Finding missile that stopped 2 U.S. tanks is top priority

S. Thorne Harper and Drew Brown
Knight Ridder Newspapers
Mar. 28, 2003 12:00 AM

NEAR AS SAMAWAH, Iraq - Coalition soldiers operating in central Iraq have been instructed to search for Russian-made anti-tank missiles that Iraqi soldiers or guerrillas are suspected of using to damage two U.S. M1-A1 Abrams tanks and a Bradley fighting vehicle.

Search for "Kornet" and "M1 Abrams" should get lots of hits on this subject

1:15:04 AM    comment   

7th Cavalry News

I, like many have been transfixed by Walter Roger's reporting of the actions of the 7th Cav in Iraq. Here is a site that tracks news articles related to the 7th Cav.

1:11:10 AM    comment   

Abrams tank brings nasty surprise

DOHA, April 2: Among the many surprises that awaited the invading forces in Iraq was their enemy's ability to knock out the US army's most advanced battle tank.

Defence analysts believe the three - perhaps five - M1-A2 Abrams tanks which have been disabled so far appear to have been hit by a weapon far more potent than the decades-old RPG-7 rocket propelled grenade.

Instead, it seems the Iraqis - who say they have knocked out dozens of US tanks - may be using the Kornet-E, an export version of a Russian laser-guided missile which can destroy tanks fitted with explosive reactive armour.

1:07:56 AM    comment   

Battle through, around Karbala Gap likely to be `hell of a fight'

This article also mentions destruction of an M1 by a Russian made Kornet anti tank missile.

12:59:38 AM    comment   

M1s destroyed by enemy fire in Iraq?

It has not been clearly reported how many M1s have been destroyed (not disabled) by enemy fire in Iraq.

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