| Jeff Ewing | 17 Jan 2013 9:04 a.m. PST |
link That is one gutsy videographer! |
| darthfozzywig | 17 Jan 2013 9:44 a.m. PST |
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| jpattern2 | 17 Jan 2013 10:12 a.m. PST |
Yikes is right! At the 24-second mark, when the gun elevates and starts to swing toward the videographer just before firing – gut-clenching! And then he casually wipes the dust off the lens. Whew! |
| ajbartman | 17 Jan 2013 10:15 a.m. PST |
Not sure "gutsy" is the word I would use. |
| Klebert L Hall | 17 Jan 2013 10:17 a.m. PST |
Looks like it's a good thing for the tankers that only a camera is being aimed at them. No evidence of supporting infantry that I could tell, and all buttoned up.
-Kle. |
| Only Warlock | 17 Jan 2013 10:30 a.m. PST |
Well, they are plated in Reactive tiling and the rebels will probably only have a few RPGs so they probably have a reasonable level of safety. It is MUCH harder to kill a Modern MBT than WWII-era and (our favorite Game Mechanics) indicate. If they were up against trained Regulars they would be vulnerable but against Militia? Probably fine. One thing i will say is they are intimidating as hell. Not using their Coax MGs though… |
| Jeff Ewing | 17 Jan 2013 10:36 a.m. PST |
Looks like it's a good thing for the tankers that only a camera is being aimed at them. At 1:18 the cameraman throws what looks to be the pistol grip of an RPG7 out the window. Maybe it was broken? |
| Sundance | 17 Jan 2013 1:28 p.m. PST |
It is MUCH harder to kill a Modern MBT than WWII-era and (our favorite Game Mechanics) indicate. True, but modern games tend to only include RPG-7s – not the more modern, more powerful, more capable RPGs. They were using RPG-29s in Iraq, at least on a limited basis. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG-29 Yes, I know it's Wiki, but I have other – more reliable – sources that say pretty much the same. |
| jdginaz | 17 Jan 2013 4:25 p.m. PST |
The Chechen militia proved quite capable of killing Russian tanks with reactive armor with RPG-7s by firing on them from the upper stories of buildings. |
| thejoker | 17 Jan 2013 5:59 p.m. PST |
'The Chechen militia proved quite capable of killing Russian tanks with reactive armor with RPG-7s by firing on them from the upper stories of buildings.'
From my reading this is true but the Chechens often worked in teams of 6+ RPG's operating together firing multiple rockets to defeat Russian armour. |
| Grimmnar | 18 Jan 2013 12:30 a.m. PST |
That camera man has one huge set of balls. Grimm |
| Klebert L Hall | 18 Jan 2013 9:53 a.m. PST |
Yeah, attacking from above, those tanks would be pretty darn easy to defeat with many modern infantry AT weapons. No reactive armor on the engine gratings… Sure, the militia are probably not high-quality troops.
The Syrian Army tankers are not demonstrating great skills either, though.
-Kle. |
 Legion 4  | 19 Jan 2013 8:34 a.m. PST |
Even throwing the old Malotov Cocktail on the top of an AFV could certainly do some damage if only scare the crew !  |
struggles to complete his SISI truck force.
