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4th ID arrives in Kuwait
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MKSheppard wrote:Image

4th ID arrives in Kuwait
Mmmmm M1A2SEP .... I think (4th ID has them).
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Split from Apache thread.
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Those damaged ones all seem to be the same.
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The two pics Shep posted last are the same, but the one before that is certainly a different tank.
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It seems this tank was bombed by friendly forces to prevent falling into Iraqis intect, that's a big crater!
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US forces are reporting 1 death in the battle and one tank lost. It was hit by an anti-tank missile and was abandoned on the battlefield.
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Nathan F wrote:US forces are reporting 1 death in the battle and one tank lost. It was hit by an anti-tank missile and was abandoned on the battlefield.
Furthermore, the footage of the raid shows a crewman throwing a grenade into the tank, while it's still smoking from the engine, there's also an A-bar extended, implying they tried to tow the tank (at least). The pic doesn't show, but in the footage it is clear the A-bar, meaning its the same tank that was disabled in the raid. (That was afterwards bombed.)
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Destroyed Abrams that was presented to western journalists today

The Iraqi claim that it was destroyed during the American raid into Baghdad on Saturday.
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Oberleutnant wrote:Destroyed Abrams that was presented to western journalists today

The Iraqi claim that it was destroyed during the American raid into Baghdad on Saturday.
Probably by an American pilot who was looking to shoot the first tank he saw :?
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Oberleutnant wrote:Destroyed Abrams that was presented to western journalists today

The Iraqi claim that it was destroyed during the American raid into Baghdad on Saturday.
Probably by an American pilot who was looking to shoot the first tank he saw :?
:roll: Actually it was almost certainly a planned raid with the objective of destroying abandon equipment.
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I'm not suprised. Abrams' are tough, but not invulnerable.
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They would be worthless if they were, as they'd be so massive and heavy that they could barely move.
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