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2003-11-03 Iraq

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Posted by Yosemite Sam 2003-11-03 3:53:14 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Seems to me, that if a new missile bounced off a tank without doing any damage you would want to publish an article like this so the bad guys continue using the lame missiles.

If a missile actually punctured the armor of the tank you would probabably be less vocal about letting the enemy know they have an effective weapon.

Posted by Yank 2003-11-3 4:31:01 PM|| 2003-11-3 4:31:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Maybe they're referring to the Russian-made Kornet missile. They essentially mobility killed a couple or our M-1s. Never heard of that happening before. Again, I think this was the Kornet.

Posted by Jarhead 2003-11-3 4:56:42 PM|| 2003-11-3 4:56:42 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Yank, I read the full article a few days ago. It didn't bounce - went thru one side and partway thru the opposite side.

Posted by Mercutio 2003-11-3 5:21:54 PM|| 2003-11-3 5:21:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I think the mystery of the projectile is why there are insurgents, Bathist's or AQ's running around with the latest Russian technology.

Posted by Super Hose 2003-11-3 5:23:01 PM|| 2003-11-3 5:23:01 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Maybe the Russians have developed their own 'silver bullet.' I had heard that back in the late 1980s the Russians were working on a 135mm smoothbore weapon, kind of a next generation tank gun, but it never got on any vehicle. Of course it is possible the ATG was a towed version of the 135mm gun.

Posted by badanov 2003-11-3 8:06:20 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2003-11-3 8:06:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Why do I get the feeling the cold war isn't over?

Posted by Anonymous 2003-11-3 11:37:13 PM|| 2003-11-3 11:37:13 PM|| Front Page Top

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