Syrian tank destroyed by grenade driver

The terminator 1 weighs about 53 tons, the crew is a team of five with the driver sitting in front of the vehicle in the center. The service members, acting as coalition advisers to the syrian democratic forces, called in an airstrike with an mq9 reaper to destroy a sovietmade t72 battle tank on saturday. Is an rpg7 still a viable antitank weapon with the. Sep 20, 2019 we can break this down into an assortment of reasons. Another atgm missile was fired into the side of the tank and injured the driver. A free syrian army fighter with an rpg29 during fighting with forces. Zvikas sole tank on the petroleum road would sally out, fire, hit a syrian tank, set it ablaze and dash back in again. Warning thread syrian tank destroyed in homs,syria complete carnage of dead and burnt bodies surround scene graphic might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. It was developed directly from obyekt172, and shares parallel features with the t64a.

Hit of the grenade launcher rpg7 in the back of the tower, as a result of the detonation of ammunition tank exploded into pieces. Isis terrorist with the grenade launcher has been struck by snipers shot mosul,iraq duration. Besides, no tank is invincible and in 20 a syrian arab army t72 was destroyed when a rebel slid a grenade down its barrel. Besides, russia won syrian proxy war and they will control energy lines as well as resources in near east. Driver attempts to bail out the passenger side before crashing. Jul 28, 2012 hand grenade attack on syrian tank duration. How to take out 1,800 tanks in two years war is boring. A destroyed syrian t62 tank burning on the road outside of jezzine. Three modifications of the sarab were developed, including a specific modification for the t72 tank. It was first used extensively in the 1982 lebanon war. Another fighter was killed when a us cobra helicopter destroyed a vehicle after its driver fired on a marine position with a rocketpropelled grenade, the military said. The commander and the gunner decided fire suppression was haram and abandoned the tank. Amateur video shows a rebel soldier destroying two armoured vehicles with a grenade in aleppo.

By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. A tank on a side street in syria is blown up by a rebel. The m60series was the last us main battle tank to utilize homogeneous steel armor for protection. Isis drone dropping bomblet on abrams tank is just a sign of. Yesterday a new video was released by isis terrorists showing a bunch of destroyed main battle tanks mbts and armored personnel carriers apcs near the syrian city of albab. But all efforts met fierce rebel resistance and one t72 got destroyed 00. These include funding by private donors notably from the gulf region and equipment supplied by friendly nations. It was also the last to feature an escape hatch under the hull. Free syrian army rebels destroy a t72 tank with a hand grenade. The first grenade seems to detonate the explosive ammunition the tank had loaded.

When a crunchy is standing beside your tank with a grenade, you need a rifle or carbine in your hand because you probably cant slew a mounted machine gun fast enough to hit him. The leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by kraussmaffei in the 1970s for the west german army. Syrian tank blown up by rebel armoured vehicle in aleppo youtube. Main battle tank driver s einstiegslukehatchway of the first tank. As the battle developed, syrian army armor, tankkiller teams and russian precision airstrikes quickly identified and destroyed a significant part of the militant armored strike force and in doing so effectively blunted the offensive potential of the alqaedaled offensive. In a remarkable series of photos, isis militants watch close by as an entire convoy of the syrian arab armys saa tanks roll along the m45highway in southeastern hama. They gave them permanent fire, so that the steel became hot and weak. Ww2 german tank destroyers archives tank encyclopedia.

The tank is a swedish centurion with the turret boxes removed. Before the civil war, al assads syrian arab army possessed 1,600 t72s, some 1,000 t62s, 2,250 t55s and 2,450 bmps, according to the u. Syrian rebels launch attack on tank position in idlib duration. Boys play on a destroyed syrian army tank in northwestern aleppo. Eventually it appears the syrian troops have depleted their stockpile of grenades in the position, and the growing number of isis fighters begin to work up the confidence to charge over the berm for the. The name merkava was derived from the idfs initial development program name. Turkey has shot down two syrian war planes and destroyed 100 tanks as it launches a military offensive against the moscowbacked syrian regime after an airstrike that killed 34 of its soldiers. Us jets bomb assad tank convoy advancing on coalition base. Russia rpg threat to modern nato tanks business insider. Syrian antitank weapons the variety of atgms and rpgs used in syria is vast. The larger rpg29 is capable of knocking out a t72 as well as most thirdgeneration mbts. These range from manufactured armor upgrades for main battle tanks to one of a kind homemade armored bulldozers. Bmpt terminator closeup of russian tank support fighting.

