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Originally Posted by reve893
Guys any armor can be breached if the opposing troops are determined enough. History has shown that even a cocktail on fire can stop a tank. The Rapier missile could stop an Abraham if the opposing force was trained sufficiently and were willing to risk their life, more than average. The most armored tanks of World War II were stop by 4 pound warheads, when they were designed to resist a tank shell. If the Iraquis had been motivated an trained enough they would had taken out a few tanks. Especially in such a terrain.
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A molotov cocktail would probably blacken the paint on an Abrams, but little else. Trust me the Iraqis are fairly clever and motivated when it comes to assymetrical warfare. A Rapier missile is a Surface to Air missile and not in the Soviet arsenyl, which is the scenario laid down for the thread.