Jim Warford Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 15 hours ago, bojan said: Story that sometimes appear that they had T-72A in 1982. (or got it immediately after) is a case of mixing USSR and western designations, "T-72A" being only western designation for a base model T-72 with optical rangefinder. May have been used unofficially by some unofficial western sources...but not officially to be sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alejandro_ Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 Quote Story that sometimes appear that they had T-72A in 1982. (or got it immediately after) is a case of mixing USSR and western designations, "T-72A" being only western designation for a base model T-72 with optical rangefinder. I also remember reading that Syria got T-72AV from USSR in exchange (in gratitude) for M48 with M111 ammunition, but there is no evidence. A few years UralVagonZavod published a book with a list of T-72 clients, maybe the table has been uploaded here, but I cannot find it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETAC21 Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 The original press release that claimed the T-72s were knocked out by Merkavas: https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP84B00049R000601490066-5.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Forgive me if this is a repost...Russian advisors in Damascus posing in front of a captured IDF Magach... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warford Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 Here's a video showing the return of Kubinka's Magach 3 to Prime Minister Netanyahu in June 2016 during a ceremony at Kubinka. As it turns out, this Magach 3 is one of the IDF tanks captured by Syrian forces at Sultan Yacoub, but it's not the exact tank Israeli officials were looking for...but reportedly, it still provided some closure for Israeli MIA organizations. In return, the IDF sent a replacement Magach 3 back to Russia and it's the Magach 3 currently on display in the museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Kotsch Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 It is always admirable how loveless even the optics are sprayed with paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Stefan Kotsch said: It is always admirable how loveless even the optics are sprayed with paint. Someone called it "museum disease" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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