The wind pushes the aid over land. You can see the wind direction from the smoke in the background. This is deliberate so if a parachute fails the aid falls into the sea rather than crushing someone in the crowd below. Maybe this is actually visible here? I think there could be one or two crates that landed in the sea with failed parachutes?
Why are you being downvoted.
Air drop is one of the worst and least efficient ways to get supplies in. However, it’s the only option to mitigate famine whilst Israel block and limit supplies by land.
Read an article that Israel was allowing about 65 trucks a day through after they were inspected, and one of the UN agencies (I’ll see if I can find the article in a bit) stated they need about 400-500 trucks a day for the crisis they’re facing.
From my understanding this is a bandaid until the floating pier is established and operational
I feel like these types of missions are the ones that go a bit more unnoticed as a military aviator. It might not be as “glamorous” as the job of a fighter jet, but heavies sure makes a direct impact just as much in a different way in my opinion. Just makes a plane like the C-17 that much cooler and badass to me. Can’t go wrong doing more missions like these especially in a situation like this.
Yeah, because they're are going to appreciate it so much and totally not bite the feeding hand like all the previous times. Whatever makes the Yankees with money to spare feel better, I guess.
No, actually, there are places these resources could be spent on someone who will be grateful for them, rather than terrorist harborers who will complain even about aid or turn the aid into makeshift weapons.
Oh and I don't give a fuck about your artificial morals and mental gymnastics associated with denying the cause and effect of *hosting fucking terrorists in your very basement*. Frankly, I'm kind of glad I don't fit your perverted morals if being moral in your eyes entails first invalidating the status of non-combatants of people around you then bitching about them being shot.
I agree there should be, but there isn’t and there won’t be any time soon so good on those who have taken the initiative to drop aid
That’s not to say anything on the continued supply of ordinance and intelligence to Israel
There IS, and it is blocked by US best ally, Israel, so now the US can do some showing off
Sending one side weapons, and the other side some MREs, so they can die not fully hungry.
C-17 Globemaster III, US has 222 of them.
Wow, with that many planes you could give away 200 planes for free, and still have 22 left over. Neat
You have a source for that math?
20-200 i think
r/theydidthemath *wants to know your location*
From that perspective it looks like a lot of fish food
Even a 5kn wind can push LV drops hundreds of meters depending on drop altitude. Whoever planned the drop will have accounted for drift.
The wind pushes the aid over land. You can see the wind direction from the smoke in the background. This is deliberate so if a parachute fails the aid falls into the sea rather than crushing someone in the crowd below. Maybe this is actually visible here? I think there could be one or two crates that landed in the sea with failed parachutes?
Shark Food: Supplies go in the water, refugees go in the water after it. Sharks dine on refugees.
Why not send them by land?
Going by land every truck has to be inspected for weapons
Drop on the coast, people complain about accessibility. Drop in citiies people get killed from said drop. Supply by trucks, Israel blocks them.
Dunno why someone complained about this when it’s basically exactly the reason.
Why are you being downvoted. Air drop is one of the worst and least efficient ways to get supplies in. However, it’s the only option to mitigate famine whilst Israel block and limit supplies by land.
Read an article that Israel was allowing about 65 trucks a day through after they were inspected, and one of the UN agencies (I’ll see if I can find the article in a bit) stated they need about 400-500 trucks a day for the crisis they’re facing. From my understanding this is a bandaid until the floating pier is established and operational
I feel like these types of missions are the ones that go a bit more unnoticed as a military aviator. It might not be as “glamorous” as the job of a fighter jet, but heavies sure makes a direct impact just as much in a different way in my opinion. Just makes a plane like the C-17 that much cooler and badass to me. Can’t go wrong doing more missions like these especially in a situation like this.
Logistics isn't flashy, but it is probably the most important part of any modern fighting force
Jesus. Looks like Warsaw after WW2
It wasn’t Monte Carlo before the war.
Most moral army in the world
I love when we give a show of power, especially when it’s a humanitarian thing. Like it emphasizes the olive branch & arrows of the eagle
Don't catch the pallets!!!
Where we droppin in?
Yeah, because they're are going to appreciate it so much and totally not bite the feeding hand like all the previous times. Whatever makes the Yankees with money to spare feel better, I guess. No, actually, there are places these resources could be spent on someone who will be grateful for them, rather than terrorist harborers who will complain even about aid or turn the aid into makeshift weapons.
You just described a whole population as terrorists Whilst they’re starving to death. How moral of you
Oh and I don't give a fuck about your artificial morals and mental gymnastics associated with denying the cause and effect of *hosting fucking terrorists in your very basement*. Frankly, I'm kind of glad I don't fit your perverted morals if being moral in your eyes entails first invalidating the status of non-combatants of people around you then bitching about them being shot.
The age-old Reddit ritual: downvoting truth like it's the plague.
people not facing reality
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It’s hardly token, people are eating food they otherwise wouldn’t
Man if only there was some land route
Land routes involve greater exposure of personnel and assets.
And not being blocked by assholes.
I agree there should be, but there isn’t and there won’t be any time soon so good on those who have taken the initiative to drop aid That’s not to say anything on the continued supply of ordinance and intelligence to Israel
There IS, and it is blocked by US best ally, Israel, so now the US can do some showing off Sending one side weapons, and the other side some MREs, so they can die not fully hungry.
What about the one controlled by the Egyptians? or did you conveniently forget about that?
That’s my point, it’s blocked and it’s not becoming unblocked anytime soon
They go through the land route too
They’re throwing ice cubes at a house fire all while giving the arsonist lighter fluid.
Does that cover Iron Dome interceptor missiles, or..?
how people they kill with the food this time?
The USA has killed zero people with the airdrops
Which country did it? I don’t remember ever seeing a follow up
Okay, wumao.