Well these weren't out of the box pagers. They were certainly modified with a little bit of explosives added in them and a special triggering device.
Modern pagers only use one AA or AAA battery And there's not a lot you can do to make those explode typically (unless the batteries that came with these devices had explosives in them)
This was a well-planned and precisely executed operation that's passed out pagers that were completely functional that likely triggered explosives upon a special signal received.
The same signal was sent out to all of them at the same time. Most of the explosions happened at the same time with some later explosions from devices that were outside of signal range or perhaps malfunctioned.
Thanks for the links...Man that is seriously f'd up. That guy looked like a mailman? Had a satchel like one and appeared a possible uniform?
In the YT vid, they said they got the Iranian ambassador with one of these devices and (not totally clear how) they killed an Iranian general last night...So it looks like Israel is Targeting Iran - possibly retaliation for the April 13th air strike. Who really knows in the fog of war ...
I agree BTW - those batteries don't have the energy density to explode like that. Definitely modified to function normally AND probably using a custom SMD and miniaturized board with room for some kind of plastique payload... plus like an N sized 12v battery for the detonator... I don't think you'd get a 1.5v AAA to spark enough to set it off....
Upon reviewing the videos of exploding pagers, I agree that the explosions are too big for just having the battery overheat and explode that way.
More than likely, Israel or some other COIN organization gotten wind of Hezzy ordering pagers for their personnel, managed to intercept the order, and replace all the pagers with ones that are engineered to still be functional while being rigged to explode (with plastic explosives, circuitry, programming, etc.) with Hezzy not noticing something was wrong.
While there is a risk of phones blowing up, what I see here suggests a specifically engineered device that looks and acts like a pager, but has explosive bobby trap parts. So if you are worried about the government blowing up you via your phone, I'd not worry unless you are sure that the government planted C4 in your smartphone.
"One security expert told Sky News: "The general view I am hearing is that this was an impressive attack made possible by Hezbollah moving away from mobile phones."
pagers have very little need for hardware of any kind. they're extremely simple. and yet these were approximately the same size as a cell phone.
most modern phones don't have a lot of room inside, but a device like this could easily have a lot of spare room to hold an explosive.
I checked out a couple new pagers and they all came w charging cords, so I’m assuming it has a small Li ion batt in them. But the injuries are not consistent with thermal deflagration. I read they had recently received a new shipment of pagers, I’m guessing MOS got to them somewhere before they were delivered.
Edit - that was a programming cable. The ones I just looked at use AAA batts.
Well these weren't out of the box pagers. They were certainly modified with a little bit of explosives added in them and a special triggering device.
Modern pagers only use one AA or AAA battery And there's not a lot you can do to make those explode typically (unless the batteries that came with these devices had explosives in them)
This would be the general type of device they received
This was a well-planned and precisely executed operation that's passed out pagers that were completely functional that likely triggered explosives upon a special signal received.
The same signal was sent out to all of them at the same time. Most of the explosions happened at the same time with some later explosions from devices that were outside of signal range or perhaps malfunctioned.
Found a video of them exploding. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30487383/hezbollah-fighters-injured-walkie-talkies-explode/
Also this guy's giving some pretty good coverage and details of what went on directly from Israel https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5m0XXTjTbgs
Edit: here's some video footage from inside a Lebanon hospital of the aftermath and it's everything you thought it would be https://www.instagram.com/reel/DABvfPvysfc/?igsh=MXFwMnAzZ2VpMHdpcw==
I guess when God asks for 100 foreskins He didn't specify he needed them in one piece lol
Thanks for the links...Man that is seriously f'd up. That guy looked like a mailman? Had a satchel like one and appeared a possible uniform?
In the YT vid, they said they got the Iranian ambassador with one of these devices and (not totally clear how) they killed an Iranian general last night...So it looks like Israel is Targeting Iran - possibly retaliation for the April 13th air strike. Who really knows in the fog of war ...
I agree BTW - those batteries don't have the energy density to explode like that. Definitely modified to function normally AND probably using a custom SMD and miniaturized board with room for some kind of plastique payload... plus like an N sized 12v battery for the detonator... I don't think you'd get a 1.5v AAA to spark enough to set it off....
Any way you slice it, it's f'd up...
Upon reviewing the videos of exploding pagers, I agree that the explosions are too big for just having the battery overheat and explode that way.
More than likely, Israel or some other COIN organization gotten wind of Hezzy ordering pagers for their personnel, managed to intercept the order, and replace all the pagers with ones that are engineered to still be functional while being rigged to explode (with plastic explosives, circuitry, programming, etc.) with Hezzy not noticing something was wrong.
While there is a risk of phones blowing up, what I see here suggests a specifically engineered device that looks and acts like a pager, but has explosive bobby trap parts. So if you are worried about the government blowing up you via your phone, I'd not worry unless you are sure that the government planted C4 in your smartphone.
interesting point...
"One security expert told Sky News: "The general view I am hearing is that this was an impressive attack made possible by Hezbollah moving away from mobile phones."
pagers have very little need for hardware of any kind. they're extremely simple. and yet these were approximately the same size as a cell phone.
most modern phones don't have a lot of room inside, but a device like this could easily have a lot of spare room to hold an explosive.
Somebody got their hands on hezbollahs order
I checked out a couple new pagers and they all came w charging cords, so I’m assuming it has a small Li ion batt in them. But the injuries are not consistent with thermal deflagration. I read they had recently received a new shipment of pagers, I’m guessing MOS got to them somewhere before they were delivered.
Edit - that was a programming cable. The ones I just looked at use AAA batts.
They received something similar to this https://amzn.to/3XMwS3l
Yep. 1 AA batt.