[Bobby777]

I never hear anybody mention the Russian Kornet, of which Syria reportedly bought 1000 in 1997 or so ... and the probability that Syrian weapons are flowing into Iraq, either directly across the immediate border or through other channels? 100%

[GBA]

There was a story of another Abrams that had been hit and the round penetrated. I don't think anyone was hit, but it sure got everyone's attention. I saw some data on the round the analysts had thought had been used, but don't remember what it was called. It was a Russian designed weapon. Was that a Kornet?

[Blood of Tyrants]

The Russian Kornet are powerful weaposn, but they are a wire-guided weapon relying on input from the shooter who must remain exposed while the rocket is guided in. The Israelis have come up with a simple but effective way to cause the missiles to miss. They just keep a careful watch for the missile and fire .50 cal's towards the point of origin. The shooter invariable ducks and the missile is lost. That wouldn't work at very close ranges though.

[Poohbah]

I never hear anybody mention the Russian Kornet, of which Syria reportedly bought 1000 in 1997 or so ... and the probability that Syrian weapons are flowing into Iraq, either directly across the immediate border or through other channels? 100%

A great idea, except that the Kornet has a fairly long MINIMUM range (that point where the missile becomes controllable by the guidance system) for urban fighting.

[Travis McGee]

I agree, I'd like to know where the Kornets are. During the invasion, there were sporadic reports of attacks by Kornets.