Abrams bumper A-22
editHi.You are claiming to be a first hand witness, so I have some questions about the issue:
- Do you remember the exact date and location where A-22 was disabled?
- Have you see this pic? Is that a photo of Abrams A-22?
It seems that the ammo didn't cook off, beside a huge external fire in the storage area and at least one penetrator stuck in, the tank seems to be almost intact elsewhere. I remember you that the ammo compartment in the Abrams is located inside the rear turret, not in the hull.
- Other 3 Abrams in your Division were destroyed by US forces in order to prevent them for falling in Iraqi hands, in the way you describe, on Feb 27 1991. Was A-22 one of them?
- There is an exhaustive account of Abrams hit by friendly DU in the following webpage (see item B). If struck by three DU penetrators, Why A-22 is not included in that official table?.
- An official damage assessment (scan) report claims that an Abrams (may be it wasn´t A-22 after all) was hit by kinetic energy rounds from a T-72, not HE, as you said.
Feel free to contact me on the following adress: kekagonis@yahoo.com.ar . Thanks.
DagosNavy 6:10, 13 January 2007