26 November 2012

Monday Video: Syrian Opposition Armor

Following the recent capture of a Syrian Army base outside of Damascus, the Syrian opposition is starting to field their own armored force.
h/t Rex
By: Brant
Posted by Brant at 12:18
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3 comments:

Brian said...

I see a bunch of "technicals" done up Mad Max style at a tank park, where nothing else appears to be moving.

If/when video surfaces of actual AFV battles, then I'll believe the opposition has its own armored force.

26 November, 2012 17:56
Anonymous said...

Do these guys have the know-how to properly use an AFV? It's not like driving the family car.

27 November, 2012 18:10
Rex Brynen said...

So far the Syrian opposition has destroyed around three hundred regime AFVs, and captured about a hundred others. While there has been some video of limited armour-on-armour engagements, captured AFVs are rarely used for long (ammo +maintenance problems) and when used are generally used as fire support for attacks on fixed checkpoints and bases. The video above shows the rebels after having successfully overrun a Syrian mechanized regiment HQ/barracks--a fairly substantial accomplishment (and one that also brought with it a large supply of MANPADS--one Mi-17 and one unidentified MiG have already gone down to these).

28 November, 2012 14:24

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