03.07.2014, 16:47
Zitat:Letzteres würde erklären, wie 3000 Mann mit ein paar Toyota-Maschinenwaffenträgern den halben Irak erobern konnten.Wobei es vermutlich deutlich mehr als 3.000 Mann sein dürften. Eventuell sind es eher über 10.000 (?). Zudem sind wohl nicht nur sog. "technicals" mit einem DShK in deren Reihen zu finden...
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Zitat:ISIS has captured and currently uses American weapons, vehicles, and uniforms in its operations. ISIS members have been seen wearing the standard US Army Combat Uniform along with Interceptor body armor. For night raids, AN/PVS-7 night vision goggles worn with PASGT helmets are used. Some of the weapons used are M16 rifles, M4 carbines, M203 grenade launchers, M60 machine guns, M240 machine guns, RPGs, and surface-to-air Stinger missiles; vehicles used include Humvees, AMZ Dziks, MT-LBs, M1117s, M113 APCs and several T-55 tanks. During the 2014 Northern Iraq offensive, ISIS raided Iraqi Army bases and captured M198 howitzers, Type 59-1 artillery guns, DShK guns mounted on trucks, ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft guns, 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled guns and at least one Scud missile...<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant#Equipment">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_St ... #Equipment</a><!-- m -->
Schneemann.