Quote: Nastia Makarova

showed that they can shoot very accurately

The full impression that they just gave a shot, that would "blow off steam"

that’s exactly what happened, several missiles hit the base of this and enough for Iran, so they can shoot for sure

[svp67]

Quote: Nastia Makarova

that’s exactly what happened, several missiles hit the base of this and enough for Iran, so they can shoot for sure

In conditions of complete non-opposition ... well, yes this is the result ... And what will happen if they begin to oppose?

[Nastia makarova]

and who said they did not oppose? see again missile defense failed

[svp67]

Quote: Nastia Makarova

and who said they did not oppose? see again missile defense failed

These are all fairy tales. To know about the impending strike, to know what targets will be hit and not to resist ... These are "greenhouse conditions" in which their missile defense system operates.

[Nastia makarova]

but for some reason they didn’t work))) that they inflicted a blow on the reputation of missile defense

[svp67]

Quote: Nastia Makarova

but for some reason they didn’t work)))

Complete impression that this was part of some sort of arrangement

[rotmistr60]

being warned about the attack, during the shelling they hid in bunkers

Foreign policy is a tricky thing. In response to the assassination of his general, a missile strike, but with a preliminary warning. And the wolves are full and the sheep are whole. One reports that everything is fine, the other - slapped the United States. And behind the brackets - nobody really needs a real war by and large.

[KBaHT_BpeMeHu]

After Iran hit the US bases in Iraq, a medical board flew from Iraq to the Spangdahlem airbase in Germany. On Monday, 2 corpses are found at the airbase, accompanied by strange comments like: "found lifeless in a dormitory room", "there were no other members of the base in the common room and not a single pilot had roommates", "they did not contact anyone or anyone. does not know the details "," There is no information about the causes of death yet. "

[Mavrikiy]

So he said, why include the US missile defense? One "Patriot" is 10 times more expensive than all the rubbish from padding mattresses, fiberboard and curved profiles.
Demonstration of missile defense capabilities? "And what new will be introduced into the development of hunting?" (An ordinary miracle)
USA and so sells purchases.
And if, God forbid, the missile defense worked, 100%. Iran would have started another option of revenge and may be more costly for the United States. No, when the upcoming losses are calculated, there is confidence in the future.

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

[quote] One "Patriot" is 10 times more expensive than all the trash from padding polyester mattresses, fiberboard and bent profiles. / Quote]

Well yes?! And did the USA have 100% confidence that the strike would be exactly what it was?

And not the fact that all photos of the consequences of the blow will show.

Although even judging by these photographs in the affected hangars, it was most likely full of expensive equipment and probably weapons for helicopters and convertiplanes.

[Pike]

Danish soldier, in the above interview, speaks of crashed helicopters

[Kostadinov]

Beale is hit by a control tower for flight control. So the base beat viveden out of order for a long time.
In a real war, this means defeat.

[atalef]

Quote: Kostadinov

Beale is hit by a control tower for flight control. So the base beat viveden out of order for a long time.
In a real war, this means defeat.

Smiled.
the Americans killed Sulaymaniyah, in response to Iran - he shot back without hitting anyone, crushed over 50 of his citizens at a funeral, shot down a passenger plane with his and foreign citizens in the curtain - and of course - a complete victory

[Ratmir_Ryazan]

The rockets arrived exactly. It’s a pity that a little.

[Dmitry V.]

According to the area target, it makes sense to hit cluster warheads with high-explosive submunitions, more area of ​​destruction, more soldiers-neurasthenics and underpants to dry.