Iraqi Army M1A1 SA Abrams Live Fire

[Pauliebuck]

were not giving the iraqis our tanks right???

[IslamicGuardian3169]

Wow they are probably the same tanks used in 1991 desert storm being used by the same Armoured Corps which these tanks fought what a fucking coincidence



[iraqi7100]

We must buy Russian tanks this is what should happen ................... Ahmed from Iraq

[RomelioSanz]

Absolutely paradoxical that the same weapons which destroyed Iraq, were sold to the same country for being used by them.

[aussieblackhawk123]

i think we're ready to leave iraq..iraq will do great without us....dunno about the ANA though..

[SilentEagles]

I don't think is a good idea for the USA to sell the M1A1SA Abrams to Iraqi army. The Iraqi army should use Ukrainian made MBT, IFV, APC, SPA, SPAAG, & others. The Iraqi Army should buy Ukrainian T-72MP, T-72AG, T-72AMG, or T-72-120. The Iraqi Army should give all the T-72 back to Hungary. An also the Iraqi should ask Ukrainian to upgrade their T-55 to T-55AGM. The Iraqi army just bought 420 BTR-4. They should also buy BMPV-64 which is better than BMP-1/2.

[Honorloyalty88]

@SilentEagles thats the DUMBEST SHIT I"V EVER HEAR, the Ukranian shit SUCKS, US Tanks and APCS will SMASH Ukranian CRAP any day

save ur dumb advice to idiots, nobody wants to budy old Soviet/Ukranian SHIT anymore, except Somalia maybe LOL

[SilentEagles]

@Honorloyalty88

Your stupid you douchebag. You see what happen to M48, M113, and all us equpiment in Vietnam war. They end up capture and give to our enemy the Soviet. The Soviet built better tank than M48, M60, and rest of cold war us weapons. Stupid! Iran give away the F-14A, AH-1, and all our equipment to Soviet.

Your obvivioulsy stupid. Study history you douchebag.

[SilentEagles]

@Honorloyalty88

You wouldn't know first thing about carefully selling weapons. I'm glad your family died in Hurricane or Flood. LOL!

[SilentEagles]

An also Earthquake.

[SuperFinnish]

@Honorloyalty88 Oh my. Just lol. T-84 OPLOT -> downgraded M1A1 US is selling to Iraq.

[Honorloyalty88]

@SuperFinnish M1A1, downgraded or not, will still blast the shit out of that old soviet era GARBAGE called OPLOT dude

[SuperFinnish]

@Honorloyalty88 Old? M1A1 is older design then the T-84. US strong1! much?

[Honorloyalty88]

@SuperFinnish thats true, but it doesnt mean T-84 is better, the M1A1 gets upgraded alot while Eastern European states just seem to create brand new designs, like russians (t-55, 5-62, t-72, etc). the Abrams is an AWESOME combination of mobility, firepower, and protection. Personally I think the German Leporad II is the best tank in the world, but for now the Abrams will due just fine for the Iraqi army

[SuperFinnish]

@Honorloyalty88 T-84 oplot is an upgrade on the T-80 series, and there are plenty of upgrades for T-55, T-72 etc,

[XXmohanedXX]

I think Iraq will return in 7 years  most powerful country in the Middle East

[Ariana321]

@XXmohanedXX And as long as they don't go insane, screaming "allah ackbar" and preaching about jihad, thats fine with us. Seriously, I'm pretty sure the USA is tired of going back to that place by now.

[turkeybaconable]

@Ariana321 And I'm pretty sure that the USA is tired of the racists like you, so shut up because the Iraqis did not do ANYTHING to the USA. It was all their dictator who has been dead for quite a while now.

[Ariana321]

@turkeybaconable Oh I'm racist? I wasn't aware Iraqis were their own race. I opposed the Iraqi occupation from the start. Once Saddam was captured, we should have started pulling out right then and there.

[ringoffire02]

@ChairmanBlimp Yes, most definitely assuming the tank crew halfway knows what they are doing. The Iranians use upgraded T-72s that are about 25 to 30 years out of date and rebuilt M-60 tanks that are 35 years out of date. These have some downgraded electronics and no DU armor/ammo but they still have 2nd generation chobham armor and the excellent FCS. Export stuff is never as bad as people think, even the T-72s the Russians sold back in the day were very good for their time.

[88mroux]

Who in the hell delivered M1-Abrams tanks to middle eastern countries! This makes me Angry!

[kalle911]

@88mroux

Last I checked, USA did.

ROFL. Let alone that those aren't exactly M1A2s.

[wellerocks]

@88mroux The US have delivered M1's to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq. Why wouldn't they be able to get M1's? They are all close allies to the US.

[ToiToiToiHerrKaleun]

@88mroux dont worry American (and also Israeli) air power would be able to take them all out easily in no time if need be.

[amlife100]

@88mroux you mad bro?

[lst1195]

What does the "SA" stand for in the designation?

