Syrian tanks at war. Some pictures and words between them.

[Xoon]

it is sort of special because it is... Syrian-made complete-package laser rangefinder, AFAIK.

I like how they used the industrial standard switch box and switches to make it. Cheap, but takes up a lot more room than it needs to do.

 

I could probably make that thing in about 3 hours.

[LoooSeR]

 

SAA BMPs , Tanks 

doing nothing in #Aleppo for now

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T-72AV with Sarab-1 in T4, also it seems that it is also equipped with Viper thermal sight

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#SAA T-72M1 with a new APS.

"Eagle Eye" AFAIK.

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Within Syria twitter claims it survived Fagot ATGM hit,

[LoooSeR]

T-72AV with cage armor. I mean The CAGE ARMOR

 

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T-72AV with TURMS-T

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4th Mechanized division tanks, T-72 Adra

[LoooSeR]

SyrianMilitaryCap. hinted about his article/photos of some SAA tanks 

soon the closest look ever at the NK system installed in SAA T-55 tank

outside & inside 

many surprises on @SyrianMilitary  @WithinSyriaBlog

[LoooSeR]

 

Aleppo. 4 years later : T-54 78286, captured by the Tiger Forces.

 

[LoooSeR]

More Adras from 4th Mech.

 

[LoooSeR]

T-90 of the Fatimioun in Sheikh-Said deistrict of Aleppo, december 2016

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SAA T-72AV with Sarab-1 (2 tanks equipped) and at least 1 with Viper sight at T4 base frontline. 2nd tank looks like is equipped with Eagle Eye aka "Sarab-2".

[Walter_Sobchak]

Warning, this is pretty graphic.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7CNi91vf4k

[SH_MM]

SAA T-55MV with North Korean thermal imager, Quneitra, 21/10/2016.

 

WithinSyria.blogspot.com has some more photos from the North Korean FCS:

 

 

 

 

It includes a new computer system with it's own control panels, a barometer, a hygrometer, and a thermometer. Range is supposedly up to 4 km. It is fully automatic aside of the optional wind setting, the gunner can switch between first and second laser echo. The FCS was designed in Syria, but the technology was delivered by North Korea.

[Marsh]

One of the things I find interesting is the efforts by what's left of the Syrian army, to improvise upgrades of their MBTs. Previously, through the course of several wars, there had been little attempt to do so. Beyond changing tracks, and very  basic repairs, there was little engineering capability evident to modify or improve AFVs. Things have changed considerably. 

[Mighty_Zuk]

Wars are fought by engineers more than they are fought by men wielding arms.

[Collimatrix]

One of the things I find interesting is the efforts by what's left of the Syrian army, to improvise upgrades of their MBTs. Previously, through the course of several wars, there had been little attempt to do so. Beyond changing tracks, and very  basic repairs, there was little engineering capability evident to modify or improve AFVs. Things have changed considerably. 

 

Quite so.  In peacetime, it's probably easy to think "eh, a tank is a tank.  Why do we need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on fire control system upgrades?  A baseline T-72M will beat up on any insurgents well enough."

 

And only when tanks are actually patrolling city blocks looking for ATGM teams does anyone think "goddamn, we need thermal optics yesterday."

[Marsh]

Hi Collimatrix,

In the case of Syria though, the lack of innovation wasn't just in peacetime. Through the endless conflict with Israel, the Syrians seemed absolutely unable to upgrade or otherwise fix their tanks. One IDF tanker once told me, only half-joking, anything more than a thrown track and the Syrians just expected the Soviet Union to provide a new tank. That mind set has now apparently gone.

[LoooSeR]

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Syrian Shtora? Well, at least i can hope.

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RG T-72AV with Viper sight near Wadi Barada

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SAA T-72A in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus Countryside today (09/01/2017)

[LoooSeR]

Syrian T-55AMV with unknown device. Most likely it is a thermal imager similar to Viper

 

Photo from first pages of thread with same device and photo from this page with same device:

 

[Mighty_Zuk]

Probably part of the NORK's FCS delivered recently to the SAA