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8. Antitank missiles are also designed to be anti-fortification missiles

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 07:03 AM

Dec 2013

Pretend you're a platoon leader whose unit is pinned down by sniper fire from a block building in an inhabited area. Machineguns won't penetrate the structure. It's too far away to use a grenade launcher, and howitzers, mortars, bombs etc., will kill a lot of people who you're trying not to kill and may not kill the guy who needs it. The safest, surest thing is to call the battalion TOW missile section. They send one Humvee with a TOW launcher and a good gunner, he puts one of his wire-guided missiles through the window this asshole is shooting out of...problem solved with minimal loss of life.

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Why Is Saudi Arabia Buying 15,000 U.S. Anti-Tank Missiles for a War It Will Never Fight? Hint: Syria [View all] Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 OP

....because they found some loose change under the couch cushions ? russspeakeasy Dec 2013 #1

Of course they're going to Syria. roamer65 Dec 2013 #2

That's what I think too. But that may not work out well for SA. nt boomersense Dec 2013 #3

We're still fully involved in this war...indirectly of course... go west young man Dec 2013 #4

This will allow Russians to arm Syria even more cosmicone Dec 2013 #5

Clearly, the NEOCONS have something planned nikto Dec 2013 #6

All the more reason for Russia to agree to arms sanctions. joshcryer Dec 2013 #7

Antitank missiles are also designed to be anti-fortification missiles jmowreader Dec 2013 #8

What about Iran and Iraq? hack89 Dec 2013 #9

Interesting. Laelth Dec 2013 #10

Saudis get the most modern equipment to replace what they gave the Syrian rebels Lurks Often Dec 2013 #11

Precisely. Laelth Dec 2013 #12

Locking - analysis, not LBN muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #13