Wilshire@sh.itjust.worksM to CombatVideos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-225 days agoSyrian rebel shoots a truck at close range with an RPG-7 on the streets of Aleppo.NSFWimgur.comvideomessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1videoSyrian rebel shoots a truck at close range with an RPG-7 on the streets of Aleppo.NSFWimgur.comWilshire@sh.itjust.worksM to CombatVideos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-225 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOwlPaste@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·25 days agoI thought some of these weapons had minimum distance that they need to active over? Maybe RPG’s don’t have that?
minus-squarelemonmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·25 days agoProbably an RPG-7 with some variant of a PG-7V HEAT warhead using an impact fuze. I’m not an expert, but I think the biggest risk to the wielder in this situation would be shrapnel from the truck.
minus-squareOwlPaste@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoOhhhbyhat sounds reasonable, thanks for the explanation.
minus-squareskillissuer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·24 days agoThey should, but weapons quality in 13th year of war in Syria can be questionable
I thought some of these weapons had minimum distance that they need to active over? Maybe RPG’s don’t have that?
Probably an RPG-7 with some variant of a PG-7V HEAT warhead using an impact fuze. I’m not an expert, but I think the biggest risk to the wielder in this situation would be shrapnel from the truck.
Ohhhbyhat sounds reasonable, thanks for the explanation.
They should, but weapons quality in 13th year of war in Syria can be questionable