Jim Warford Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 More Syrian Army Tank KOs... Shot at 2012-06-17 Shot at 2012-06-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) Not a tank, but Syrian (presumably): DShK heavy machine gun + wheelbarrow = Mobile artillery This photo was posted on what I am told is the Syrian Revolution facebook page. The machine gun pictured is the 12.7×108mm DShK. The DShK was the Soviet WWII equivalent of the Browning M2. Its 12.7×108mm cartridge is very similar in size and power to the .50 BMG. During WWII the Soviets mounted the DShK on trailers with two wheels which could be hitched to a truck or tractor, which seems like it would be easier to maneuver than a one-wheels wheelbarrow.http://www.thefirear...bile-artillery/ Edited June 18, 2012 by shep854 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BansheeOne Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Could swear that picture is from the Libyan Civil War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnm Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 (edited) With a water bottle for a flame damper enhancement? Yes. Edited June 18, 2012 by mnm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Did they think about recoil? With a little ingenuity they could have made the handle-bars fold into the ground for stability. Not a tank, but Syrian (presumably): DShK heavy machine gun + wheelbarrow = Mobile artillery This photo was posted on what I am told is the Syrian Revolution facebook page. The machine gun pictured is the 12.7×108mm DShK. The DShK was the Soviet WWII equivalent of the Browning M2. Its 12.7×108mm cartridge is very similar in size and power to the .50 BMG. During WWII the Soviets mounted the DShK on trailers with two wheels which could be hitched to a truck or tractor, which seems like it would be easier to maneuver than a one-wheels wheelbarrow.http://www.thefirear...bile-artillery/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 And how they hide their AAA assets: Somebody has been watching ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) A Turkish F4 was reportedly shot down by Syrian air defenses.http://www.rt.com/ne...rcraft-sea-498/ crew status unknown. Edited June 22, 2012 by Mistral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tan Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Bastards. Shooting down a piece of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 (edited) Its looks it was an RF-4 and the Syrian gov has apologized to the Turkish one which accepted the apology, which is now denied by Ertogan. Its been 8 hours since the event and no hard facts are out still. Edited June 22, 2012 by Mistral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tan Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Fire up the quattro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronsightSniper Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Did they think about recoil? With a little ingenuity they could have made the handle-bars fold into the ground for stability. Not a tank, but Syrian (presumably): DShK heavy machine gun + wheelbarrow = Mobile artillery This photo was posted on what I am told is the Syrian Revolution facebook page. The machine gun pictured is the 12.7×108mm DShK. The DShK was the Soviet WWII equivalent of the Browning M2. Its 12.7×108mm cartridge is very similar in size and power to the .50 BMG. During WWII the Soviets mounted the DShK on trailers with two wheels which could be hitched to a truck or tractor, which seems like it would be easier to maneuver than a one-wheels wheelbarrow.http://www.thefirear...bile-artillery/ That's probably not as cost effective as sandbags on the back legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 I wonder if the Syrians thought it was a Israeli RF-4E. Shooting down a Zionist recon plane on Syrian airspace would score a coup for Assad. Capturing alive two Zionists airmen even better. Think of the exchanges that would bring Assad prestige in Arab world. I would love to have seen Bashar's and the Syrian AD commander when they found out it was a Turkish Phantom.... Its looks it was an RF-4 and the Syrian gov has apologized to the Turkish one which accepted the apology, which is now denied by Ertogan. Its been 8 hours since the event and no hard facts are out still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanoid Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Israeli Phantoms are retired for quite some time now (a decade?), the Syrians are surely aware of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmgill Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 Doesn't mean their ADA folks knew the specifics of what the aircraft was or if they believed what it's true nationality was....How good is soviet ADA radar at determining the geometry of an aircraft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Tan Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 The battery commander was an old salt and had flashbacks when they were IDed as Phantoms....The tracks they showed on Jazeera made for very odd pathing, like a series of race tracks. I wonder if they were an ELINT run, since the initial penetration was deepest, designed to stir the nest and the other ones being shorter and ostensibly just outside Syrian airspace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Dejo Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 (edited) Doesn't mean their ADA folks knew the specifics of what the aircraft was or if they believed what it's true nationality was....How good is soviet ADA radar at determining the geometry of an aircraft? I want to know how radar can see paint colour since it was "clearly marked", this was clearly a provocation. Let's see how this plays out. Edited June 25, 2012 by Ben Dejo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkonnen Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 looks like T-72 with modernized FCS - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDCM Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Looks like the wind sensor and gunner sight is the same like T-72M4CZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkonnen Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 Looks like the wind sensor and gunner sight is the same like T-72M4CZ Yes, but no panoramic sight for commander. Looks like thouse modernized syrian tanks are finally sighted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QOHC32 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Ammo detonation at 1:19? Tank was still moving.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VCMs-TzD2g&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 IMO no. Another IED probably. Tanks also have ERA and at 0:55 you hit on ERA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harkonnen Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 IMO no. Another IED probably. Tanks also have ERA and at 0:55 you hit on ERA. NO ERA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QOHC32 Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Well it's not quite clear to distinguish if tanks have ERA tiles on, though we've seen Syrian T72s with ERA. But as Bojan said the big explosion comes from an IDE, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 Checking the video.Could the first tank that was hit, go over a mine. There was another tank before it that drove without being attacked, and it would make more sense to disable the first tank to block the path. It even looks like the tank went over a little earth mound where the mine/IED was hidden. The other tank seemed to be hit by a RPG in the side armor of the turret. As for the massive explosion the video is weird...it just slow motions to a giant ball of fire as it if was photoshoped or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Firt explosion is standard AT mine under 3rd roadwheel. Looks like mantle cover cought fire somehow as after effect...Shower of sparks during hit (it apears it hit front turret, where right SGD ckyster is) seems to be from L-4 searchlight falling apart.Final explosion looks quite suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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