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Oh boy..I see you fellows like to see stuff blow to smitherenes! So here's some more!!

All photos have been released to the public by the US DoD.

1) A heavily damaged US Marine Corps (USMC) Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV7A1) equipped with a mine plow, waits shipment at Camp Fox, Kuwait during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The Vehicle was reportedly destroyed by friendly fire. (Released to Public)

2) A destroyed Iraqi M-46 130mm Field Gun sits along a roadside in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

3) US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 18 (CSSB-18), load the wreckage of a destroyed Amphibious Assault Vehicle (AAV7A1), onto a US Army (USA) M1000, Heavy Equipment Transporter, Semi-trailer, at an ambush site located within the city of An Nasariyah, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

4) A destroyed Russian satellite ground terminal sits in among a grove of tree in an area near Kabul, Afghanistan, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

5) As Marines patrol the area, in the foreground is the ruin of a Soviet surface to air missile (SAM) site destroyed by coaliton air sorties, possibly an SA-3 launch ramp. It is located near the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The image taken during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

Even more gear SMASHED!!!

1) Still in flames, a destroyed Russian made T-55 Main Battle Tank (MBT) north of the An Nu'maniyah bridge on Highway 27, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

2) Coalition military personnel inspect the remains of an Iraqi SU-22 aircraft in a hangar destroyed by Coalition bombing during Operation Desert Storm. (Released to Public)

3) Coalition military personnel inspect the remains of an Iraqi aircraft in a hangar destroyed by Coalition bombing during Operation Desert Storm. (Released to Public)

4) An overall view of the north side of the building that was severely bomb damaged in the Khobar Towers complex. The explosion of a fuel truck set off by terrorists at 2:55 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, June 25, 1996, outside the northern fence of the Khobar Towers complex near King Abdul Aziz Air Base, killed 19 and injured over 260. The facility housed U.S. service members and served as the headquarters for the 4404th Wing (Provisional), Southwest Asia. (Released to Public)

5) Navy personnel inspect damage to the hull of the amphibious assault ship USS TRIPOLI (LPH-10) as the vessel sits in dry dock awaiting repairs. The damage was inflicted by an Iraqi mine that the ship struck while serving as a mine-clearing platform in the northern Persian Gulf on February,18, 1991 during Operation Desert Storm. The TRIPOLI was able to continue operations after damage control crews stopped the flooding caused by the explosion. (Released to Public)

1) An inspection team examines a US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache helicopter that crashed during landing at Tactical Assembly Area SHELL, in Central Iraq. The helicopter is assigned to A/Company 2-101st Aviation Regiment, and was operation in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

2)A U.S. Marine Corps crash, fire, and rescue team respond to a downed Philippine air force OV-10 Bronco aircraft that swerved off the runway upon landing at Clark Air Base in Pampanga, Philippines, Oct. 24, 2006. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Ricardo Morales) (Released) (Released to Public

3) US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Fire Department (ECEFD), respond to the crash scene of a US Army (USA) AH-64 Apache at Kirkuk Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). (Released to Public)

4) Front view of the remains of a crashed MH-53J Pave Low IIIE helicopter as the rotor head comes out of the ground. The helicopter crashed near Camp Mackall Army Air Field, North Carolina on the night of June 2, 1999. Air Force Special Operations Command requested that the aircraft be recovered and returned to Hurlburt Field, Florida. (Released to Public)

5) The aerial view, taken one day after the accident, shows the extent of the damage to the C-141 Starlifter after the F-16D Falcon crashed and hit the unoccupied C-141 parked on the tarmac. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in Airman Magazine, May 1994. (Released to Public)
Location: POPE AIR FORCE BASE, NC DoD photo by: MARCUS CASTRO

1) A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 (HC-11) UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, hanging from the side of the destroyer USS FIFE (DD-991) below the helicopter pad, is tied off with support ropes. The helicopter crashed on takeoff due to an engine failure. (Released to Public) DoD photo by: PH3 HENSLEY Date Shot: 1 Sep 1986

2) A left side view of an SH-2F Seasprite helicopter that crashed in San Diego Harbor. The helicopter is assigned to Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 33 (HSL-33). (Released to Public)
Location: NAS North Island, SAN DIEGO, CA DoD photo by: PH3 JANINE M. TILLINGER Date Shot: 20 Jul 1976

3) A destroyed US Military M1A1 Main Battle Tank (MBT) sits along Route 1, in Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public) DoD photo by: LCPL JENNIFER A. KRUSEN, USMC Date Shot: 5 Apr 2003

4) A destroyed F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft lies on the tarmac in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew, which struck the area on August 24th. (Released to Public) Location: HOMESTEAD AIR FORCE BASE, FL DoD photo by: MASTER SGT. DON WETTERMAN Date Shot: 28 Aug 1992

5) The destroyed remains of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1-88 Vehicle Tank Retriever (VTR), Bravo Company (B CO), 2nd Tank Battalion (TKBN), near Sayyid Abd, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)
DoD photo by: MSGT HOWARD J. FARRELL, USMC Date Shot: 6 Apr 2003

Photo number 3; a destoryed M1A1. The tank looks seriously damaged, can you tell me what kind of weapon did they use to engage this tank?

Originally Posted by SteelBird

Photo number 3; a destoryed M1A1. The tank looks seriously damaged, can you tell me what kind of weapon did they use to engage this tank?

