Guest JamesG123 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hard to tell. My "snap AFV-ID" says T-62 with that weird ERA array. It looks to tall and squished to be a T-72, but then it could just be an artifact of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hard to tell. My "snap AFV-ID" says T-62 with that weird ERA array. It looks to tall and squished to be a T-72, but then it could just be an artifact of the video. I would say the same. There seems to be a laser range finder on top of the gun, which is typical in modern T-55/62 variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar 6 Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 (edited) It seems to be a T-55AMV. But...the main gun is a bit too long for me. Edited May 3, 2011 by Cougar 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 In the picture that I posted, the extractor it seems to be in the middle of the gun barrel, thus I thought either T-62 or T-72. It seems to be a T-55AMV. But...the main gun is a bit too long for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkonnen Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 In the picture that I posted, the extractor it seems to be in the middle of the gun barrel, thus I thought either T-62 or T-72. it is t-55 on the photo - 200%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamesG123 Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 The Syrians put long 115-125mm guns on their T-55s? I agree with you for the most part. The gap between the first and second roadwheels on the far side track is compelling. But the length and shape of the gun tube is odd. I just call them all "targets". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 A BMP-1 with sandbags n the Baba Amr area of Homs:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEkp6OGdnh8&feature=player_embedded Column of BMP-1s moving towards the coastal city of Baniyas. Clip goes dark after 0:15.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZP88XFngFE&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 This photo from the Syrian uprising may be the best Syrian T-72 photo I've seen to date: Shot at 2011-08-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted August 10, 2011 Author Share Posted August 10, 2011 Which vehicle is this? I see a BMP-1 in the background but what is the other one? AFAIK Syria does not have Tunguska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Which vehicle is this? I see a BMP-1 in the background but what is the other one? AFAIK Syria does not have Tunguska. Its a ZSU-23-4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JamesG123 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 With radars in the travel position and either missing a set of gun tubes or they are just lined up to look like a it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Here are two of the best pics to appear so far showing Syrian T-72As in the revolt. This is especially interesting to those of us that have been around the block a time or two...pics of Syrian T-72As would have been big news in the old days since back then, they were held pretty close to the (Soviet) vest. Shot at 2012-01-30 Shot at 2012-01-30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 BMP-1 captured by Syrian rebels and put to use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g32jed0lN3M&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Another photo of T-72AV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galen.Wright Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Feel free to correct me, but that's not standard K-1 deployment on the turret is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Very good observation. Bricks seem to be misaligned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yalmuk Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Where is that T-72 picture from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Where is that T-72 picture from?DR of Congo. I chose it because it shows the ERA scheme in the turret very clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 (edited) Syrian ZSU-23-4 being used in the streets of Douma. Can the gunner fine-tune the trigger to shoot almost single shots? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR7cudTHJ2M&feature=player_embedded#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXg6vuUiShU&feature=player_embedded#! Edited February 12, 2012 by Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Unidentified (help here?) Syrian tanks firing in Baba Amr on February 10: Note the good position the cameraman have. If he only had a RPG-7.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmPKUnFwUUA&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 The pucker factor for the cameraman when the ZSU-23 pointed at him must have be pretty big, don't move, just smile and wear the right flag..... The pictures of Assad on each side of the barrels made me think: "These peace loving bullets given to you from your loving President" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 Two more pics of Syrian T-72s: Shot at 2012-02-16 Shot at 2012-02-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted February 17, 2012 Share Posted February 17, 2012 (edited) Two more pics of Syrian T-72s: So far, no traces of those T-72 upgraded by Galileo! apparently they belong to 105 president's brigade and are based in Damascus: Jane's Defence Weekly August 6, 2003 By Alon Ben-David, JDW Correspondent, Tel Aviv The Syrian Armed Forces are upgrading a brigade of T-72 main battle tanks (MBTs) and have acquired some 1500 Kornet-E anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), intelligence sources in the region have told Jane's Defence Weekly. Syria signed in 1998 a contract with Galileo Avionica of Italy - a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica - to upgrade 122 T-72 MBTs. The estimated value of the contract is some $200 million. The upgrade includes installing Galileo's Tank Universal Reconfiguration Modular System T-series tank (TURMS-T) fire-control system (FCS).TURMS-T is a modular third-generation computerised day/ thermal FCS especially developed for the fire-control modernisation/ upgrade of Russian-originated T-family tanks. The system includes gunner's and commander's stabilised sights (both with second-generation infra-red cameras) and a new turret-management computer and set of sensors, so that the gun stabilisation and accuracy is improved to the level of latest-generation tanks, even in move-to-move firing. The upgrade includes installing new armour and an attachment for the Russian KBP Instrument Design Bureau 9K119 Reflecks (AT-11) ATGM, which is fired through the T-72's 125mm smoothbore main gun. The armour and missile attachment are supplied by undisclosed subcontractors to Galileo. The upgrade programme began last year, with all of the systems now delivered to Syria. Installation of the systems is being conducted in-country, with about half of the T-72s modernised to date. A Finmeccanica spokesperson declined to comment on any details regarding the Syrian upgrade. Edited February 17, 2012 by alejandro_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 105mm Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I guess a Molotov wouldn't do all that much against the angry Shilka if it's buttoned up? By my count, the resistance has destroyed: Three T-72s. Possibly five, but footage isn't clear if they're showing the same tank in a different state later on (burnt out, turret popped, different angle, and so on)Two T-55s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 BMP-1 with "extra armour". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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