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Power station attack last year

GunnyGene

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Pretty sure everyone has read some of the stories about this, but just in case: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... xpert.html (and others ).

So here's what we know:

Approx. 1am
2 or more attackers likely
Approx. 100 rds fired in close proximity to housing development
Shooters changed positions to acquire targets (casings - no prints - in different locations)
Targets were the oil coolers (indicates technical and layout knowledge)
All communications were disabled prior to attack

So the questions:

What rifle/caliber/ammo at say 200-800 yds would puncture the targets?
Night vision scope used? Seems probable.
Since nobody heard the shots, did the guns have cans on them? Seems probable
Shooters likely had formal training and practice to sight in weapons, etc.?
Significant $$$ put into this?
 
For some reason, I can't access that page.
 
If they're going to go through that much trouble to make the assault they should have had more substantial ordnance. Approximately 100 shots and no loss of power on the grid? Sounds more like vandalism than terrorism.
But in regards to your questions. Any .308 or 30-06 could do it. Maybe even smaller calibers like .223 or 7.62x39 at close range.
Night vision, doubtful. Those places are pretty well lit, and there would be enough ambient light to aim at large objects
Silencers/suppressers, maybe. Those can be fashioned with a walk through any hardware store, or your own house for that matter
Formal training, probably not. Anyone can go to a range an sight in a weapon, get ballistics charts online to make long range shots, again at fairly large objects.
Funding, at about a buck a round maybe 1-200 total.
 
I still can't access the page:
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Oh well. Anyway.

Hard to say who did what and how.

Having been a lineman for 15 years, I know that many of the metals used in substations are pretty substantial. (Try saying that 3 times real fast).

And I also know that there are still some of the old components that contain pcb cooling agents still in service as well.

These newer style coolers have a vegetable oil type coolant, while any cooler built pre 1979 are likely to contain PCBs.

http://www.epa.gov/osw/hazard/tsd/pcbs/about.htm
 
dieselmudder said:
If they're going to go through that much trouble to make the assault they should have had more substantial ordnance. Approximately 100 shots and no loss of power on the grid? Sounds more like vandalism than terrorism.
But in regards to your questions. Any .308 or 30-06 could do it. Maybe even smaller calibers like .223 or 7.62x39 at close range.
Night vision, doubtful. Those places are pretty well lit, and there would be enough ambient light to aim at large objects
Silencers/suppressers, maybe. Those can be fashioned with a walk through any hardware store, or your own house for that matter
Formal training, probably not. Anyone can go to a range an sight in a weapon, get ballistics charts online to make long range shots, again at fairly large objects.
Funding, at about a buck a round maybe 1-200 total.
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According to reports, they hit the oil coolers specifically to cause a delayed overheat on the transformers to give them time to leave the area. Here's an example of the oil coolers:

Trafo1.JPG


http://www.luvata.com/en/Products/Heat- ... BETA-CETA/

The grid stayed up because of low demand at that hour, and they could switch in power from other areas.
 
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