| Boasting maximum range of 26 km still puts Ashdod 3-4 km out of range even if the rocket were fired from right on the Gaza border. And not going to happen because such a rocket, if it existed, would weigh 4 times that of kassams, more than 300-350 pounds. Not transportable except by a vehicle, slow to assemble on launcher, easily picked off by IDF this close to border. So they have to fire it inside a N. Gaza town, 4-5 km from the border, putting Ashdod 8-10 km out of reach. Sugar-nitrate rocket motors far more difficult to fabricate at this size, steel pipe for large casing unavailable, slower acceleration at this size makes firing at 45 deg. angle for maximum range impossible. So not talking about Gaza-made "Nasser-3" rocket, but a few smuggled Iranian products they might have. Still, Israel should make clear rocketing Israeli cities will provoke massive IAF bombing of Gaza City. EU/US can`t complain after their silence at massive Georgian rocketing that killed 1500 civilians. |
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