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Originally Posted by Fox
Abrams needs more armor to guard from RPG rocket.
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Atfter reading the report pages 4 -10 is states in the first sentance of the first paragraph the
"No catastrophic losses due to Iraqi dierect or indirect fire weapons."
It also states in the second paragraph of page 4 first sentance that
"Frontal turret and hull armor continues to provide excellent crew protection. Top side and rear armor remains susceptable to penetration."
As you continue to read this paragraph it goes to explain that 25mm DU-AP rounds fired from a Bradley disabled to engine on an M1.
From what I read in the report.No M1 has been destroyed from Iraqi insurgents , only one has be totally destroyed and the was from friendly fire of on Sabot, a thermite grenade and two Maverick Missiles. Also the photos and pics of M1's scorched or burned by friendly fire or by ammo ejection, also by vandalism by Iraqi's or striped for parts.
Only one report of penetration for enemy fire is recorded, that is of the strange round the pentrated throught the non-ballistic skirts and into the Hydraulic Reservoir, this is on page 8 of the report.