"Even elementary missile defense systems were not used": Chinese Sohu discusses an attack on a US base in Iraq

In the military-thematic section of the major Chinese media Sohu, an article has appeared that examines attacks on American bases in Iraq, as well as on pro-American forces in Syria. It is noted that the actual impetus for the start of missile strikes on US military installations in Iraq was the elimination of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

Recall that this elimination took place in January 2020, and the order was given personally by the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump. Since then, twice (in 2020), US military bases in Iraq have come under rocket fire.

A few days ago, American planes launched a missile attack on Syrian territory - targets that they claimed belonged to pro-Iranian militias responsible for attacks on US bases. In response, a missile strike was expected at the American base of Ain al-Assad in Iraq. And this is not the first rocket attack on the Ain al-Assad base, which is considered one of the safest and most guarded facilities in Iraq.

Sohu writes that "by rocketing a military base in Iraq, Biden was shown that he was not the master in the Middle East." Whenever the US president issues orders to launch strikes, the US military expects an increase in the threat, as shown by the attack on the US army base in Iraq, according to the author in the Chinese media.

They also expressed bewilderment as to why, with the obvious threat after the US Air Force strike on Syria, the territories adjacent to the Ain al-Assad base in Iraq were not actually guarded. After all, as it was stated, the rocket fire was fired from a distance of no more than 8 km from the base. It turns out that the rocket launcher was brought up without difficulty. The elementary anti-missile defense systems were not used either, because 13 missiles fell on the base.

In addition, it was noted that Biden could eventually take advantage of the situation in order to reverse the decision of his predecessor and leave a military contingent in Iraq and Syria, and, possibly, increase its number.

Comments

[Victor_B]

They don’t catch butterflies in the fleet!

[figwam]

The missiles' speed is not great, they fly along a ballistic trajectory.

[NDR-791]

Is this footage from there? And whose drone?

[alexmach]

American.
In general, the situation is very strange. The rockets hit precisely at the points of deployment of equipment, barracks, workshops ... Only from a distance of 8 km, while no one was injured at the base. All the equipment was taken out, the personnel took refuge in bunkers ... or ... was also evacuated from the base. How could they be so well prepared that?
They also launched a drone for filming.

[NDR-791]

Quote: alexmach

The rockets hit precisely at the points of deployment of equipment, barracks, workshops ...

Here I am talking about the same thing. This is only manageable. Maybe the Americans are scaring their own electorate again? With this sauce and money, you can increase the contingent. If they come where, then the figs themselves will leave if they do not receive it specifically on the sopat

[alexmach]

This is only manageable.

No, maybe NURS is possible, but clearly not artisanal from a pickup truck. All the same, the situation is strange and quite in the spirit of typical American provocations.

[Miyamoto musasi]

they are magic trick masters !!!

[seregin-s1]

If this is about the last shelling, then a civilian contractor died.

[alexmach]

From a heart attack?
I mean, nobody was even touched by a shrapnel. Some very strange giveaway game. Either the Iranians themselves warned, moreover, very much in advance, so that they managed to withdraw the equipment, and at the same time they approached as much as 8 and 11 km to the base itself. Or they themselves were fired upon.

[lucul]

In general, the situation is very strange. The rockets hit precisely at the points of deployment of equipment, barracks, workshops ... Only from a distance of 8 km, while no one was injured at the base. All the equipment was taken out, the personnel took refuge in bunkers ... or ... was also evacuated from the base. How could they be so well prepared that?
They also launched a drone for filming.

Well, they are no strangers - Pearl Harbor alone is worth something.

[mvg]

How could they be so well prepared that?
They also launched a drone for filming.

There is such a thing - Hollywood! Do not believe how realistic they are filming.

[Cheshire]

What's the difference? It was so pleasant for me to look at it, beyond words (censored)

[svd-xnumx]

This is footage after the Iranian ballistic missile bombardment of the base in 2020, the article talks about a "hail" strike in 2021.

[FrankyStein]

This video has nothing to do with the shelling mentioned in the article. Why is it here?

[mojohed2012]

They were warned that there would be a blow, they went to the bunkers.
Damaged some goods and materials and that's all.
If the strike would have been carried out without warning and there would have been casualties in the Armed Forces of the Special Army, then the bombing of Iran and the formation of NATO strike forces on its borders would have begun abruptly and quickly.
Iran did not need this, and therefore warned in advance.
And what about 8 km. brought a rocket launcher and fired a volley without intercepting them and destroying the installation itself - this is a demonstration that the United States has a full paragraph in missile systems and air defense.

[Grognag]

Strange conclusions, the fact of the matter is that the launch from 8 kilometers ensured that the air defense systems did not have time to work, but what they were able to draw so close are holes in the land component

[Lara Croft]

Quote: Grognag

Strange conclusions, the fact of the matter is that the launch from 8 kilometers ensured that the air defense systems did not have time to work

Well, yes, ours in the SAR have time to work, provided that no one warns ours ...

[Grognag]

No one warns, but the range is also somewhat different, who could tell you, but at 8 km I think the base cannot be approached by a truck with guides

[Installer]

Could run homemade guides. And quietly retreat without anything.

[lucul]

They were warned that there would be a blow, they went to the bunkers.

