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Posted: 11/24/2016 5:22:01 PM EDT
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If by "disable" they mean "blow a track off" then perhaps.
Otherwise...I'm skeptical, aside from a lucky shot up the exhaust or something. 
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Posted: 11/24/2016 5:22:42 PM EDT
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RPG might blow a track off, and might be able to penetrate the top of a turret.
NFW its defeating the frontal armor on an MBT. |
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Posted: 11/24/2016 5:24:05 PM EDT
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No, they were talking about the front armor, where it's the thickest.
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Posted: 11/24/2016 5:47:08 PM EDT
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No, they were talking about the front armor, where it's the thickest. That's why the front three armor panels are/were a Special Access Program, because they are aluminum foil. Sure, sure it is, LOL. Just like that spiraling smoke going down range indicates accuracy with RPG7 |
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Posted: 11/24/2016 8:03:31 PM EDT
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"Do you even 73 Easting, bro?"
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Posted: 11/27/2016 9:29:36 PM EDT
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Regular-ass RPG7's don't normally kill an Abrams. Actually they don't do too hot against a Brad either.
Even Bradleys have reactive armor chicklets that the Russians think they somehow have a monopoly on. Abrams and Bradleys straight up ass-raped Russian-made T-72's and T-80's in Iraq in '03 US makes expensive shit that kicks ass. Russians make cheap things that focus on quantity. |
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Posted: 11/28/2016 1:16:03 AM EDT
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Heres food for thought, I knew a guy who was an Abrams crewman in Desert Storm. They took a hit and thought the end was nigh. The offending tank was soon dispatched. The crew realized the tank was shaken but not stirred and eveything seemed fine. After the battle they went to look over the tank and saw the round sticking out of the frontal armor. That said if a round from a T-72 cant crack nearly two feet of frontal armor, what in the fuck would an RPG-7 do to it?
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Posted: 11/28/2016 1:30:25 AM EDT
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They have no idea what they are talking about. Abrams frontal Armor isn't going to be defeated by an RPG. Not even a question.
It's questionable if an Abrams main gun could kill another Abrams with a frontal hit. |
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Posted: 12/4/2016 12:08:32 AM EDT
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Looks like the RPGs didnt do anthing other than blow a rack or some outside parts off.
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Posted: 12/4/2016 12:23:06 AM EDT
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RPG-7 - Not so much, maybe a blown track or some external damage (maybe a 1 in 10000 chance of something more serious - there's always a 'Golden Bullet' somewhere waiting for you). It's RPG-29's (Vampir) that everyone needs to worry about.
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Posted: 12/4/2016 12:13:27 PM EDT
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Even with tandem shaped charge warheads (PG-7VR) it's doubtful. And you've got to be close (100 meter effective range).
There are several oddball/advanced rounds for the RPG-7 and the various disposables but they are primarily an attempt to defeat ERA equipped vehicles. There is a huge difference between RHA compared to RHA with ERA compared to Chobham armor. And an even larger difference between "tested results" and real world. There will always be the ability to inflict some damage on US armored vehicles. But even with perfect shots I've witnessed vehicles that are operational... Saw a Bradley (no ERA installed) hit in the fall of 03 near Habiniya, Iraq. RPG7 (more than likely a PG7 or PG7M round) hit dead center on the right side of the vehicle. Punched a nice hole, about the diameter of my thumb, through the armor. For the most part it only sent the vehicles own armor and parts through the vehicle (spall). Crew members were injured but no deaths. Luckily it just missed the vertical fuel cell. The vehicle drove in under it's own power and evaced the injured straight to the aid station. Shaped and platter charges do very quick and effective damage. But it's very similar to a gun shot wound. If you don't hit the vitals all that you're doing is disabling or pissing off the target. |
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Posted: 3/4/2017 11:56:07 AM EDT
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It's questionable if an Abrams main gun could kill another Abrams with a frontal hit. There was an incident during the initial invasion of Iraq in '03 where an Abrams was disabled and had to be abandoned so the unit could continue its advance. The crew was uninjured and evacuated to other vehicles. The other tanks in the platoon apparently fired several rounds into the disabled Abrams in an attempt to destroy it so the sensitive parts couldn't be exploited. They weren't able to cause sufficient damage to it, so they had to call in an airstrike and use a 500 lb GBU to finish the job. There are some vulnerable areas on the Abrams, but they're definitely not on the front of the tank. Even when they were seriously damaged, they almost always protected our crew members, which is what really matters. We had an IED blow off the entire track on one side, and the crew got their bells rung, but they were fine otherwise. |
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