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| Amazing Video: Peshmerga Fighters Blow Up ISIS Suicide Bomber On Its Way To Kill Them |
| 2015-03-10 |
| Posted by:Hupineger Glomomp52169 |
| #6 Regarding the Kurds: To paraphrase an old American wartime Commander-In-Chief ... We can't spare these men (and women); they fight! Now if we would only support them properly - get the weapons in their hands that they need. Lighting up the suicide truck with RPGs is fine, but they should have at least had a TOW, or better yet a Javelin (lighter, more mobile 2 man system), which would suit their light infantry operational pattern. And from historical experience in Afghanistan and Iraq, he psychological effect of the sound of a Javelin firing sometimes caused insurgents to disengage and flee their position. Plus the targeting sight works pretty good in a pinch as an observation/scouting device. That and, as usual, my repeated point that the Kurds need real field artillery. We should be sending them M102 (105mm towed gun). Its a proven weapon from Vietnam and Desert Storm. Light gun - can be towed by a Humvee or maybe even a heavier technical like an F350 Superduty with a dual rear end (drink up O-Club), high initial rate of fire (10 rounds/min first 2-3 mins) with a trained crew. The digital stuff is all add-on, they still have all the less complex to maintain analog targeting gear, so they would be great for a lower-tech force like the Kurds to operate in decent numbers. Light = easily moved as well, unlike a 155. And one thing to remember - its not just HE indirect fire - it will also give them illumination, conventional or colored smoke, and WP too. And the 105 does have a direct fire mode to engage targets like the one in this video with HEP (anti-vehicle/tank) rounds, as well as the APERS flechette (beehive) rounds. Where do we get them? Refurbish (remove the high end targeting stuff, leave in place the basics) and send over bunches of the US Army and Marine M102 105mm towed guns we replaced - I think the national guard still has a few units using them that will be upgraded. And oh by the way, the Saudis have over 100 of these, and the Jordanians have about 50, they might be talked out them of if given the newer M119 to replace them. Sounds like its right up the Kurd's alley, and will not cost us all that much except sending them older ammo from our stockpiles. Question is, why haven't we done this already? (I knOw the answer to that, just being rhetorical) |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2015-03-10 15:40 |
| #5 Another video of Kurds taking out an ISIS suicide bomber trying to sneak up on their position. |
| Posted by: Ebbomosh Hupemp2664 2015-03-10 13:03 |
| #4 Looks like they were using a grenade launcher against it. Hell of a shot to the radiator to stop it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2015-03-10 12:30 |
| #3 I like stories with good endings. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2015-03-10 11:07 |
| #2 There was a report a few weeks back about a peshmerga standing in the middle of a road with a suicide bomber truck heading directly toward him, and taking it out with an RPG. Jeez, that takes nerve. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2015-03-10 07:04 |
| #1 Heart warming. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2015-03-10 03:02 |