Daily Mail: Playing chicken with a missile: The astonishing moment Syrian driver dodges incoming rebel missile that was locked on his pick-up truck by waiting until the last second before hitting the accelerator
* Driver moves out of the way in death-defying manoeuvre
* TOW missile locked on to white-pick up truck in what appears to be Syria
* If vehicle moved too soon the missile would have changed direction
* Drive appears to be Hezbollah fighter due to yellow flag nearby
This is the moment a driver dodged an incoming missile heading straight for his pick-up truck by waiting until the last moment before hitting the accelerator.
The motorist displayed nerves of steel as the rocket flew straight for his vehicle, which lurched out of the way as the projectile shot past and exploded in a building behind.
It is alleged to have taken place in Syria and the person in the white pick-up truck is a Hezbollah fighter, due to a yellow flag seen near the car.
WNU Editor: This is what I call a "close call".
2 comments:
* If vehicle moved too soon the missile would have changed direction*
Could have just gotten out of his pickup, or drove behind a building/wall.
This wasn't the case of playing chicken, but pure luck. Seems he may have spotted the missile at the last moment and decided to act.
I agree. Firstly TOW is not a weapon capable of "locking on" to anything. It's a wire guided device. The operator has to keep the target in the crosshairs of the sight. This guy just got lucky. It's also almost impossible to see the missle coming straight at the target. He just moved at teh right time. If he saw the launch he could have moved immediately behind the buildings and he would he been fine.
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