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lapfog_1

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12. possibly as many as 6 were destroyed

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #6)

Fri Apr 7, 2017, 10:37 AM

Apr 2017

that apparently couldn't fly because of being in the hangers for repair.

MSNBC is showing the concrete hangers with what looks like marks from a fire on the front. tomahawk dropped in through the top and blew up whatever was in them and started a nice fire.

Runways reportedly not damaged (and if they were, it wouldn't take much to make them operational again).

My guess is that the air base is back in operation in a week or less. Fully functional in maybe 6 months (with help from Russia).

Stored chemical munitions in bunkers there... who knows... maybe destroyed, maybe not, maybe nothing there by the time of the strike.

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Has anyone seen or heard of the damage done to the Syrian air base? [View all] Thomas Hurt Apr 2017 OP

CNN on line has some video. Extremely unimpressive. rzemanfl Apr 2017 #1

What was the original source of the video? n/t janx Apr 2017 #5

Apparently Russian and/or Syrian TV. n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #9

They would be interested in downplaying it, I think. janx Apr 2017 #18

How would we get video from Syria? n/t rzemanfl Apr 2017 #19

Return on Investment was a nice little distraction for Trump. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2017 #2

That's a very good question. Unless the $84 million worth of high tech flash-bang caused real... WoonTars Apr 2017 #3

I have heard the runways are intact exboyfil Apr 2017 #7

The whole 'advanced warning' thing kind of gave it away... WoonTars Apr 2017 #8

Unless 50 jets were destroyed, it was worthless HAB911 Apr 2017 #4

Russia was given prior warning, so Assad would have been informed. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #6

possibly as many as 6 were destroyed lapfog_1 Apr 2017 #12

I saw the number 6 on some international news womanofthehills Apr 2017 #16

Probably any airbase has some partially dismantled aircraft JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2017 #20

+1000. Javaman Apr 2017 #14

Not much runway damage - a lot of debris on runway womanofthehills Apr 2017 #17

Didn't crater either runway from what I've read at foreign press main runway intact. onecaliberal Apr 2017 #10

RT Showed vids of 1. Main Runway intact, 2.) Aircraft still intact, 3.) Empty bunkers hit uponit7771 Apr 2017 #11

Whatever it is, we'll send $10 Billion over there to replace it. Of course, $7B will go missing. TheBlackAdder Apr 2017 #13

I watched the videos on CNN sarisataka Apr 2017 #15

I guess it wasn't too bad LeftInTX Apr 2017 #21

Is suspect minimal damage. That's why Russia never deployed interceptors. oasis Apr 2017 #22