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Polish armoured personnel carrier runs over land mine in Afghanistan
Polish Radio ^ | 12.08.2007

Posted on 08/12/2007 12:19:10 PM PDT by lizol

Polish armoured personnel carrier runs over land mine in Afghanistan

12.08.2007

The Rosomak - a Polish armoured vehicle hit a land mine in eastern Afghanistan, 40 kilometres from the military base in Sharan in the Paktika province. No Polish soldiers were injured although the blast severely damaged the vehicle.

The vehicle was on its way to assist US troops under fire from insurgents when the accident happened. The vehicle has been taken back to base afterwards.

The Polish force serving as a part of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, has 24 Rosomak armoured personnel carriers reinforced with a composite steel outer layer.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; nato; poland; polishtroops; rosomak; wot
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1 posted on 08/12/2007 12:19:12 PM PDT by lizol
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aounds like we need to buy a lot of these for our troops


2 posted on 08/12/2007 12:25:57 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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aounds = sounds


3 posted on 08/12/2007 12:26:13 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: lizol

Finnish-designed APC, first appeared in 2001.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patria_AMV

Interesting beast, not sure how it compares to the LAV or Striker.


4 posted on 08/12/2007 12:26:14 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: RDTF

They’re in the same class as our Strikers. They also have the same RPG vulnerability, IIRC.


5 posted on 08/12/2007 12:26:49 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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6 posted on 08/12/2007 12:30:01 PM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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7 posted on 08/12/2007 12:31:24 PM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: Spktyr

Hopefully our military will study why everyone was unhurt, and why, asap


8 posted on 08/12/2007 12:33:47 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: lizol

The Poles are tough!!

God Love Them All !


9 posted on 08/12/2007 12:35:13 PM PDT by Artemis Webb (Cindy Sheehan for Congress! Because...well...just because!)
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To: RDTF

LOL! Amazing no troops injured. Someone quick, call the Pentagon! Tell them to order a few thousand.


10 posted on 08/12/2007 12:35:27 PM PDT by alice_in_bubbaland (I will respect illegal aliens civil rights, when they respect the sovereignty of the US!)
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11 posted on 08/12/2007 12:36:59 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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To: RDTF

It’s got a V-shaped hull. Nothing new there.

As best I can tell, it actually has less floor armor than a Striker.


12 posted on 08/12/2007 12:37:33 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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13 posted on 08/12/2007 12:42:27 PM PDT by Westlander (Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
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14 posted on 08/12/2007 12:52:29 PM PDT by lizol (Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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To: lizol

Thank you for these wonderful pictures! And the “ping”! ;-)

God bless Poland for their faithfulness to America and the WOT!!!


15 posted on 08/12/2007 1:13:33 PM PDT by LadyPilgrim ((Jesus is real, He will never fail...I will serve him now, and throughout all eternity! ))
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To: RDTF

You’re right ... might be cheaper and better then those patch-job Hummers that were never designed to be armored.


16 posted on 08/12/2007 1:23:03 PM PDT by RS ("I took the drugs because I liked them and I found excuses to take them, so I'm not weaseling.")
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God bless our Polish allies!


17 posted on 08/12/2007 1:23:32 PM PDT by TXnMA ("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
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To: lizol
a Polish armoured vehicle hit a land mine in eastern Afghanistan, 40 kilometres from the military base in Sharan in the Paktika province. No Polish soldiers were injured although the blast severely damaged the vehicle.

As long as it wasn't an SUV, I guess they are worthy of a pass with that one. /snicker

Kudos to the Polish efforts toward the WOT! : D

19 posted on 08/12/2007 2:07:47 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: TXnMA
God bless our Polish allies!

They're doing what needs to be done!

They "ain't" no stateside democrat's!

They know better. ; )

20 posted on 08/12/2007 2:10:59 PM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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