Still the tanks came, driving into town one after another. Isis tank destroyed by kurdish ypg rpg 7 in kobani youtube. Oct 02, 2015 the siege of kobani was launched by the islamic state of iraq and the levant also known as isil, isis, or daesh militants. Visual differences between t64, t72 and t80 series of tanks. The us is looking at a major tank upgrade, but a weapon to counter it. The tank went over a heavy mine estimated 100 kg tnt, which detonated and totally destroyed the tank. The m60, informally called the patton after the m48 patton and the famous american general, was a brawler of a machine designed to outmatch the ubiquitous soviet t54 by virtue of its heavier armor and long m68 105millimeter gun this latest patton was the last in a family of tanks including the m46, m47 and m48. Although massively outnumbered, the israeli forces managed to hold their positions and on the fourth day. Meanwhile the other four of my tanks went ahead and drove into an ambush. Isis drone dropping bomblet on abrams tank is a sign of whats to come this is a threat that has been building for yearsand its just the beginning.

The chassis of the t72 main battle tank was later chosen as a more economical alternative. Every time i aimed a rocketpropelled grenade at a syrian army tank, i almost cried. Moment five islamic state hideouts are destroyed in one go cologne migrant sex attacker wants to sell story for. Wouldnt be surpise that an at unit had to disable it at close range because the kv1 was known for giving zero fucks about enemy rounds. Finally another hezbollah rescue attempt goes south when the bvp1 ambs driver panics and leaves behind a survivor. T72 is a tank used by the russian army in large numbers and has been produced under license by many countries.

The t72 has been in extensive use in the syrian civil war by the syrian arab army since 2011. Dec 10, 2012 it may look like something out of a mad max movie, but this homebuilt tank is the latest weapon in the syrian rebels desperate fight against the brutal regime of president bashar alassad. The germans destroyed these 3 superior tanks with 2cm and 3,7cm pak anti tank cannon. Spot55 specialni pozarnicky tank czech firefighting conversion with large tank with chamfered edges placed on t55 chassis, two spray units mounted on front of tank top and dozer blade fitted to hull front. Syrian army uses localmade armour cage to increase protection of t72 tanks and zsu234 12801163 introducing. At least 200 syrian t55s have been destroyed, damaged, salvaged for parts or captured by rebels since 2011. We were thrown around, of course, but we survived the experience. A syrian rebel risks his life attempting the unthinkable. Syrian army uses localmade armour cage to increase. Isis has around 1520 t72 main battle tanks captured from iraqi army. Aug 30, 2016 then they drop a thermite grenade into a recovery vehicle that had already been destroyed.

I lost two of my guys, and spent the next few months in various dod hospitals. Free syrian army rebel blows up assad tank by throwing grenade. Not antitank guided missiles atgms, not improvised explosive devices ieds. He uses two regular hand grenades to destroy one syrian army tank. As the fighters move in, syrian troops rain down hand grenades, rocket propelled grenades, and rifle fire, but with seemingly little effect.

Lcc, sohr, snn, youtube syria, syrian opposition fb sites. Israel was not yet aware that a reduced syrian battalion of tanks and a. It was developed by vop 025 and has two water tanks for a total of 11,000 liter. Turkey shoots down syrian planes and destroys 100 tanks in. Terrifying moment syrian rebel uses grenade to blow up tank. The first explosion dislodges the breech, and his second grenade seems to ignite fuel or possible flammable internals. The photos were released by amaq agency overnight and show the saa convoy being targeted by gunfire, mortar shells and rockets. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful postwar tank designs, remaining in production into the 1960s, and seeing combat in the front lines into the 1980s. The turret is supplanted by a weighted and fixed observation cab with forward and sidefacing windows and a dummy gun. Main battle tank destroyed and captured during the arabisraeli conflict.

