This Abrams tank was penetrated almost all the way through the tank. Don't believe it? Here look for yourself:
http://www.armytimes.com/content/editorial/new/07sr01.html
Read the article at http://www.armytimes.com/story.php?f=1-292236-2336437.php
Yes this was in 2003, in Iraq - but what's the follow up? I don't buy that it was a "lucky shot" .........
2006-07-30 14:53:31 · 13 answers · asked by Thom Thumb 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
TY for the input so far guys and gals - I just wanted to add that KING * answered the question "Why doesn't my toilet flush" with a Suraah from the Koran as well as this one :D ROFL see for yourself at http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=As83WFyJ1MpuQaTfTZu6tJLsy6IX?qid=20060730183408AAJJ1Mu
2006-07-30 15:14:00 · update #1
It would seem that Army Times wants everyone to know where to shoot our tanks !
2006-07-31 04:56:00 · update #2
Wow very interesting answers from a lot of very knowledgeable people. TY. I was just worried that our guys in tanks may have been in trouble. Glad to see it was a lucky shot. I know that all or nearly all shots at Abrams just bounce off- a world of difference from WWII, when Shermans (esp early on) could be shot all the way through the tank by the German 88 at long range.
2006-07-31 14:24:31 · update #3
It really was a lucky shot. I'll let you in on a secret. That hole is in the tank's hull sponson box, basically an onboard tool chest we use to store our heavy-duty tools. The hull sponson box isn't armored, but the main hull behind it is. That is why the crew survived. The armor absorbed enough of the spall to minimize the damage to the inside of the tank and bring the crew home alive. If the RPG-7 (the most common anti-tank weapon employed by the insurgents), really had the capability to punch a hole in an Abrams wherever it hit, there would be no tanks left in Iraq. "Golden shots" are very infrequent, and near impossible to achieve except by chance.
2006-07-31 13:13:31 · answer #1 · answered by Incorrectly Political 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Russian-made RPG-29. It's the latest and greatest export version of the RPG series AT rocket launchers. The last photo with the multiple holes shows where the plasma jet broke up after impacting the different parts of the interior. This was not a DU dart, folks. The Insurgents don't have any tanks to fire those out of. It is worth noting that the crew survived the incident, and that tank looks like it can be returned to service.
2006-07-30 22:17:57 · answer #2 · answered by grenadier8408 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 2003 Rockcastle County Fair "Corn Nut" spitting champion, Enos W. Hicks is responsible. Strong winds gusted through Mt. Vernon KY that fateful August day, propelling his Corn Nut a record-breaking 6562 miles and causing much concern among the military. An HBO movie deal is still being negotiated. I'll keep you posted.
2006-07-30 22:22:06 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Weakest part of armor pierced by unknown projectile once 3 yrs ago.
If this was a "new" weapon, more than 1 tank would have gone down by now.
I think it was a David/Goliath type of fluke, a one in a million shot in the weakest point.
2006-07-30 22:10:27 · answer #4 · answered by Chronic Observer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it could of been a round that the iraqies found or stoled from us and then used it.hell i dont know just a guess on my part.the abrams i know are a very protected tank they could of gotten lucky also and could of hit a weak spot .but as i said this is just a guess on my part.they shot down a stealth fighter in kosova also and that is suppose to be almost invinsible again lucky shot the golden bb sort of speak
2006-07-30 22:05:29 · answer #5 · answered by craig s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a lucky hit from an RPG.
And the reason you have not heard any details is that we are not in the habit of telling people where to shoot our tanks.
2006-07-31 00:02:01 · answer #6 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People who will be attacking us dont have that kind of capability. The Abrams isnt invincible but its damn close. beside that was probably an M1A1, we now use the M1A2,............... actually, now that I read the article, it seriously looks like the work of aliens or god
2006-07-30 22:04:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It looks like it was hit by a Armour piercing round made of depleted uranium. This is not an enemy round it is a U.S. round. I believe they are sabot rounds. So called friendly fire, the tank was shot by one of it's own. apg can not penetrate tank Armour.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?fr=ytff1-&p=depleted%20uranium%20sabot%20rounds&ei=UTF-8&fr2=tab-web
2006-07-30 22:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by David 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
786.
SURAH #23 verse 105 to 111 of Holy quran: the believers)
'' were not my signs rehearsed to you and you but treated them as falsehood?''( ANSWER BY NON BELIEVERS;#!)^) they will say; '' our Lord! our misfortune overwhelmed us, and we became a people astray!( ANWERING CONTINUED#107) '' bring us out of this; if ever we return( to evil) then shall we be wrong- doers indeed!""( REPLIED BY ALMIGHTY GOD#108) ''he will sayt: '' BE you driven into it ( WITH IGNOMINY)! and do not speak to me!"" REPLYING CONTINUED#!109) '' A part of my servants there was, who used to pray, ' our lord! WE believe, then you forgive us, and have mercy upon us: for you are the best of those who show mercy!#!110'' :'' But you treated them with ridicule, so much so that (RIDICULE) them made you forget my message while you arer laughing at them!111:""I have rewaerded them this day for their patience and constacy: and they are indeed the ones that have achieved Bliss.............'''
2006-07-30 22:07:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
HVAPFSDS round Same thing we shoot at tanks.
2006-07-30 21:59:42 · answer #10 · answered by Brian B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