On the absolute contrary. ISIS ran a very surprisingly sophisticated AFV modification and maintenance program.
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Oh totally
My point being they had M1A1 tanks verses technical and lost in 2014!
I saw subsequent videos of Iraqi M1s being used very well verses technicals and 'armoured' suicide cars
Good order and leadership makes men brave
The opposite as in Mosul makes them cowards - I am not blaming the soldiers as such more their pathetic leadership and officers
That's amazing. This is a mix of black market parts and turning tanks into Frankensteins! It reminds me how M18 Hellcat turrets were mounted on the hauls of T-34s during the Yugoslav Wars.I saw a video of them replacing a turret on an M1 - so as you say surprisingly sophisticated
But it was still far below the capabilities of the Iraqi army
If it moves and shoots, it works.
Or maybe those FrankenAbrams were turned into static bunkers.
Still, these are vulnerable to A-10 Thunderbolts, AC-130s, and F/A-18s.
Why only part if they can take all? I thought the Caliphate wanted to stretch all beyond the Levant?According to an IS documentary, IS was initially only planning to take part of the city, 2 of the western districts out of the total 8 of the city.