Re: [MV] CVR(T)Striker & Sabre BBC footage

From: David Page (dpage@dial.pipex.com)
Date: Mon Apr 07 2003 - 11:40:18 PDT


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>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
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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