Comments on: Photo of the Day – 21.3.2017

By: Mario Uus

Mario Uus — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 16:09:55 +0000

The picture I posted is a still image from a video. The tank has been stationary for a while, you can see that machine guns from the top of the turret have already been removed.

By: Mcleod

Mcleod — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 01:15:55 +0000

Looking at the way the wheels and tracks are sitting – it just doesn’t look right, almost as if its a picture of a tank in the process of stopping from speed (especially in the pre-fire pic). Maybe it was abandoned due to a transmission failure.

By: Silentstalker

Silentstalker — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:37:30 +0000

Ah, interesting.

By: Mario Uus

Mario Uus — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 19:46:04 +0000

Actually no IED

This tank was abandoned by her crew during heavy fighting in and around Ramadi at summer 2014.Why she was abandoned is unknown. Anyway it was abandoned intact, there actually is a video and pictures about the same tank, after it was abandoned and before it was destroyed. It was stripped from anything useful by terrorist and burnt for propaganda purpose.

If you look closely, you can still see that she still has all 7 road wheels.

https://s17.postimg.org/7lxpndx0f/845.jpg

This tank before being set on fire.

By: armando30

armando30 — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:52:59 +0000

no surprise, those were older variants downgraded before delivery