Syrian war footage sees ambulance windscreen smashed by. Daesh terrorists destroy myth of germanys indestructible. One grenade destroyed the driver s einstiegslukehatchway of the first tank. It may look like something out of a mad max movie, but this homebuilt tank is the latest weapon in the syrian rebels desperate fight against the brutal regime of president bashar alassad. Nov 09, 2006 demonstration of the bill2 anti tank missile. Free syrian army fighter is filmed by his friends as he destroys assad tank. This attack is claimed by some sources to have destroyed some israeli companies.

Both made up over 85% of the number of tanks russia could have fielded should have war broken out between east and west. A video uploaded online purports to show a syrian government tank being destroyed by rebels in an industrial neighbourhood in aleppo. Syrian rebel dodges gun battle to blow up tank with grenade. Large equipment like tanks and vehicles are generally captured from syrian army supplies, but small arms are likely a mixture of captured syrian army weapons, weapons imported by foreign combatants joining the opposition forces, or other sources. There are the sovietproduced fagot and konkurs models and the more modern kornet units that are used by the. These tanks were meant to defend me and my children, but now i had to destroy them before they would kill us. Over at the village, there is an entire thread dedicated to the dangerous lie that israel attacked and destroyed the lead tank in a syrian column approaching an israeli settlement. If tanks can be easily destroyed by portable antitank.

The russian t62 medium battle tank was an improved version of the t55 medium tank and both formed the back bone of the former u. Florida ice cream truck driver on trial for revenge killings 10news wtsp 160 watching. The armour on five of iraqs m1a1 abrams tanks was penetrated by anti tank guided missiles atgms and six helicopters were shot down between 1 january and the end of may, the new york times. The t72 was one of the most widely produced postworld war ii tanks, second only to the t5455 family, and the basic design has also been further developed as the t90.

The battle of jezzine was fought on june 8, 1982 between the israeli army and the syrian army. List of military equipment used by syrian opposition forces. A second vehicle believed to be carrying grenades was destroyed by missile fire from the cobra, but its driver and passenger escaped, the military said. The delivery of t62ms has everything to do with their lack of need of refurbishment, providing a quick and cheap resource to the syaa. I watched as assads tanks rolled in to destroy a rebel town. The t72 is a family of soviet main battle tanks that first entered production in 1971. Warning thread hand grenade attack on syrian tank might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. Syrian tank destroyed by hand grenade death shot videos. Driver training tank fahrschulpanzer the leopard 2 driver training tank, as the name implies, is a noncombatant leopard 2 for instructing soldiers in the finer points of handling the tank. But as almost all of those are rebel groups apart from the lccc its tough to say how reliable these numbers are. Not seen in use during the syrian civil war probability out of service. The t72b3 version introduced in 2010 is considered a thirdgeneration main battle tank. Florida ice cream truck driver on trial for revenge killings 10news.

The tank began development in 1970, and entered official service in 1979. It was widely exported and saw service in 40 countries and in numerous conflicts. There were two versions of hulls used for the m60series. Theyre also about to receive up to 12 additional su24s. Turkish tanks take a pounding in syria war is boring. But i cant we had a driver killed a couple months later. This was the first main battle tank to be destroyed during the second intifada. While the syrian air force is stretched thin, the syrian air force has more than 2 squadrons of aircraft at its disposal that are operational. Jan 26, 2017 isis drone dropping bomblet on abrams tank is a sign of whats to come this is a threat that has been building for yearsand its just the beginning. Syria t 72 gets hit by rpg 29 and cooking off, youtube.