MMM?? I get these pics from the US DoD web site. I do edit the description on the pics to save space...I will check for the rest of the text on the pics. Thank you for your
instrest!

5 minutes later...All I can tell you is that is the discription I posted is the only one for that picture..sorry..

SMASHED!!!

1) The wreck of a large van vehicle on its side, the result of a High Energy Anti-Disruption Device (HEAD) explosion. (Released to Public)

2) An SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Light Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron 44 (HSL-44) assess battle damage after launching an AGM-114 "Hellfire" air-to-ground missile at a training target during Joint Task Force Exercise 1-98 (JTFX 1-98). (Released to Public)

3) A US Marine Corps (USMC) AAV7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicles (AAV) destroyed by friendly fire during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM sits at Camp Fox, Kuwait, waiting for shipment to a port in Kuwait for loading onto a Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS). (Released to Public)

4) This destroyed former Iraqi Army (IA) artillery piece was found in its firing position in the city of Haqlaniyah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (IRQ), by US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines, Kilo Company (K Co), 3rd Battalion (BN), 4th Marine Regiment (3/4th MAR), 1st Marine Division (MARDIV). (Released to Public)

5) A destroyed Iraqi BMT-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), sits in a debris field near a Baghdad street during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

Originally Posted by SteelBird

Photo number 3; a destoryed M1A1. The tank looks seriously damaged, can you tell me what kind of weapon did they use to engage this tank?

Probably another tank or a lucky hit from an RPG was what caused the tank to be abandoned in the first place. Then other Abrams or an aircraft hit it to assure the Iraqis didn't get anything from it. That happened in this one book I read about the Iraq war, and seems to be what they usually do if they don't plan on recovering the tank anytime before they think the enemy can get to it because of combat.

I'm getting a great response to this page. Thanks guys. Feel free to post pics of military hardware and targets that have been SMASHED by acts of war, natural disasters or accidents....

Remember no mangled, wounded or dead bodies....

Originally Posted by Finn McCool

Probably another tank or a lucky hit from an RPG was what caused the tank to be abandoned in the first place. Then other Abrams or an aircraft hit it to assure the Iraqis didn't get anything from it. That happened in this one book I read about the Iraq war, and seems to be what they usually do if they don't plan on recovering the tank anytime before they think the enemy can get to it because of combat.

I heard somewhere (maybe in this forum) that T-72's main gun cannot punch through an M1's amour. RPG? I'm afraid there's noway an RPG can beat the M1. I guess some anti tank missile is more possible.

Originally Posted by SteelBird

I heard somewhere (maybe in this forum) that T-72's main gun cannot punch through an M1's amour. RPG? I'm afraid there's noway an RPG can beat the M1. I guess some anti tank missile is more possible.

Well in the book I read the tank was in an armoured column, rolling down the highway into the city center in Baghdad engaging thousands of Iraqi infantry on the sides of the higway. An RPG struck it somehwere in the back and ignited some sort of fuel line that didn't stop the tank but lit the back of it on fire. They stopped the tank and tried to put the fire out but flammable stuff just kept dripping out of the ruptured line so the crew had to leave the tank. Then the other tanks shot it several times and an F-16 dropped a bomb on it to prevent it from being inspected by the Iraqis.

Afterward it looked like the one in the picture. Just shows you how tough M1s are.

Well now. Since you guys seem to be intrested in armor that is SMASHED Check these out!

1) A destroyed Iraqi T-55 Main Battle Tank sits along a roadside during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

2)A scuttled M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) rests in front of a Fedayeen camp just outside of Jaman Al Juburi, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

3) The destroyed remains of a US Marine Corps (USMC) M1-88 Vehicle Tank Retriever (VTR), (Released to Public)

4) A US Marine Corps (USMC) M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) is loaded onto a Landing Craft Utility Vessel, from inside the well deck aboard the US Navy (USN) WASP CLASS: Amphibious Assault Ship, USS NASSAU (LHA 4), during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (Released to Public)

5)An Iraqi Army BMD-1 airborne combat vehicle destroyed by elements of the US Marine Corps (USMC) C/Company, 1st Tank Battalion, near At Tubah Hamra, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Parts of an Iraqi 23mm ZU-23 Twin Automatic Anti-aircraft gun, rest against the destroyed vehicle. (Released to Public)

Originally Posted by Finn McCool

Well in the book I read the tank was in an armoured column, rolling down the highway into the city center in Baghdad engaging thousands of Iraqi infantry on the sides of the higway. An RPG struck it somehwere in the back and ignited some sort of fuel line that didn't stop the tank but lit the back of it on fire. They stopped the tank and tried to put the fire out but flammable stuff just kept dripping out of the ruptured line so the crew had to leave the tank. Then the other tanks shot it several times and an F-16 dropped a bomb on it to prevent it from being inspected by the Iraqis.

Afterward it looked like the one in the picture. Just shows you how tough M1s are.

This sound more reasonable. The rear part is the most weakest point of a tank. But I'm curious if an RPG can cut the M1's track?

1.) A T-72 hit by a TOW missile
2.) A t-72 after being hit by two 120mm sabot round in GW 2, '91
3.) dead BMP-1, no further info ...
And a video of a test-shot of the new US line-of sight anti-tank rocket fired from a HMMWV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLN_huhE9VA