Assassinated Iranian nuclear scientist shot with remote-controlled machine gun, news agency says
Source: CNN
By Sara Mazloumsaki and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN
Updated 5:33 AM ET, Mon November 30, 2020
Iran holds funeral for assassinated nuclear scientist
(CNN)The Iranian nuclear scientist assassinated Friday east of Tehran was shot by a remote-controlled machine gun operating out of another car, the semi-official Fars News Agency said Sunday.
With top Iranian officials blaming Israel, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and others have promised revenge for the killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was the country's chief nuclear scientist..
There were conflicting accounts from Iranian news agencies about how the attack unfolded.
One report published Sunday from Fars News said Fakhrizadeh was traveling with his wife Friday in a bulletproof car, alongside three security personnel vehicles, when he heard what sounded like bullets hitting a vehicle, and he exited the car to determine what had happened.
When he exited the vehicle, a remote-controlled machine gun opened fire from a Nissan stopped about 150 meters (164 yards) from Fakhrizadeh's car, Fars News said.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/29/middleeast/iran-mohsen-fakhrizadeh-remote-control-machine-gun/index.html
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)if you have three security vehicles around your bulletproof vehicle?
oldsoftie
(12,492 posts)As reported just the other day.
CottonBear
(21,596 posts)Chainfire
(17,471 posts)It didn't look like he was shot inside the car.
sarisataka
(18,497 posts)It seems the remote control machine gun is redundant. And more than a bit hazardous to the assassin.
oldsoftie
(12,492 posts)Using weaponry like that would be a dead giveaway of Israeli involvement. Standard killing with a mob and the finger could be pointed at any group
oldsoftie
(12,492 posts)But what else would you expect
underpants
(182,626 posts)With exploding cars and electricity cut off to control movement and calls for help.
Beakybird
(3,330 posts)NJCher
(35,622 posts)But one has to wonder about the career choice of being a nuclear scientist for a country like Iran.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)A drone with a machine gun attached can hit targets with high precision, according to its makers. Turkey is set to become the first country to have the drone, when it gets a delivery this month.
The 25-kilogram drone has eight rotating blades to get it in the air. Its machine gun carries 200 rounds of ammunition and can fire single shots or 15-round bursts.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227168-turkey-is-getting-military-drones-armed-with-machine-guns/#ixzz6fHX0RL00
Ramsey Barner
(349 posts)could cause mayhem. But SCOTUS will probably say that mere ownership, without more, is protected by the second half of the Second Amendment.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,104 posts)It is hard for a drone to shoot accurately, partly because of the difficulty of judging range and angle, and partly because the recoil from each shot significantly moves the drone, affecting the aim for the next round.
Songar has two systems to overcome these challenges. One uses sensors, including cameras and a laser rangefinder, to calculate distance, angle and wind speed, and work out where to aim. The second is a set of robot arms that move the machine gun to compensate for the effects of recoil.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2227168-turkey-is-getting-military-drones-armed-with-machine-guns/#ixzz6fHwRZGUt
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)used frequently in the ME. I read that China has similar machine gun drones. China is now a strategic defense partner with Iran so we may see the great powers testing out their next generation weapons on client states.
I cant even imagine all the security issues with these things!
Midnight Writer
(21,717 posts)Ramsey Barner
(349 posts)Walter White's trunk-mounted M60 was quite the season finale.
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PatSeg
(47,280 posts)or TV show, not something you'd expect in the real world.
mountain grammy
(26,598 posts)NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,476 posts)A friend turned me on to The Jackal when I said that I'd like to see Willis play the bad guy.
yaesu
(8,020 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,488 posts)Oh wait........That was in Iran.
KY........ ............
PubliusEnigma
(1,583 posts)Paladin
(28,243 posts)The wealthy hunting community wouldn't leave any available for criminals to purchase, not at first, anyway. The hunters would sit in their cabins, drinking brown liquor, and spray any trophies they spy in the fields. Pick up the remains later...maybe. Sportsmanship at its finest....
roamer65
(36,744 posts)scipan
(2,339 posts)But wouldn't seismometers pick that up?