Germany’s Leopard tanks prove vulnerable in Islamic State fight

STARS AND STRIPES ^ | January 17, 2017 | SLOBODAN LEKIC

[lurk]

Watch the missiles blow up the tanks on liveleak.

The tankers are dumb enough to park them in an exposed place, giving the missile shooter ample time to aim.

[az_gila]

Close quarters it may not matter, but don’t the Israeli’s have what is essentially a phalanx system to take out RPG and TOW missiles?

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Yes, but it's not really a portable device that can be rolled in alongside tanks on the move -

http://dtic.mil/ndia/2007gun_missile/GMTuePM2/MartinPresentation.pdf

[AC Beach Patrol]

How many TOW missiles did we sell ISIS at the bazaar in Benghazi?

None. We gave them, gratis. If you want to know who's paying for them get out a mirror. We taxpayers are.

[AC Beach Patrol]

Here’s a problem Raytheon systems. Their biggest international customer (over 50%) is Saudi Arabia. And the number one supporter of jihadis with money and weapons and technical information is Saudi Arabia. Don’t expect the systems not to become technically compromised.

[RedWulf]

ISIS is using US tow missiles. Refer any questions on how they got them to Senator John McCain (R-ISIS).

[FreedomPoster]

Employing tanks in street fighting is nontrivial, easy to do wrong. They aren't invulnerable. This has been the case since the first time tanks ventured into built-up areas.

Treadhead ping. Are there still many of you still around?

[NorthMountain]

The rebels are said to have used both U.S.-made TOW and Russian Kornet anti-tank missiles

Refer any questions on how they got them to Vladimir Putin (C-KGB).

[DCBryan1]

I’m here ex 19k. M60a3TTS, XM1, M1 , M1A1.

[BlueLancer]

"Treadhead ping. Are there still many of you still around?"

I'm still here and still reading your threads ...

Great stuff.

[DCBryan1]

He noticed that too. He also saw what air power, in the form of a 500lb aerial bomb does to a Tiger tank when it lands directly on top of one.

Hell, just even close hit will shred antennae's, damage periscopes, knock boresight (gun to lense) out, warp/tear/break tracks, puncture exhaust manifold, external fuel tanks, ammo stored outside, kill personnel, etc.

[RedWulf]

>The rebels are said to have used both U.S.-made TOW and Russian Kornet anti-tank missiles

>Refer any questions on how they got them to Vladimir Putin (C-KGB).

They got the Kornet from the US trained Iraqi army that ran away from ISIS. On the other hand we haven't sold any TOW missiles to Iraq(Good idea). Instead we've been selling them to Saudi Arabia(Bad idea) by the tens of thousands for use against the Syrian government by Syrian “rebel” forces, which apparently includes ISIS. We also provided the CIA trainers to train the rebels on how to use them.

Allied troops are dying because John McCain had to arm ISIS in order to destroy Syria.

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Where is the Obama Air force in this attack? Where is the Luftwaffe? Do not the NATO forces back the Turks in their attack?

[The Shrew]

I'm still here. Still reading your threads.

I don't post as much anymore.

Regards,

TS

[dcwusmc]

Still here, just not as much. Too much time with my Marines and family on Facebook. Gotta stop and come back to my roots.

[WatchungEagle]

All tanks are vulnerable to advanced ATGMs. The low losses of M1 tanks in both Iraq wars were due to the superior skill and tactics of the US army, not because the tanks were invulnerable.