Video: ISIS ATGM strikes Iraqi Abrams tank

October 25, 2016 by 1 Comment

Over the past couple days some dramatic footage of ISIS forces firing an ATGM at an Iraqi Army M1 Abrams tank near Mosul has been circulating the internet.  The footage appears to show the missile striking the rear of the turret, setting off a catastrophic explosion.  Little other information is available at this point concerning the incident.

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  1. anotherwarriorpoet says:
    October 25, 2016 at 6:38 pm

    God bless it – that tank did everything it was supposed to do. All of that sky-high flame is the ammo cooking off from the blast panels in the roof of the ammo cage- in an attempt to isolate the fire and explosion to give the crew a chance. No clue how those dudes fared, tho…

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