Russian RPG can penetrate 800mm thick tank armor
This is not good news.On show at the Paris International weapons exhibition is the RPG-32 Grenade Launcher,"HASHIM".
The Russian made RPG is already on the Pentagons weapons to watch for list.
The weapon which is not in use yet has been designed for special forces operations as indispensable weapons.
It is capable of penetrating tank armor up to 800mm thick and has a 72mm explosive charge at the tip.
The Grenade launcher is reputed to go into full production very soon at a firm in Jordan.
Russian weapons tend to be sold to Syria and Iran among others in this region. And with them being manufactured in Jordan, they will almost certainly be introduced into this region. Most of Israel's casualties in the Second Lebanon War in the summer of 2006 were from anti-tank missiles.
Let's go to the videotape.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 11:41 PM
2 Comments:
I'm in favor of leaving tanks in favor of counter-guerilla warfare methods. Terrorists and terrorist-sponsoring states are thinking outside the box.
We should be more reliant on a combination of missiles, air power and guerilla tactics. We should be building massive networks of tunnels, some for civilian use, most for the military, including hardened earthworks.
adopting a maginot line mentality will not stop hezb...Israel has always been a country capable of imaginative and audacious action...thats what is needed.
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