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Iraq Moves Its Thermobaric Rocket Tanks to Mosul
War is Boring ^
| October 26, 2016
| Robert Beckhausen
Posted on 10/26/2016 6:37:31 AM PDT by C19fan
Iraqi troops fighting for Mosuls outskirts have brought along one of their most fearsome weapons the 60-ton, Russian-made TOS-1A Buratino. A photograph and tweet from the Jerusalem Posts Seth Frantzman shows Iraqi troops posing with the rocket launcher near Bartella, a battle-scarred Assyrian Christian town less than 10 miles from Mosul. Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service troops took over the town on Oct. 20, one of dozens freed since the offensive began Oct. 16.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: mosul; weapons
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To: rjsimmon
Russian BMP-T "Terminator":
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posted on
10/26/2016 7:57:42 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: PLMerite
We do the same thing, to an extent. Our bridging vehicle was based on the M-60 chassis and the Sgt. York was a rehashed M48. The reason we spend time on new vehicle designs is that we invariably find fatal flaws in older systems and have a robust compete system that chases new requirements.
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posted on
10/26/2016 7:57:48 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: PLMerite
That monstrosity would flip over if it were to be fired...
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posted on
10/26/2016 7:59:10 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: PLMerite
Now THAT is a party vehicle!!!
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:00:02 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: rjsimmon
A better view of their MLRS thing:
I wouldn't want that sucker looking for me.
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:00:24 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: PLMerite
They reused captured Russian equipment, too. You should spend some time reading Rommel's accounts of his North Africa campaign. The Axis and Allies traded armor and other vehicles quite often.
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:01:39 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: PLMerite
I wouldn't want that sucker looking for me. Agreed. Nice paint job, too!
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:02:53 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: rjsimmon
I don't know what this thing is, but it has Russian-looking fenders.
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:03:09 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: rjsimmon
“That monstrosity would flip over if it were to be fired...”
I think it’s in production, so it’s probably passed that test. :)
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:04:44 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: PLMerite
This is a 2A83 experimental vehicle putting a 152mm gun on a T-72 chassis. I wouldn’t want this thing looking for me either.
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:08:28 AM PDT
by
PLMerite
(Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
To: BenLurkin
It’s a bad day on the receiving end of one of those.
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:14:09 AM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(DRAIN THE SWAMP!)
To: rjsimmon
The Russians will stick anything on a T-72 chassis, wont they? They don't have defense industry lobbyists insisting that every system be 100% new and incompatible with old systems.
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:22:43 AM PDT
by
PapaBear3625
(Big government is attractive to those who think that THEY will be in control of it.)
To: PLMerite
Egads that is hideous. What is with those ears??? Or are they sideburns?
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:24:17 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: PLMerite
I think its in production, so its probably passed that test. :) I dunno, some things just don't get tested...
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posted on
10/26/2016 8:33:35 AM PDT
by
rjsimmon
(The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
To: PAR35
of course a MASSIVE amount of them were lost after mechanical breakdown.
But your point is still valid.
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posted on
10/26/2016 9:45:54 AM PDT
by
TalonDJ
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