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These would be used to prod the ground for mines just next (almost) touching the vehicle. :rofl: I think he provides some good comic relief in serious threads, and that is why the mods don't remove him :)

The BMP-2 cannot remain operational after a direct hit from a RPG-7 war-head, even a OG-7V Fragmentation warhead. Once you have penetration, the heat and the ricochets from main armament and spalling of hull inside the vehicle will likely to be fatal for any personnel inside.

Not accurate IMHO. The term RPG is an over-generalization. There are different kinds of RPGs. From the earliest RPG-7 to latest RPG 30 (which has a decoy warhead to counter Active Defense Systems and a tandem shaped charge warhead to defeat ERA). Also, there are new warheads available for the...

Galil and Insas are both derived from the FN FAL (Insas partly from AK47 as well). Hence the similarity. Sorry for the OT post.

Sir, this is where I think the IDF messed up big time in 2006. Tanks need to be supported by IFVs, and most of all infantry, which was not the case, and hence, the Israelis paid a heavy toll to ATGMs. Most people think this as a drawback of the tank, but it was a result of how they were used.