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Posted by mikeymize on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 11:03 AM

  Even if the backstory wasn't completely accurate, the results were still a sight to behold. It's always fun to blow stuff up.

"Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time".


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Posted by iraqiwildman on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 10:32 AM

Sure looks like a Centurian, not a T-series Russian tank the Syrians would be using.

 

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Posted by robtmelvin on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 10:06 AM

Any way you slice it, its hard to think of a worse way to go out than being trapped in a tank that is cooking off. 

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:56 AM

I did wonder about the "senior officer" statement. In our army, an officer with 10 years of service is a captain, which is a company grade officer, hardly senior at that.

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Posted by wing_nut on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 9:31 AM

Yeah, that does not surprise me.  

Marc  

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Posted by RedCorvette on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 8:40 AM

Don't believe everything people tell you.  This video has been around for a while.  It's a staged demo of a Swedish RBS-56 taking on an unmanned Centurian.

Still impressive though. 

Mark 

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Posted by Tojo72 on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 8:35 AM

pretty scary,I know I sit here and make little plastic model tanks,but if your not in the military,you really have no idea about the risk one faces in combat,quite sobering indeed

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Posted by MECHTECH on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 8:17 AM

Damm! Is that the ammo cooking off later or is the propellant separate?  Sh!T,  thats not nice to think about!Dead

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Posted by Rob Gronovius on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 8:10 AM

I enjoyed the way multiple sabot rounds fired from several Abrams tanks within milliseconds of one another struck Soviet style tanks. It was quite a sight.

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Not a good wat to go out
Posted by wing_nut on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 8:03 AM

Got this emailed from a club member with this description.  I left off the more"political" stuff.  it did go on to say though that the 4 tanks following did a very quick about face.

But really... ouch.

What you are about to watch is an actual event. The Israeli  Armed Forces filmed this in real time. What you'll see is a fully armored Syrian tank being hit by an Israeli laser-guided, steel-penetrating, phosphorous-filled "hand held" rocket. The rocket is small, very portable and is a tightly controlled weapon.  Each one is accounted for when they are checked out and back in. There must be no fewer than 2 soldiers present to verify the use, one must be a senior officer with a minimum of 10 years military service.

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Marc  

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