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Old July 20th, 2014, 10:33 AM

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Not to disrespect the dead, but here's a recent report from the Jerusalem Post:

"2nd-Lt.[name and home town redacted], from the Engineering Corps, was killed as a result of the activation of the Trophy missile defense system in a nearby tank. The system successfully blocked an anti-tank missile fired at the vehicle, but the soldier was killed in the process."

So Hamas apparently has ATM capability and Israel is prepared to neutralize it, although in this case it cost the life of a soldier to save the tank. Sorry if anybody's offended, just that combat actions will be studied and lessons learned from Operation Protective Edge. My condolences to the survivors.

"You might as well appeal against the thunder-storm as against these terrible hardships of war."-- William T. Sherman

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