Schmoly War

This might tell us more than any other newsfeed could. ''Hezbollah Kills 500 FSA Rebels in 3 Hours'' - Adnan Aroor Goes Crazy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDKjxa-oBtE

Ground Zero: Syria (Part 7): Snipers of Aleppo

Hate those billboards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhjB4p4YhzY

Yup. I never quite understood why it was minutes in the game.

Check out how fast an ATGM team can really undeploy at 02:50

The sound of violence; http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0d1_1369416945

Not Syria, but some interesting combat footage nonetheless. Confusion reigns supreme. Its some of the best examples of chaos Ive seen regarding combat. Kids can embarass your army. Ground Zero: Mali - Insurgents vs. The Malian Army (Part 1): Part 2: http://www.vice.com/ground-zero/mali-part-2 Some more: http://www.vice.com/ground-zero/mali-france-vs-jihad

Or vs a tree perhaps?

Big compilation here of various fortunes and misfortunes in battle. Someone come up with a pun for what happens around 16:40. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LVJhyEt8nI

Here is something that could be the other end of that ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPG7HbOtY8c

Sure they could, but honestly, here you see the grenade lobber running back in front of the tank like he is in for a second scene "TAKE TWO!". Ive seen a few other fake videos as well making it look like they are assaulting a compund while it is pretty damned obvious it was captured or abandonded way earlier. Its a propaganda war too. I dont expect everyone to be good at it.

Pretty obvious jihadist propaganda too. Sources say they film alot of this stuff, hollering and akhbaring, to appease their saudi sponsors. Its a theocracy so id expect some crazy minds to enjoy this stuff even if it is to just put on a show.

In the second interview with the T72M1 driver he said that they could not be operated from the inside, so they decided to take them off.

The aftermath. Man these tanks take some abuse! Look at the RA "replacements"! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0BmSEhYQ_A

No aprils fools im afraid. Syria - A small battle of a big war (part 1. A trap) Frontal RPG hit around 7:30. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1b5FZ0x65I

Honestly, is BF not aware of these wishes and then some? My bet is they have a mile long list of stuff theyll never get to unless they go EA on us. Personally I want to the ability to have some sort of operational planning going on, logistics, where to put the main effort, etc.

Syria - Strengthening the protection of SAA tanks in Darayya 26/3 WW2 fashion is back. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlQOmODmsec

FPS Syria: Episode 3! Tanks in ambush. (English subtitles) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQGMFCj4QBo

Syria - FSA tank destroyed by SAA in Daraa 9/3 (graphic) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEgCWaz0ju8 Upgraded T-72M1 of Syrian Army. The Second Interview. (English subtitles). The AA gun doesnt seem to be operable from the inside. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=udH9uveEQOY

Is there a translation of that clip you posted? Id be very interested in having one.

Open roof it seems.

Sure. Reality dictates tactics, no? It could very well be that dismounts are in short supply and refuse to operate as they should due to snipers. How would you enforce discipline where the situation is as desperate as this? Its not Grozny either. The tank crews probably know the city layout and seem to work trough the same areas day after day so they should have some reasonable intelligence regarding the fluid frontlines. Im not leaving out the fact that like Grozny, it could be the hubris and arrogance of the top brass regarding their own understanding of the war, the men and their equipment. But it could also be that they are in fact more successfull using tanks raids than they are with infantry raids. Its a desperate situation and the commanders are probably instructed and encouraged to take aggressive manouvers to create pockets to trap insurgents, and they need to do this fast, requiring the mobility of AFVs. Im not sure how much different I would have planned this, given the circumstances.

Possibly a combination of bronegruppa tactics and lack of sufficient/exhausted infantry. Or there is actually infantry around but we just dont see them.

In this new video (6/3 - 2013) we apparently see a T72 hit by a RPG29. Not much left. It seems we have seen the same open area where the tanks are situated in other videos. They keep coming back to pound the same area. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn1NWU3nGQc Watch later you will see where the missile was shot from.

Syrian army offensive in Darayya. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kYMmVFg7C8 Ambush on SAA tanks in Darayya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXWlIt_TBV8