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Polish armoured personnel carrier runs over land mine in Afghanistan
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| 12.08.2007
Posted on 8/12/2007, 7:19:10 PM by lizol
Polish armoured personnel carrier runs over land mine in Afghanistan
12.08.2007
The Rosomak - a Polish armoured vehicle hit a land mine in eastern Afghanistan, 40 kilometres from the military base in Sharan in the Paktika province. No Polish soldiers were injured although the blast severely damaged the vehicle.
The vehicle was on its way to assist US troops under fire from insurgents when the accident happened. The vehicle has been taken back to base afterwards.
The Polish force serving as a part of the NATO peacekeeping mission in Afghanistan, has 24 Rosomak armoured personnel carriers reinforced with a composite steel outer layer.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; nato; poland; polishtroops; rosomak; wot
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:19:12 PM
by
lizol
To: lizol
aounds like we need to buy a lot of these for our troops
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:25:57 PM
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: RDTF
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:26:13 PM
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: lizol
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:26:14 PM
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: RDTF
They’re in the same class as our Strikers. They also have the same RPG vulnerability, IIRC.
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:26:49 PM
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: lizol
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:30:01 PM
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:31:24 PM
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: Spktyr
Hopefully our military will study why everyone was unhurt, and why, asap
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:33:47 PM
by
RDTF
(Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
To: lizol
The Poles are tough!!
God Love Them All !
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:35:13 PM
by
Artemis Webb
(Cindy Sheehan for Congress! Because...well...just because!)
To: RDTF
LOL! Amazing no troops injured. Someone quick, call the Pentagon! Tell them to order a few thousand.
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:35:27 PM
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(I will respect illegal aliens civil rights, when they respect the sovereignty of the US!)
To: lizol
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:36:59 PM
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: RDTF
It’s got a V-shaped hull. Nothing new there.
As best I can tell, it actually has less floor armor than a Striker.
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:37:33 PM
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Artemis Webb
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:42:27 PM
by
Westlander
(Unleash the Neutron Bomb)
To: Westlander; Artemis Webb
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posted on
8/12/2007, 7:52:29 PM
by
lizol
(Liberal - a man with his mind open ... at both ends)
To: lizol
Thank you for these wonderful pictures! And the “ping”! ;-)
God bless Poland for their faithfulness to America and the WOT!!!
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posted on
8/12/2007, 8:13:33 PM
by
LadyPilgrim
((Jesus is real, He will never fail...I will serve him now, and throughout all eternity! ))
To: RDTF
You’re right ... might be cheaper and better then those patch-job Hummers that were never designed to be armored.
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posted on
8/12/2007, 8:23:03 PM
by
RS
("I took the drugs because I liked them and I found excuses to take them, so I'm not weaseling.")
To: lizol; anonymoussierra
God bless our Polish allies!
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posted on
8/12/2007, 8:23:32 PM
by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...)
Comment #18 Removed by Moderator
To: lizol
a Polish armoured vehicle hit a land mine in eastern Afghanistan, 40 kilometres from the military base in Sharan in the Paktika province. No Polish soldiers were injured although the blast severely damaged the vehicle. As long as it wasn't an SUV, I guess they are worthy of a pass with that one. /snicker
Kudos to the Polish efforts toward the WOT! : D
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posted on
8/12/2007, 9:07:47 PM
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
To: TXnMA
God bless our Polish allies!They're doing what needs to be done!
They "ain't" no stateside democrat's!
They know better. ; )
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posted on
8/12/2007, 9:10:59 PM
by
EGPWS
(Trust in God, question everyone else)
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