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2004-01-23 Syria-Lebanon

At Syrian Weapons Mart, T-72 Tanks for Sale, One Owner, Good Condition

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Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-01-23 4:54:54 PM|| || Front Page|| [11130 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Go on, kick tires.... Take it for a spin while your wife is haggling with the Abdul the tentmaker.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-1-23 4:57:48 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:57:48 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Go on, kick tires.... Take it for a spin while your wife is haggling with the Abdul the tentmaker.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-1-23 4:57:49 PM|| 2004-1-23 4:57:49 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 Has the Syrian army been downsizing lately ? I don't mean this as a joke, its just curious they would get rid of their best tanks, as it seems they are still operating T-55's and T-62's. Or are they ?

Posted by buwaya 2004-1-23 5:02:54 PM|| 2004-1-23 5:02:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Dang! Double post and screwed up the link. FNG. Its at Debka if your interested.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-1-23 5:03:54 PM|| 2004-1-23 5:03:54 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Three grand?!? I want one too! Just the thing for a run to the supermarket....

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2004-1-23 5:10:31 PM|| 2004-1-23 5:10:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 It'll put that smurking idiot who has an H2 (are those good for anything?) to shame.....

Posted by CrazyFool 2004-1-23 5:35:38 PM|| 2004-1-23 5:35:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Three Grand, thats probably cheaper than the Sabot round to kill one of these things.

Posted by Cheddarhead 2004-1-23 5:54:44 PM|| 2004-1-23 5:54:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 buwaya, I can't answer your question on downsizing, but they are still operating T-55 and T-62's as well as the T-72's.
See "Syrian order of Battle" on the Strategy page. It includes the count of each in each unit.

Posted by Gasse Katze 2004-1-23 6:04:06 PM|| 2004-1-23 6:04:06 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Scooter, the best part is the availability of repair parts. I think entreprenuers in Iraq and Afghanistan have opened highwayofdeath.com. It's like an online version of PEP Boys, but for Soviet tanks.

Posted by Super Hose 2004-1-23 7:13:45 PM|| 2004-1-23 7:13:45 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 A T-72? I can see pulling up in my local gas station to get the inspection sticker. But it'd probably flunk on the emissions test.

Posted by tu3031 2004-1-23 8:47:35 PM|| 2004-1-23 8:47:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 TU - turn the gun barrel to the tester and I bet it passes

Posted by Frank G 2004-1-23 9:12:01 PM|| 2004-1-23 9:12:01 PM|| Front Page Top

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