RT: ISIS takes out Iraqi Abrams with anti-tank missile (DRAMATIC VIDEO)
A Russian-made anti-tank missile reportedly obliterated a US-made Abrams tank involved in the offensive on the terrorist-held city of Mosul, Iraq. Footage of the alleged incident was released by Islamic State’s (IS, formerly ISIS) propaganda channel.
The Abrams M1 main battle tank was hit from behind with a 9M133 Kornet anti-tank missile at the Qurayyah crossroads south of Mosul, said the IS-affiliated Amaq news agency.
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Update: Caught On Tape: ISIS Destroys Abrams Tank With Anti-Tank Missile (Zero Hedge)
WNU Editor: That is something that you do not see everyday.
6 comments:
I bet it was early model with steel armour (like aust army) not chobam .
Doesn't matter what armour you have when you're hit in the rear by a Kornet. That's why the latest effort against ATGMs is to make a defensive system that either deflects or destroys the missile.
Many people seem to believe that a particular tank is indestructible but the truth is that most western MBTs since the end of the cold war have only been up against monkey model T-55/62/72 or 50 year old RPGs and SPGs.
These weapon systems are not cheap where are they getting these systems,who is financing these guys, they must have deep pockets.
Didn't they find the major funders of ISIS were Saudi Arabia and Qatar?
I wonder how many of these systems came from Libya?
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