Siege of Saraquib
10 T72 heavy tanks supported by BMP armoured personnel carriers rolled into the town of Saraquib and took up positions on parallel roads punching into the heart of the city. For the next five hours the FSA rebels engaged as best they could against heavy armour, lauching RPGs that didn’t work, firing rifle bullets that just bounced off steel, and detonating home-made bombs made from Calor gas bottles that just scratched the paintwork.
Meanwhile the T72s moved slowly northwards from their positions and shelled the street corners where the rebels lurked. I saw six casualties, including one poor fellow who had his head blown clean off. The weird thing about extreme trauma is that the corpse is virtually bloodless afterwards, like a cold piece of meat. The blood is literally blasted out of the body.
The rebels ran from one side street to the next looking for a clean shot with their small collection of RPGs. It was hairy stuff, a couple of times you’d run round a corner only to meet a T72 just 20 metres away. They’re rather intimidating, especially when you know the soldiers inside are under orders to kill you with their enormous cannon.
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...how they think shooting at a tank with an AK-47 will work. What they need are Molotovs and the element of surprise. 