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T-72 Tank Takes Direct Hit From RPG-7
Published 2 years ago
Footage from the Russian ANNA News outlet, filmed by a tank-mounted Go Pro in Daraya, Syria in 2013, shows a Syrian T-72 tanking a direct hit by a rebel rocket propelled grenade while conducting urban operations.
Immediately after the strike on the lead vehicle, the following tank fires a suppressive main gun blast toward a suspected enemy location. Both vehicles reverse out of the tight quarters street and out of the reach of another RPG.
Heavy armor operating in such a confined area with infantry support is often a death sentence for the crew as the sluggish predictable vehicles are susceptible to anti tank weapons. In this case, the reactive armor interdicted the warhead before it could significantly damage the vehicle, although the tank commander was reportedly wounded.
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