What do you mean warned ????
Have you warned - raise aircraft and helicopters and neutralize the threat, no, such an option was not even considered? ))))

[Ramzaj99]

This is only in films after calling on the phone after 30 seconds. everyone is already flying and bombing enemies.
To simply lift the plane into the air, it takes several hours if it is not in standby mode, and for the Americans this procedure is even longer than ours. Refueling, receiving, coordinating the route, suspension of weapons for a specific task, pre-flight check, preparation and a bunch of other things ... ... The same applies to helicopters and drones.

[Grognag]

I absolutely agree, but we are talking about the fact that they approached the base 8 km, even if the crews were sitting on the planes, the aviation could not have prevented anything

[Ramzaj99]

Quote: Grognag

I absolutely agree, but we are talking about the fact that they approached the base 8 km, even if the crews were sitting on the planes, the aviation could not have prevented anything

It all depends on the readiness of the people at the base. Ours missed the same mortar shelling. But then Grady several times intercepted both drones and pipes ... and hollowed on the approaches, and the drones now generally hang nonstop ...

[Grognag]

It all depends on the initial conditions: the Americans were fired at from a distance of 8 km, missiles (shells, shots), for example, fly from the hail at a speed of 600 ms. , that is, for everything about everything, the calculations had about 13 seconds, what kind of radar there we naturally do not know, well, let the nano MEGA radar with a review rate of 4 seconds, and the capture of targets for the second review, only this will take 8 seconds, thereby 5 seconds remain for calculations, judging by the video there that something multi-barrel worked for these guns, as a rule, the drive is electric and therefore there is, well, albeit a small delay for the barrel blocks to start rotating, even if this delay is another second, thereby for the calculation or calculations it was 4 seconds, so everything is in order with the air defense there, in such conditions, they also managed to open fire

[Ramzaj99]

Quote: Grognag

thus, the crew or the crews had 4 seconds, so everything is in order with the air defense there, in such conditions, they also managed to open fire

Yeah, that's right!
They managed to shelter personnel, civilian specialists and even equipment in bomb shelters, but the air defense did not have time to react ... well, well ...

[Andrei Nikolaevich]

And the US euro-mongers are closely monitoring the situation and drawing conclusions.

[tihonmarine]

Quote: Andrey Nikolaevich

And the US euro-mongers are closely monitoring the situation and drawing conclusions.

The mongrel should not think, much less draw conclusions. Her job is to execute the commands of the owner.

[rocket757]

Slow confrontation ...
Will it speed up or not, the question is not idle, but .....

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: rocket757

Slow confrontation ...
Will it speed up or not, the question is not idle, but .....

Bye, the situation about calm for the reason that the Americans, within the framework of the decision of the Iraqi Parliament on the withdrawal of American troops after the assassination of Soleimani, demonstrated their readiness to move and transferred part of their bases to the Iraqi Armed Forces, withdrawing part of their contingent to Jordan and Syria. These half-measures satisfied both sides, as if the interests and wishes were taken into account. Episodic attacks are more likely to be of a notification nature, reminding them that it is time for them to leave and are not aimed at inflicting maximum damage. If Bidon decides to increase the contingent, then, probably, as an alaverda, the number of strikes on mattresses located at the bases will also increase, with the aim of increasing the lethal outcome for the American invaders. Anyone will be aggravated.

[rocket757]

Quote: Nyrobsky

Anyway there will be an aggravation

Most of all, everything depends on the Yankees, this is understandable ... but what exactly will be, in what form, can not be guessed. Unclear.

[DmSol]

I agree with the opinion that this is more like a pre-planned action under the supervision of the CIA. Here you need to look at who benefits from it in the first place. Surely the next step will be an increase in the contingent and hysteria in the mass media in the style of "fend off the Iranian threat in advance."

[Prisoner]

In this case, the attacks on Khmeimim are the work of the GU GSh to advertise and popularize our air defense systems, as well as for an additional reason to iron out the bandyugans lured by "partners".

[DmSol]

There is now controversy in the states over Trump's decisions to cut military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq. This "blow" plays into the hands of the hawks, who are promoting the idea of ​​a military solution to Iran. Coupled with the absence of victims, everything suggests that this was a pre-directed production. There is no logical connection with the actions of our contingent in the SAR, and there cannot be.

[Prisoner]

"And there was a fish in Kama ...", in the sense that there was a victim at the base.

[Cowbra]

Or they did it, they just don't work by themselves, because they were created for sale, and not for protection

[Prisoner]

The buyers used it, they almost killed themselves. Some kind of self-destructive weapon. Maybe the sellers thought, what if their weapons will fit in for the Iranians?

[rotmistr60]

In the end, Biden can take advantage of the situation in order to reverse the decision of his predecessor and leave a military contingent in Iraq and Syria, and, possibly, increase its number.

What gives reason suggestthat it was not the pro-Iranian forces that fired at, as the Americans managed to declare, but those who are not profitable with the withdrawal of the Americans from Iraq.

[aszzz888]

And this is not the first rocket attack on the Ain al-Assad base, which is considered one of the safest and most protected sites in Iraq.

Yeah! The Merikatos have become friends with Hollywood again, nothing is of use to them! So much the worse for them.

[Lara Croft]

We like to call any WB field camp ...

[Nadrub]

All American superweapons first go to Hollywood :)

[demo]

In addition, it was noted that Biden could eventually take advantage of the situation in order to reverse the decision of his predecessor and leave a military contingent in Iraq and Syria, and, possibly, increase its number.

The more soldiers remain, the more targets.
The more targets, the more difficult it is to ensure the safety of personnel.