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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Syrian Army uses MT-12 ‘Rapira’ in war against terrorism
2018-10-05
[ALMASDARNEWS] Syrian Army soldiers have expressed deep satisfaction with using the MT-12 "Rapira" anti-tank gun for hunting down vehicles and barricades of jihadi groups across the country.

Commonly known as "the sniper cannon", the MT-12 "Rapira" features a new smoothbore gun, the 100 mm 2A29 gun, as well as a redesigned carriage and gun shield to protect the crew from machine gun fire and shell splinters.

it was equipped with laser guidince device and night vision goggle.

The gun requires a crew of six: commander, driver of the towing vehicle, gun layer, loader, and two ammunition crewmen.

Posted by:Fred

#3  Not that I keep up (still getting over childhood Sagger-panic!), but I think this is just the BMP-3 thingy, more or less.
Posted by: Whomoper Lumplump1297   2018-10-05 15:17  

#2  um. I believe the current iteration of the Abrams has a 120mm smoothbore main gun and laser guidance.
Posted by: Goober Trotsky9111   2018-10-05 14:28  

#1  'Smoothbore' and 'laser guidance' strike a discordance within me.
Posted by: Skidmark   2018-10-05 00:22  

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