The Almighty T-72 tank

6 Comments

1. 
   werwerw2008-06-05 19:53:52

   they don't look like Iraqi People
2. 
   tyun2008-06-30 12:15:30

   FAKE
3. 
   Chemechie2008-07-24 22:09:39

   This isn't Iraq - These pictures have been floating around the internet for years; they are of a Javelin test at Redstone Arsenal and are of an modified T-72 that mimics a T-80's armor. P.S. In the 7th picture you can see NASA's Saturn engine test stand on the distant horizon - its rather distinctive.
4. 
   Soko Banja2008-12-28 11:04:35

   Woooooow
5. 
   wakas2009-01-15 11:01:56

   pleas if any body have the pictures with parts names for tank T-72 in english language sent to me by mail
6. 
   Blacktail2009-10-07 01:45:51

   Like "tyun" said, this was FAKE. This is why; The Javelin's warhead can probably kill a T-72 with ease, but tanks knocked-out by small charges (i.e., those small enough to be used in a man-portable ATGM) don't make a big, showy explosion --- most of the mayhem takes place inside the tank, where an observer can't see it. Ever see photos of Iraqi T-72s hit by AGM-65 Maverick missiles? They suffered nowhere NEAR this much damage, despite the Maverick's warhead being several times as powerful as that of the Javelin ATGM. Iraq's "home-grown" T-72s are also weaker in armor composition than a standard Soviet T-72. So how did the Javelin splatter 45 tons of steel all over the landscape? The answer should be pretty obvious; it didn't, because it CAN'T --- the T-72 you see above was STUFFED WITH TNT, which was radio-command detonated! Lockheed-Martin almost got sued by the T-72's (then) current manufacturer over this. This isn't the FIRST time the US Defense Industry stooped to fraud to peddle their wares, either; remember the M247 Sergeant York DIVAD? http://205.188.238.109/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1050466,00.html http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pdf/08-1988.pdf http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2007/10/robot-cannon-ki/comment-page-2/#comments

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