Syria: with RPG-29 destroyed a T - 72 M, this bursts into flames

[Naffenea]

Originally Posted by colonel kilgore

Two thoughts occurred to me. When the rebels were setting up their shot the gunner should have called out back blast area clear. The videographer is lucky he didn't get hurt. The other thought is why did the wingmen of the T72 just sit there as the hit tank burned off? Surely they felt or heard the blast? That should have been a clue to get out of the area.

[colonel kilgore]

Originally Posted by Naffenea

Two thoughts occurred to me. When the rebels were setting up their shot the gunner should have called out back blast area clear. The videographer is lucky he didn't get hurt. The other thought is why did the wingmen of the T72 just sit there as the hit tank burned off? Surely they felt or heard the blast? That should have been a clue to get out of the area.

you're right, but the impressive thing about the explosion was that the t-72 tank cannon shot when the rpg-29 grenade impact it, could have destroyed another tank from the front