Nazi germany 1942 selfpropelled antitank gun 531576, 6875 converted, 10 field conversions. Hell, a bradley was destroyed in the exact same spot my tank was, less than two months later. During the course of fighting in the syrian town of albath, the turks approximately 30yearold leopards were often shot in the rear and sometimes from the side with antitank weapons. It depends on what you mean by the rpg working against modern western tanks. Syrian army troops drove tanks into dissenting neighborhoods in the southern city. About 20,000 t72 tanks were built, the t72a version introduced in 1979 is considered a secondgeneration main battle tank.

The escape hatch was provided for the driver, whose topside hatch could easily be blocked by the main gun. I wish i could say that was the last time we lost somebody on a tank to an ied, or anything else for that matter. Mar 11, 2015 every time i aimed a rocketpropelled grenade at a syrian army tank, i almost cried. The m1 abrams is a thirdgeneration american main battle tank designed by chrysler defense now general dynamics land systems. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the german army. This video however has proven something, that i understimated a certain weapon. Menachem einans division was driving down a road that ended in a fork west of.

Syrian trophy system the syrian armed forces have upgraded its combat vehicles with a localmade armor cage, to increase protection against antitankmissile and rpg. You are right, but you forget you are talking about the newest american model, not the export models sol. Isis t72 tanks destroyed by kurdish military youtube. Free syrian army are the patriots and the protectors of the syrian homeland from invaders and communists and traitors. Oct 16, 2015 isis tank destroyed by kurdish ypg rpg 7 in kobani caught on tape syria. Footage shows turkey destroying syrian tanks with officers at proximity. Several t55s are currently using the syrianoriginated sarab jamming subsystem. Then they drop a thermite grenade into a recovery vehicle that had already been destroyed. Tower has flown a few tens of meters and broke through the reinforced concrete shield building sovprofa. What is the chief threat to russias t90 tank on the. The ongoing conflicts in syria and iraq have produced a number of unusual armored vehicles.

The centurion was the primary british main battle tank of the postsecond world war period. War in iraq, mosul offensive graphic content duration. If you think a tank can be easily destroyed by cheap anti tank missiles then you probably have never had to consider being stuck in the role of having to kill a tank. Turkey shoots down two syrian war planes and destroys 100 tanks. The t72 is a soviet secondgeneration main battle tank that entered production in 1970. Some with upgrades more than 350 claimed destroyed or captured by insurgents since march 2011. Unless, of course, a tandem warhead is aimed at a vulnerable part of the vehicle. Even before the second world war, the famous german tank commander heinz guderian had predicted the need for highly mobile selfpropelled antitank vehicles, later known as panzerjager or jagdpanzer tank destroyer or hunter.

Around 100mm of effective thicknesd on the front 75mm on the side and rear. In may, israeli defense forces released a video showing the destruction of a syrian pantsirs1, which came as a big embarrassment. If you mean, can a rpg7 rocket penetrate the frontal or side armor of a main battle tank like an m1 abrams, leopard ii, or challenger ii, kill or disable the crew, ign. Us forces in syria destroy proassad tank after second.

Aug 17, 2011 destroyed during the day on august 8, between. Why did the chinese hj8 destroy american m1 tanks so easily. Aug 08, 2018 several of the pantsirs1 were provided by russia to assad regime. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare and now one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 68 short tons almost 62 metric tons, it introduced several innovative features, including a multifuel turbine engine, sophisticated chobham composite armor, a computer. As president bashar alassad discussed a ceasefire for syria last week, his. Since, for example, the russian antitank missile kornet can penetrate even 1. I was leading the battalion and on a turn my driver mechanic clipped a curb. The tank was lured into intervening in an attack on a settler convoy. Ukrainian t64 tank destroyed defenders lugansk and donetsk, as a rule, antifire systems atra of the competition and viola melee widely used handheld antitank grenade launchers such as the rpg7 rocketpropelled grenade rpg22 type, rpg26. Mar 24, 2019 several t55s are currently using the syrian originated sarab jamming subsystem. Isis drone dropping bomblet on abrams tank is just a sign.