Armytimes.com photo essay on M1A1 Abrams damaged in Iraq

[tuckerhat]

http://www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/new/07sr01.html

edit: the topic is old and resolved, but the photos are pretty cool

tried doing a search and didn't find this link posted here before. If anyone has seen it just tell me

[Uninen]

1. It was PRG, and not anykind of "lucky shot"... this is what RPG:s do, when they function as they are supposed to (IE when the PG:s havent got living shyte abused out of them...).
2. This thing is really old, and i think that everybody are tired of it.

[tuckerhat]

well if it is old and no one wants to talk about it let this thread die :D

I'm just putting more evidence out there for anyone who is interested to disect and analyze.

[American Patriot]

No it wasn't RPG. This was some sort of high-velocity projectile

[Uninen]

No it wasn't RPG. This was some sort of high-velocity projectile

This is all im gonna say: US ARMY LATER TOLD THAT IT HAD BEEN RPG. Go seach .mil........ ;)

Hint: standard PRG cuts trough "330mm" of armor steel plate, advanced one with tandem warhead "550mm"...... or more.....

Side armor of M1 chasis is steel only (that is protected inside with kevlar coating), and no where even close even "330mm" infact only the thickest parts of M1 are that "330mm" or "one feet", but in those parts it hasnt only got armor steel plate but also has "armor" of different materials, at least ceramic and composite plates...... so called "armor package"......

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Have a look at this thread 'tuckerhat':

‘Something’ felled an M1A1 Abrams tank in Iraq – but what?" (http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4863)

cheers

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