Tanks in Syrian Revolt

[Jim Warford]

Syrian Army T-55AMV on fire:

 

Shot at 2012-08-29

 

Syrian Army T-72 TURMS-T upgrade tanks...note that these are upgraded T-72s, not T-72M1s or T-72As:

 

Shot at 2012-08-29

[Tomi Sarvanko]

Its all fun and games with the T72

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hW6Or6mDYE&

[Rod]

Can the ERA blocks explode from the fire/cook-off?

 

Syrian Army T-55AMV on fire:

 

Shot at 2012-08-29

[Simon Tan]

No.

[bojan]

To add explosive in ERA will melt and burn but will not detonate.

[X-Files]

 

I swear this guy looks like one of the Technical operators in Libya

 

 

 

[Sardaukar]

Just like Libyans, they seem incredible innovative...

[IronsightSniper]

Toyota armies are never not fun to see.

[Chris Werb]

What is the top automatic cannon and what is the purpose of the hose running from near the muzzle down the mount?

[eurico_viegas]

What is the top automatic cannon and what is the purpose of the hose running from near the muzzle down the mount?

 

IMO, looks like a single Shilka gun. If so, the hose should be for the water-cooled barrel.

[Stefan Kotsch]

error...

Edited September 5, 2012 by Stefan Kotsch

[rmgill]

I like the use of bicycle hardware for an elevation brake for holding things steady on the second gun.

[X-Files]

Been done before by the Rhodesians w/ Brownings on armored Land Rovers IIRC, had tactile problems tho..

 

Just like Libyans, they seem incredible innovative...

 

Edited September 7, 2012 by X-Files

[shep854]

For a moment there, I was back in the '60s...

 

 

Carry on

Edited September 7, 2012 by shep854

[X-Files]

Moment of Impact

Syrian tank shell hitting rebel position.

 

 

 

Sequence from here

http://www.globalpost.com/photo-galleries/planet-pic/5718451/life-and-death-aleppo-photos

Edited September 8, 2012 by X-Files

[shep854]

wow.

[crazyinsane105]

Good thing that seemed to be a HEAT round and not an ant-personnel fragmentation round of any kind. If it were, that reporter wouldn't have survived.

[stimpy75]

[Jim Warford]

Syrian Army T-62s and a T-55AMV captured by FSA forces:

 

 

 

[Rod]

Nice upgrade for the T-55 in terms of range finder and other EO attachments, Which version is this?

 

 

[bojan]

North Korean LRF w/o protective box.

[Rod]

Syrian helicopter explodes mid-air

 

Seems that either its bomb load (barrel bombs of TNT) or ammo being transported detonated. Could fuel tanks rupturing do that?

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtr7Ol-30wo

[Simon Tan]

Not fuel tanks. That was a most unpleasant end.

 

Understand that the takfiri are fighting Bashar and the Iranians today. Who will they fight tomorrow? Syria is far more pivotal than Libya. What price Syria? The downstream in Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq, Jordan and Israel is very significant but to manage it requires prescience and clarity.

The black flag of the takfiri is as common as the royalist Syrian flag. That is called a clue.

Edited October 17, 2012 by Simon Tan

[crazyinsane105]

Why is the Syrian Air Force resorting to barrels filled with TNT? Have they run out of conventional munitions?

[pikachu]

Why is the Syrian Air Force resorting to barrels filled with TNT? Have they run out of conventional munitions?

 

They're using cargo choppers as delivery platforms for better accuracy. Not too many conventional munitions designed for cargo choppers. Assad can always just level the cities with arty barrage and a few big bombs but he seems to be holding back because he thinks he can win this.