[jaglavaksoldier]

@lst1195 Iraqi M1A1-SA (Situational Awareness) tanks are a modification set in response to experiences and conditions in Iraq. Modifications include a 2nd-generation FLIR (Forward-Looking Infrared) sights, Far Target Locate, an eye-safe laser rangefinder, driver’s vision enhancements, a power distribution box, a rear slave receptacle and a tank-infantry phone.

[ChipnMaxFilms]

Um, wtf the US just gave the Iraq military an M1 Abrams. Dumb idea

[OspreyKnight]

@ChipnMaxFilms Why? Tanks are the most unitasking weapon we have. Their role can be filled by both the paladin and the stryker, both serve multiple functions.

Oh and the Iraqi's are our allies who need up to date weapons...

[tbilisicentral]

and i forgot to ask, whats with the "screaming eagles" patch on one of the tankers uniform - airborne tank division? :))))

[OspreyKnight]

@tbilisicentral They aren't American.  It's an Iraqi patch.

[tbilisicentral]

@SIXundSIXTY im sure those are export versions, without classified stuff, like fire control system (note the lacking commanders independent thermal sight on the loaders side of the turret) and armor package with steel-ceramic layer rather than honeycomb uranium-ceramic layers. if anything, its more than enough to counter possible Iranian threat.

[sum12see]

I hope their Government paid us  for those 12 million dollar tanks? I think we gave them enough shit over the past 8 years! Like freedom?

[swertinge07]

@sum12see Are you paying for all the Iraqi civilians you killed? Houses, bridges, power plants and everything else that you left in a rubble? Your former foreign minister was asked if 100.000 dead Iraqi children was a price worth paying to get rid of Saddam and she said "yes"...

[sum12see]

@swertinge07 Yes with my fucking Tax dollars and with the Blood of my fellow soldiers...I dont want to hear any Bitchin from any Iraqi about this War...I damn near broke our country and thousands of our soldiers were killed as well..I know for a fact that Civilian casualty's were very minimal in Iraq,so go cry to some one esle....Are Army Corp of Engineers are working miracles for that country..When they are needed elsewhere...Its the same thing we did after WW2 in Europe...

[swertinge07]

@sum12see I couldn´t care less about your tax dollars and dead soldiers. YOU elected your government, so that is on your head. And what about WW2? Russia won that war, the US only entered in 1941... AFTER being attacked... So take your bitchin n moanin over tax dollars and dead soldiers somewhere else.

[markbart7]

@swertinge07

Yeah... Russia entered WWII on the side of the Germans, signing a pact with them and doing a joint invasion of Poland.

And Russia fought the war with American tanks, American aircraft, American ammunition, tanks made with American steel, and soldiers fed with American wheat.

But you are right, Russia won WWII, and America has never contributed anything.

[swertinge07]

@markbart7 Read the history books. Becasue you are wrong.

[OspreyKnight]

@swertinge07 Read the history books. Yes Russia took over half of Europe all by it's self. That kind of happens when you have millions of bodies to throw into the meat grinder.

America fought the war in the pacific, china, south Asia, south east Asia, Alaska, Africa, southern Europe, Western Europe, the Atlantic.

The US supplied ALL the allies because we had the only nation that hadn't been bombed to hell.

I'd also like to point out Russia only entered the war after being attacked.

[swertinge07]

@OspreyKnight I never said Russia was my hero, They both suck, only caring about themselves, just look at what dictators did in South, and Central America, with US support.

That being said, I don´t dislike the American or the Russian people, I don´t know any Russians, but the Americans I know are nice people.

[markbart7]

@swertinge07 Im curious, what part do you call wrong? Everything I said is entirely true.

[tbilisicentral]

@markbart7 and whats even more strange is that nobody declared war on USSR, although, both Nazies and Commies invaded and divided Poland, an ally to Brittain and France. then USSR decides to expand a bit, invades Finland, after that takes over the Baltic states, invades Bessarabia (from Romania - Nazi ally) and stops 130km from the oil fields of Romania threatning Nazi Germany's industry and warfighting capability. in declaration of War to USSR, Hitler stated the above threat as casus belli.

[meProudToBeCaucasian]

@markbart7 what for BS youre a fggot just saying BS like all americans, you just delivered steel via 5 meters long plants, the whole america helped russia is just a hoax

[markbart7]

@meProudToBeCaucasian /watch?v=T9oAVqYWbBI

If you dont believe me, watch this

Made by the Russian version of Fox news, distributed by them.

[Ortheos2006]

@markbart7

Ill informed spam on your part. A vast majorioty of lend lease equipment didn't arrive until 1944, and comprised a tiny portion of total soviet fielded weaponry. Most useful items leased were trucks which helped infantry divisions move froward faster, but they too came much later. Soviets (not russians because russia comprised only 1 republic in the union) were chief reason for european axis defeat. And of course you probably not even aware of august storm in far east against japs.

[RedandWhiteGuerilla]

@sum12see The US has 2,000-3,000 of these in surplus, you have plenty to go around.