Destroyed tanks : Photo & Discussion

[hitesh]

Re: Armored Personnel Carriers & Infantry Fighting Vehicles

M113APC

 

[hitesh]

Re: Armored Personnel Carriers & Infantry Fighting Vehicles

Syrian BMP1

 

[Zebra]

Bir al-Ghanam, Libya.

A Libyan walks past a destroyed tank, mistakenly bombed by NATO forces, killing four rebels (AFP, Marc Hofer)

 

[Damian]

Some correction need to be done.
Page 1

This tank was disabled not destroyed, there is a clear distinguish of destroyed and non destroyed vehicle. Destroyed is something completely lost, unrepairable. This one is preatty much in good shape, after some fire that was extuinghuished.

As above, here only side storage box was pierced no further battle damage is visible, we can suspect that armor stoped enemy projectile that was probably something small.

This one is actually preatty interesting, it is one of 3 to 4 M1A1's lost during Camp Doha fire accident when ammunition from artillery magazines started to burn and explode. Preatty big part of magazines were destroyed during that accident, fortunetly only one of these M1's was not repairable IRCC.

This is T-55 disguised as Merkava by Hezbollah in their "museum", in short it is propaganda, nothing else.

Light damage, only disabled and repairable.

Gun barrel thermal sleeve damage, probably nearby IED explosion, nothing serious.

This M1A1 is famous "Cojone Eh", it was immobilized by enemy fire and catch engine compartment fire, it was not dangerous but due to safety reasons they could not hook it up with other tank during Baghdad "Thunder Run", so task force commander decided to destroy it. Crew opened ammunition magazines blast doors and throw inside thermite granade, other tank from unit fired also a HEAT or APFSDS round in to turret rear. Tank was abandoned, later Iraqis started to take it from place to place making propaganda photos (most photos of "destroyed" M1A1's from that period are photos of "Cojone Eh"), so air forces were ordered to finish tank. 2x AGM-114 Hellfire was fired at it, 1x AGM-65 Maverick and 1x JDAM bomb, after that tank was left there, it was later retrived by US Forces and send back to US, however due to damage, it was probably not rebuilded bu cut in to pieces and send for smelting.

 

[Damian]

Page 2

Here actually the vehicle that we seen in the grass below the road is not Merkava tank but A41 Centurion tanks based, HAPC Puma.

IRCC this one was reported as destroyed, it is clearly burned.

 

[ajtr]

AMX 13 tank here shown captured by Pakistan Army in Chamb Jaurian

Captured Indian AMX 13 tanks

Pakistani crews inspect Captured Indian AMX 13 tanks

Villagers inspect a captured Indian AMX 13 tank and chat with some officers of 13 Lancers

Destroyed Indian tank and a truck in the Tawi River near Chamb

 

[Dovah]

Longewala.




Also, capturing two tanks and taking three photographs doesn't make it 6 tanks!

 

[ajtr]

War trophy: Centurion tank of Lt. Col. Tarapore, CO 17 (Poona) Horse, bearing the title 'Fakhar-e-Hind' (Pride of India) captured by 25 Cavalry, on display in the unit.

Men of Steel (6 Armoured Div) with one of the captured Centurions in the battlefield - 1965 War.

An operational tank squadron of the Pakistan army equipped with the Indian tanks (French-built AMXs) captured in the Chamb battle, out on manoeuvres. (1965 War)

captured indian tank on show at Rawalpindi Museum

A party of journalists examining a Centurian tank left behind by Indians near Chawinda - September 1965.

People flock to see captured Indian armour in Lahore - September 1965.

 

[ajtr]

Two captured Indian AMX-13 tanks with Pakistani soldiers - September 1965.

 

[Zebra]

There is a documentary film about damaged tanks and how they repair it in US and make it ready for the battle.

One of my friend saw it on TV. Some how I missed it, I tried but can't find it on net and he forgot the TV channel, where he saw it.
If someone knows about it then please post it here. OR kindly give some link about it.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Dovah]

^^ Wrong thread troll.

 

[Zebra]

Khemkaran:

Khem Karan (Punjabi: ਖੇਮਕਰਨ) is a town and a nagar panchayat in Tarn Taran district in the Indian state of Punjab. It was the site of a major tank battle in 1965 resulting it also being known as the graveyard of tanks.

The 1965 Indo-Pakistani War was witness to the largest tank battle in military history since World War II. This battle led to the creation of Patton Nagar (or Patton City) at the site of the battle viz., Khemkaran. This is because many Patton tanks fielded by the Pakistani forces were either captured or destroyed at the scene.

Geography
Khemkaran is located at 31.16°N 74.66°E

History
Khem Karan is an old city. Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675) visited it. When the Pakistani army captured Khem Karan, it damaged the old gurudwara which was rebuilt after the Indian army recaptured the town during the war.

