▲ 126 ▼ US drone strike kills Iran-backed militia leader in Baghdad (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments A senior commander of an Iran-backed militia has been killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad. A leader of Kataib Hezbollah and two of his guards were in a vehicle when it was targeted in the east of the Iraqi capital. All three of them died. The Pentagon said the commander was responsible for directing attacks on American forces in the region. The US has linked the militia to a drone attack in Jordan that killed three US troops last month. Archive
[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) Got him with a R9X Hellfire. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The R9X doesn't have a warhead. It uses kinetic energy. So there really is a small destruction radius. The hellfire is laser guided, so it will lock onto a moving target. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (5 children) Ah, the good 'ol slap chop! (no, this isn't a meme, this is how the R9X Hellfire works) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago the ninja missile. It slices. it dices. it doesn't go boom. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Remotely manned AKA... Unmanned. fitted with lasers Laser seeker. Laser is on the aircraft. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Hey, hey, don't ruin my dreams of a missile that kills with swords and lasers. What are we spending our money on if we don't even have a missile that shoots lasers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's why we need to petition congress to spend more on defense. They want you to think we already have sword laser missiles, but the poor military industrial complex barely has enough money for swords and lasers and missiles by themselves, let alone all 3 in one sexy package. permalink fedilink source parent [–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Every time I see this thing all I can think is how much it must suck to be targeted by that. Like it's such a remote and precise way of assassination that it delivers a message nothing other than "we will find you, and we will kill you." permalink fedilink source parent [–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That would be great at chopping vegetables permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Oh that must be the knife missile Robert Evans was advertising for a while on behind the bastards. I was picturing something more like an explosive missile with knives around the explosive. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The R9X doesn't have a warhead. It uses kinetic energy. So there really is a small destruction radius. The hellfire is laser guided, so it will lock onto a moving target. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) The R9X doesn't have a warhead. It uses kinetic energy. So there really is a small destruction radius. The hellfire is laser guided, so it will lock onto a moving target. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (5 children) Ah, the good 'ol slap chop! (no, this isn't a meme, this is how the R9X Hellfire works) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago the ninja missile. It slices. it dices. it doesn't go boom. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Remotely manned AKA... Unmanned. fitted with lasers Laser seeker. Laser is on the aircraft. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Hey, hey, don't ruin my dreams of a missile that kills with swords and lasers. What are we spending our money on if we don't even have a missile that shoots lasers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's why we need to petition congress to spend more on defense. They want you to think we already have sword laser missiles, but the poor military industrial complex barely has enough money for swords and lasers and missiles by themselves, let alone all 3 in one sexy package. permalink fedilink source parent [–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Every time I see this thing all I can think is how much it must suck to be targeted by that. Like it's such a remote and precise way of assassination that it delivers a message nothing other than "we will find you, and we will kill you." permalink fedilink source parent [–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That would be great at chopping vegetables permalink fedilink source parent [–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Oh that must be the knife missile Robert Evans was advertising for a while on behind the bastards. I was picturing something more like an explosive missile with knives around the explosive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago the ninja missile. It slices. it dices. it doesn't go boom. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) Remotely manned AKA... Unmanned. fitted with lasers Laser seeker. Laser is on the aircraft. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Hey, hey, don't ruin my dreams of a missile that kills with swords and lasers. What are we spending our money on if we don't even have a missile that shoots lasers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's why we need to petition congress to spend more on defense. They want you to think we already have sword laser missiles, but the poor military industrial complex barely has enough money for swords and lasers and missiles by themselves, let alone all 3 in one sexy package. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Hey, hey, don't ruin my dreams of a missile that kills with swords and lasers. What are we spending our money on if we don't even have a missile that shoots lasers? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's why we need to petition congress to spend more on defense. They want you to think we already have sword laser missiles, but the poor military industrial complex barely has enough money for swords and lasers and missiles by themselves, let alone all 3 in one sexy package. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago That's why we need to petition congress to spend more on defense. They want you to think we already have sword laser missiles, but the poor military industrial complex barely has enough money for swords and lasers and missiles by themselves, let alone all 3 in one sexy package. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Every time I see this thing all I can think is how much it must suck to be targeted by that. Like it's such a remote and precise way of assassination that it delivers a message nothing other than "we will find you, and we will kill you." permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago That would be great at chopping vegetables permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Oh that must be the knife missile Robert Evans was advertising for a while on behind the bastards. I was picturing something more like an explosive missile with knives around the explosive. permalink fedilink source parent