Не си спомням Американската армия да е отстъпвала в Ирак че да се налага да си взривява танковете.
Ето един реален пример, какво се случва в такива случаи:
A story illustrating DU's offensive and defensive renown involves an M1A1 "Heavy Armor" tank that had become mired in the mud. The unit (part of the 24th Infantry Division) had gone on, leaving this tank to wait for a recovery vehicle. Three T-72's appeared and attacked. The first fired from under 1,000 meters, scoring a hit with a shaped-charge (high explosive) round on the M1A1's frontal armor. The hit did no damage. The M1A1 fired a 120mm armor-piercing round that penetrated the T-72 turret, causing an explosion that blew the turret into the air. The second T-72 fired another shaped-charge round, hit the frontal armor, and did no damage. This T-72 turned to run, and took a 120mm round in the engine compartment and blew the engine into the air. The last T-72 fired a solid shot (sabot) round from 400 meters. This left a groove in the M1A1's frontal armor and bounced off. The T-72 then backed up behind a sand berm and was completely concealed from view. The M1A1 depressed its gun and put a sabot round through the berm, into the T-72, causing an explosion.
Така че като ти се повреди танк, по добре да го взривиш и да си прибереш екипажа, вместо да го оставиш на милостта на съдбата. В случаят танкистите ги спасява това, че по молба на американците руснаците отказват да продадат на Ирак последно поколение бронебойни снаряди.
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