From: Alan R Wise (awise1@cinci.rr.com)
Date: Mon Apr 07 2003 - 12:07:17 PDT
on 4/7/03 2:40 PM, David Page at dpage@dial.pipex.com wrote:
> The Striker shot missed - it hit the ground and exploded. There was too much
> dust and the tank appear to be fairly in tact.
>
> That's the opinion of an expert anyhow!!
>
> Dave Page
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "paul vandervort" <pgv@imaxx.net>
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> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 6:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] CVR(T)Striker & Sabre BBC footage
>
>
>> I also saw the shot at the tank. I almost looked like the missile skipped
> off
>> the ground just before it hit the tank.
>>
>> Also I saw an Abrams Tank with what looked like a drum of some sort
> hanging
>> from the front of the tank hanging about 1-2' above the ground. Anyone
> know what
>> it is?
>>
>> Later
>>
>> Paul Vandervort
>> MVPA 437
>>
>>
>> Alan R Wise wrote:
>>
>>> Saturday night BBC ran some really good MV footage of the fighting
> around
>>> Basra. There was a good shot of a Striker firing a Swingfire missile at
> a
>>> tank, and some good footage of Spartans and Sabres running around on
> patrol.
>>> This was on BBC, in the US on PBS stations.
>>>
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Reports from a trooper on the scene stated the shot did indeed barely skip
the ground but did hit and knock out the tank. The Swingfire carries a
modest shaped charge- enough to punch through- but not the Hollywood
spectacle of a Hellfire or other larger missile. Same result with tanks hit
by Milan. Nice hole, kills whoever is inside, but not much fireworks.
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