Abrams Desert Abrams tanks damaged or disabled by T-72 in Desert Storm?
Hi. A question for Gulf War veterans or US Army members.
There is an official US Army battle damage report (http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/du_ii/du_ii_refs/n52en520/7161_039_0000008.htm) about an Abrams hit by three tank rounds from a T-72 during Desert Storm. The damage was enough to send the US MBT to a maintenance depot.
There is also a pic (http://ar.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/ciceronislingua/detail?.dir=/9a46re2&.dnm=8a89re2.jpg&.src=ph#pro) showing an M1A with at least one penetrator stuck in the rear right side of the turret. The American tank markings match those of the 24th Infantry Division. Do you think the damaged assessment is about the same tank? OK man it isn´t for "no" or "yes", give me some details, please. There is another link to the damage assessment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:DamagedByAssadBabil.gif
It is hard to answer your question exactly. The US Army lost 18 tanks, 9 were repairable and 9 were totalled. Most of the losses came from mine damage. A T-72's main gun could certainly do considerable damage to an M1 but it was more about fire control and crew training than about what shell was fired. The US crews could accurately shoot on the move while many, if not most Iraqi tanks were dug in and just waiting to be lit up. Many of those tanks and other armored vehicles still sit in the desert where they were destroyed in 1991.
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facing each other across open desert 1000 yard apart?..with two A10 warthog providing close ground support.
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