That was my point. Easily verifiedThat'll be difficult, since it never happened. The claim was that during OIF the Iraqis were picking Abrams tanks off easily with RPGs, simply by shooting down at them from above.
That was my point. Easily verified
They can't find a table long enough.I wish both sides would meet and try to find a solution. I know that is not easy.
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Or a room big enough for putin and zelelinskis egosThey can't find a table long enough.
Is there an acceptable area of land that Ukraine can give up to end this?
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Probably right. I just hope they figure something out.Appeasement isn't usually a strategy that ends well, historically speaking. "Peace in our time" and all that.
Nice lol
Maybe one day we can have AI assisted negotiations. They can quickly account for each sides wants and historical context. I would be interested to see what AI would recommend for this situation.
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Nijad!I guess you missed my post right above yours.
Research the PG 29V and find some soldiers who were in Iraq when M1’s were limited to entry gate duty only, and not allowed to go out on missions circa 2004-05 when they became fixed objects. M1 tanks were NOT fighting in Iraq post initial invasion, as they were being taken out by the RPG’s. Made the Gulf War myth of the M1 being unbeatable go away quick.That'll be difficult, since it never happened. The claim was that during OIF the Iraqis were picking Abrams tanks off easily with RPGs, simply by shooting down at them from above.
Research the PG 29V and find some soldiers who were in Iraq when M1’s were limited to entry gate duty only, and not allowed to go out on missions circa 2004-05 when they became fixed objects. M1 tanks were NOT fighting in Iraq post initial invasion, as they were being taken out by the RPG’s. Made the Gulf War myth of the M1 being unbeatable go away quick.
There were some leaks on line about it back then.
Most ambushes in Iraq were from roof tops.
It’s an RPG. RPG 29 Vampir. When you looked it up, you probably saw that. Yet you say I am moving goal posts? Do you know any veterans that served in Iraq, outside a FOB?I see accounts of four tanks damaged. That's not "picking them off like flies". Plus, you said "RPG", not PG-29V ATGM. Moving those goal posts again.
M1 Abrams tanks were patrolling even in urban areas of Iraq as of 2005 in the most cursory Google search. It seems the larger danger to M1 operations was IEDs, because the bottom of the tank is vulnerable to the sheer amount of explosives the insurgents were putting in them. And it did not prevent tank patrols like you claim. And none were "picked off like flies".
Do you know any veterans that served in Iraq, outside a FOB?