It used to be in Lahore district before partition of India. It became a part of Amritsar district after the partition. Now it is in Tarn Taran district. The town used to be easily accessible to the city of Kasur only 15 km away, and to Ferozepur 35 km away, but since Partition, it is a far distance to any major city since Kasur now lies in Pakistan, and the route to Ferozepur cuts through Pakistan and so is inaccessible to the town's residents. The town's residents must now travel a long distance to Amritsar or Tarn Taran to procure any major goods, causing great inconvenience.

India-Pakistan war of 1965

The tank battles of 1965 form part of military history as the most intense armored battles between the end of World War II and the 1991 Gulf War. Close to a thousand tanks, on both sides, took part in the pitched battles and offensives. At the start of the war, Indian strength was limited to one armored division and one independent armoured brigade, along with six armoured regiments supporting infantry divisions. Pakistan had two armored divisions, with the then very modern M-48 Patton tanks. India had an equivalent tank in the Centurion, but their strength was limited to only four armored regiments.

Patton Nagar

Near the Bhikhiwind village, a strip of land was called Patton Nagar for a short while in 1965. It was here that more than 60 tanks of the Pakistani army were displayed at the end of the September India-Pakistan conflict. The Pakistan Army tanks were captured at the Battle of Asal Uttar by India's 4 Mountain Division and it became a memorial to the Pakistani tanks being bogged down in the marshes during the 1965 War. The tanks were displayed for some time after which they were shipped to various cantonments and army establishments in India for display as war trophies.

Destroyed Pakistani tanks arranged at "Patton Nagar"

97 tanks captured at Assal Uttar

The Indian Army managed to capture 97 Pakistani tanks as a result of the botched assault by the 1 Armoured Division of the Pakistan Army at the Battle of Assal Uttar on 10 September 1965.[3] Six Pakistani Armoured Regiments took part in the battle, namely the 19 Lancers (Patton), 12 Cavalry (Chaffee), 24 Cavalry (Patton) 4 Cavalry (Patton), 5 Horse (Patton) and 6 Lancers (Patton).

The Indian forces in the field that day consisted of three Armoured regiments with tanks of varying quality, the Deccan Horse (Shermans), 3 Cavalry (Centurion) and the 8 Cavalry (AMX-13). The battle was so fierce and intense that at the end of the war, the Pakistani 1st Armored division had lost about 97 tanks in destroyed/damaged or intact condition. This included 72 Patton tanks and 25 Chaffees and Shermans. 32 of the 97 tanks, including 28 Pattons, were in running condition. The Indian 4th division lost 32 tanks, mostly Sherman tanks, fifteen of which were captured by the Pakistan Army.

The tanks displayed at Khemkaran

Khemkaran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Good set of Photo by ajtr, But due to her abusive trolling nature she given holiday card..


Some Points:

1. AMX-13 were light tanks that were pitched against M48/47 tanks in 1965 war, hence the large number of casulity is AMX-13s..

2. Only one medium tank was captured ( Correct me if i am wrong )



Now we will share some of destroyed PA tanks from 1965 war then 1971 war..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

1965 war:

A Pak Army Patton burning on the roadside, after being hit by Indian tank..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

1965 war.

A Pak Army Patton destroyed & abandoned on the road to Khem Karan.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

1965 war:

Abandoned Pak Army Pattons captured in the wheat fields of Mahmudpura, in the Khem Karan sector. The farmers had to wait for the arrival of the EME (Electrical & Mechanical Engineers) to move the Pak Army tanks, so they could do their work. However at times, the farmers used to work around these tanks.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

1965 war:

Farmers wade through a field, filled with abandoned Pak Army tanks. The Pakistan Army lost many tanks this way, when they attempted to cross the muddy wheat fields of Punjab. and when stuck they were picked off one by one by Indian 106mm RCL gun..

106mm RCL guns..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

1965 war:

Victory at Khem Karan, Euphoric Jawans rummage through an abandoned Patton near Khem Karan.

 

[Zebra]

Pakistan Army tanks destroyed by Indian Army.

A Pakistani T-59 tank destroyed by RCL gunners of 23 Punjab, India. (Battle of Laungewala)

A Pakistani tank destroyed by mines thrown along its tracks by Sep Bishan Dass, India. (Battle of Laungewala)

Troops from 18 Raj Rif stand on top of a destroyed Patton tank of the Pakistan Army in Khem Karan in 1965.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

1965 war:

Pak Army Pattons lie abandoned in the wheat fields near Assal Uttar. same mistakes repeated again and again and same fate in hands of 106mm RCL gunners of Indian Army..

Fine holes made by 106mm RCL guns at M48 side turret..