CNN: 3-7 Cavalry: 2 Bradley Destroy 5 T-72s

[xusafflyer]

Incredible story on CNN right now

Our tanks/APCs outnumbered 2 to 1 but none of our vehicles destroyed

Final IRAQI death count:

14 T-72 2 T-55 3 ZSU 23/4 and a bunch more trucks

24-0

Best part, 2 Bradley APCs destoyed 5 T-72s by themselves. Great job guys!

[Spruce]

An incredible Ass-Kicking!!!

[xusafflyer]

They did it with the 25 mm chaingun shooting through the tank turret.

[MEG33]

I was listening.The Captain was so proud.

[Blueflag]

Numerous Bradleys are fitted with TOWs. Also dismounted infantry may have lit up the tanks as well.

Not sure the 25MM can penetrate turret armour. sounds like a reporter on the edge.

[KansasCanadian]

Against a "prepared organized Iraqi defense"

[annyokie]

[Spruce]

GarryOwen!

[1stFreedom]

25mm DU rounds can penetrate a T-72.

More than likely it was TOWs.

[RGSpincich]

It was a pleasure to listen to that individual, what a professional. And a drag to hear Clark ramble, what a weasel.

[AHerald]

The captain was rightfully damn proud of his men. And we're damn proud of them too. God bless 'em.

Great TV. I have to give credit to Walter Rodgers, who's been one of the better embeds since the war started. His reports are one of the few bright spots on CNN since the war began.

[xusafflyer]

I thought it was the TOW as well but the Tank platoon commander said the kills were by the chaingun. Set the turrets on fire.

The range was from .5 mile to 1.5 miles.

[green team 1999]

bradley launching a tow wire guided anti-tank missile

[spectre]

The Capt stated the 25mm rounds were DU and penetrated the T-72 turrets. One Bradley took out 3 tanks.

Love that DU!!!

[MEG33]

He acted like the"How do you feel" vulture reporters.His tone indicated the guys would feel down. The Captain wiped that thought aside.Celebration!

[MEG33]

re..Gen Clark

[MindBender26]

What is difference between machine gun and chain gun, (other than caliber)?

[xusafflyer]

I'm not a weapons expert but I think this is the definition.

a chain gun is a motor driven weapon. The machine gun requires the blowback of the previous round the load the next round.

[El Gato]

I'm not a weapons expert but I think this is the definition.
a chain gun is a motor driven weapon. The machine gun requires the blowback of the previous round the load the next round.

Thats part of it. The rest is that a machine gun is generally a weapon that fires a non explosive round, exclusviely. Anything that fires an explosive round is a cannon. The 25mm chain gun is a cannon, as are the 20, 25 and 30 mm Galting types that are used on aircraft and for ground based anti air. Those two are electrically powered (more generally they are externally powered. However there are cannon that are not externally powered. The common 20 mm cannon used before the advent of the 20 mm Vulcan family was a rotary self powered cannon (we stole the basic design from the Germans, IIRC). By the same token there are machine guns, for want of a better term that are externally powered. The GE Mini-gun (a gatling type) comes in both 7.62NATO and 5.56NATO. I don't know of a 50 cal Galting, but it would be something to behold.

BTW, listening to the live feed from Baghdad, I heard the unmistakeable sound of a heavy Gatling type weapon. Ours or theirs I can't say. I don't know if they have any, although the Russians do have an anti-aircraft gun (30mm?) that has a Gatling mechanism. To me it sounded like the Avenger cannon on an A-10, because of its deep tone, but could have a 20mm on another fighter or an AC-130. Whatever it was, it was pretty close.

[MindBender26]

thanx