Hand-Held Weapon Against A Tank

I am not certain how accurate this message is for it appears to me to be chain email. It is often the case that chain email even if it starts out as legit may be twisted as it moves down the chain. Regardless, the story is a fascinating look into security issues of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).

JRH 9/25/10 (Hat Tip: Stephen Hofer)
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Hand-Held Weapon Against A Tank

What you are about to watch is an actual event. An Israeli Commander had this to say, “Our forces filmed this in actual time. What you are about to see is a fully armored Syrian tank being hit by an Israeli, laser-guided, steel-penetrating, phosphorous-filled "hand held" rocket.”


“The rocket is small, very portable and is a tightly controlled weapon, each one is accounted for when they are checked out and back in. There must be no fewer than 2 soldiers present to verify the use, one must be a senior officer with a minimum of 10 years military service.”


“This tank was headed for one of Israel's settlements, there were four more tanks one mile to the rear of this tank. (They turned around before getting to this area.)”


“You can hear the tank’s ammunition going off after the initial strike. No tank member survived this attack.”

The Israeli Commander concluded by saying, “this event did not make the news, it is an everyday event for our forces and we do not "embed" news sources with our armed forces like the Americans do. This is for our survival, not for "news" entertainment!”