(Jerusalem) It has been revealed that last nights attack carried out by the IDF on 15 separate targets was done by the use of Surface to Surface missiles and not aircraft:
Two very different kinds of missiles were used last night:
1) LORA (shorthand for "LOng Range
Attack") is a tactical missile developed in Israel. It is a short-range
"quasi-ballistic" missile system, in that the missile follows a
ballistic trajectory to the target, but performs random or programmed evasive manoeuvres
while in flight to allay tracking and interception. It has a maximum range of
250 km or 300 km and a minimum range of 30 km. It can be fitted with either of
two warheads ; a general-purpose warhead weighing 440 kg, and a 600 kg
penetrator warhead for destroying hardened targets. LORAs armed with the larger
warhead have a shorter 250 km range.
2) Tamuz (Spike Non line of sight, NLOS) is a long ranged battlefield missile with a maximum
range of 25 km, whilst a long ranged battlefield weapon, it is deemed a short
range theatre missile. Designed by the Israelis after the Yom Kippur war, the
missile is launched to a waypoint near the target , where a real time operator
takes control and using the built in camera directs the missile to where he
wants it to go.
