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2018-02-06 Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Army allows massive YPG convoy to travel to Afrin from their lines
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Posted by Fred 2018-02-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [336116 views ]  Top
 File under: Govt of Syria 

#1 The YPG is using anti-NATO Kornet tank killing ATGMs built by the Russians with devastating effect against Turkeys armor. This is the first conflict where the Russoan weapon is being shown daily in use by the YPG Press as never before seen. The weapon literally turns a NATO tank into crematorium incinerating the occupants of a tank when a tank is hit, causing the tank to cook off instantly. Go to youtube and enter the seatch term "ypg afrin" and you will see this Russian cold war weapon from hell in action against numerous Turkish tanks since the invasion began Jan 20th.
Posted by Omeger Gray6606 2018-02-06 01:16||   2018-02-06 01:16|| Front Page Top

#2 How much armor does Turkey have to throw at Afrin?
Posted by Charles 2018-02-06 15:11||   2018-02-06 15:11|| Front Page Top

#3 They are the second largest army in NATO behind the US. However, one of their main suppliers, Germany has cut off more sales since the invasion of Rojava.
Posted by Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 2018-02-06 17:30||   2018-02-06 17:30|| Front Page Top

#4 A lot of blasted tanks in those photos. What is the Turkish ratio of reported casualties to real count?
Posted by 3dc 2018-02-06 17:36||   2018-02-06 17:36|| Front Page Top

#5 Looks like some doctrinal changes are needed to current armor thinking.

Looks like hull defilade is not going to work.
Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2018-02-06 17:50||   2018-02-06 17:50|| Front Page Top

#6 Looks like hull defilade is not going to work.

Active armor?
Posted by B. Poodle6475 2018-02-06 18:08||   2018-02-06 18:08|| Front Page Top

#7 What is the Turkish ratio of reported casualties to real count?

I seem to recall OldSpook reporting they were low by an order of magnitude or more on their own casualties, and high by an order of magnitude or more in their reports of Kurdish casualties, 3dc.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-02-06 18:55||   2018-02-06 18:55|| Front Page Top

#8 Where is OldSpook? Haven't seen him here in a while.
Posted by Betty Hatfield5124 2018-02-06 20:01||   2018-02-06 20:01|| Front Page Top

#9 OldSpook poked his head in the other day, Betty Hatfield5124. His was about the last comment of the day.
Posted by trailing wife 2018-02-06 22:27||   2018-02-06 22:27|| Front Page Top

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