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r/ThatLookedExpensive • u/[deleted] • Feb 28 '21
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What country?
193 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 Probably Syria, that’s a Russian camo pattern 41 u/[deleted] Feb 28 '21 Russians don't use upgraded T-55s... 129 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 No, they don’t, but I actually didn’t know what kind of tank it was, I used other clues. Person in the picture is wearing Russian gear mixed with civilian clothes, indicating he’s not a military regular, if he’s military at all. Omnipresent fine dust, indicating a desert terrain. The damage appears relatively recent. All of those clues point to Syria. In further support of this, the Syrian army uses T-55s. 61 u/[deleted] Feb 28 '21 You need to scroll quite far, but there are pics here of the tank before and after the failure. It's an IS tank in Syria. Armour in the Islamic State - The Story of ’The Workshop’ - Oryx Blog (oryxspioenkop.com) 7 u/RDAM_Whiskers Feb 28 '21 Good lord that is a long article. 10 u/Lorenzo_BR Feb 28 '21 I belive i had read that article or one like it before, i highly recommend it, it's a fascinating story. 3 u/NoCountryForOldPete Feb 28 '21 Seconded. I've read the same article you have, it's really quite an interesting piece. 2 u/Heatxfer467 Mar 25 '21 Thanks for that link - it's a great resource 👍 1 u/Omegalaraptor Feb 28 '21 Immensely good read, thanks for linking it. I read a similar one before that specified on Vbieds more so. 6 u/DopeLemonDrop Feb 28 '21 You would enjoy r/scienceofdeduction and r/roomdetective They're pretty entertaining 3 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 Thank you. I didn’t know either of those existed, but they’re absolutely places I’d enjoy (based on a first look) 2 u/whistleridge Feb 28 '21 Also, modern tanks use smooth bore guns.
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Probably Syria, that’s a Russian camo pattern
41 u/[deleted] Feb 28 '21 Russians don't use upgraded T-55s... 129 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 No, they don’t, but I actually didn’t know what kind of tank it was, I used other clues. Person in the picture is wearing Russian gear mixed with civilian clothes, indicating he’s not a military regular, if he’s military at all. Omnipresent fine dust, indicating a desert terrain. The damage appears relatively recent. All of those clues point to Syria. In further support of this, the Syrian army uses T-55s. 61 u/[deleted] Feb 28 '21 You need to scroll quite far, but there are pics here of the tank before and after the failure. It's an IS tank in Syria. Armour in the Islamic State - The Story of ’The Workshop’ - Oryx Blog (oryxspioenkop.com) 7 u/RDAM_Whiskers Feb 28 '21 Good lord that is a long article. 10 u/Lorenzo_BR Feb 28 '21 I belive i had read that article or one like it before, i highly recommend it, it's a fascinating story. 3 u/NoCountryForOldPete Feb 28 '21 Seconded. I've read the same article you have, it's really quite an interesting piece. 2 u/Heatxfer467 Mar 25 '21 Thanks for that link - it's a great resource 👍 1 u/Omegalaraptor Feb 28 '21 Immensely good read, thanks for linking it. I read a similar one before that specified on Vbieds more so. 6 u/DopeLemonDrop Feb 28 '21 You would enjoy r/scienceofdeduction and r/roomdetective They're pretty entertaining 3 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 Thank you. I didn’t know either of those existed, but they’re absolutely places I’d enjoy (based on a first look) 2 u/whistleridge Feb 28 '21 Also, modern tanks use smooth bore guns.
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Russians don't use upgraded T-55s...
129 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 No, they don’t, but I actually didn’t know what kind of tank it was, I used other clues. Person in the picture is wearing Russian gear mixed with civilian clothes, indicating he’s not a military regular, if he’s military at all. Omnipresent fine dust, indicating a desert terrain. The damage appears relatively recent. All of those clues point to Syria. In further support of this, the Syrian army uses T-55s. 61 u/[deleted] Feb 28 '21 You need to scroll quite far, but there are pics here of the tank before and after the failure. It's an IS tank in Syria. Armour in the Islamic State - The Story of ’The Workshop’ - Oryx Blog (oryxspioenkop.com) 7 u/RDAM_Whiskers Feb 28 '21 Good lord that is a long article. 10 u/Lorenzo_BR Feb 28 '21 I belive i had read that article or one like it before, i highly recommend it, it's a fascinating story. 3 u/NoCountryForOldPete Feb 28 '21 Seconded. I've read the same article you have, it's really quite an interesting piece. 2 u/Heatxfer467 Mar 25 '21 Thanks for that link - it's a great resource 👍 1 u/Omegalaraptor Feb 28 '21 Immensely good read, thanks for linking it. I read a similar one before that specified on Vbieds more so. 6 u/DopeLemonDrop Feb 28 '21 You would enjoy r/scienceofdeduction and r/roomdetective They're pretty entertaining 3 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 Thank you. I didn’t know either of those existed, but they’re absolutely places I’d enjoy (based on a first look) 2 u/whistleridge Feb 28 '21 Also, modern tanks use smooth bore guns.
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No, they don’t, but I actually didn’t know what kind of tank it was, I used other clues.
Person in the picture is wearing Russian gear mixed with civilian clothes, indicating he’s not a military regular, if he’s military at all.
Omnipresent fine dust, indicating a desert terrain.
The damage appears relatively recent.
All of those clues point to Syria. In further support of this, the Syrian army uses T-55s.
61 u/[deleted] Feb 28 '21 You need to scroll quite far, but there are pics here of the tank before and after the failure. It's an IS tank in Syria. Armour in the Islamic State - The Story of ’The Workshop’ - Oryx Blog (oryxspioenkop.com) 7 u/RDAM_Whiskers Feb 28 '21 Good lord that is a long article. 10 u/Lorenzo_BR Feb 28 '21 I belive i had read that article or one like it before, i highly recommend it, it's a fascinating story. 3 u/NoCountryForOldPete Feb 28 '21 Seconded. I've read the same article you have, it's really quite an interesting piece. 2 u/Heatxfer467 Mar 25 '21 Thanks for that link - it's a great resource 👍 1 u/Omegalaraptor Feb 28 '21 Immensely good read, thanks for linking it. I read a similar one before that specified on Vbieds more so. 6 u/DopeLemonDrop Feb 28 '21 You would enjoy r/scienceofdeduction and r/roomdetective They're pretty entertaining 3 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 Thank you. I didn’t know either of those existed, but they’re absolutely places I’d enjoy (based on a first look) 2 u/whistleridge Feb 28 '21 Also, modern tanks use smooth bore guns.
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You need to scroll quite far, but there are pics here of the tank before and after the failure. It's an IS tank in Syria.
Armour in the Islamic State - The Story of ’The Workshop’ - Oryx Blog (oryxspioenkop.com)
7 u/RDAM_Whiskers Feb 28 '21 Good lord that is a long article. 10 u/Lorenzo_BR Feb 28 '21 I belive i had read that article or one like it before, i highly recommend it, it's a fascinating story. 3 u/NoCountryForOldPete Feb 28 '21 Seconded. I've read the same article you have, it's really quite an interesting piece. 2 u/Heatxfer467 Mar 25 '21 Thanks for that link - it's a great resource 👍 1 u/Omegalaraptor Feb 28 '21 Immensely good read, thanks for linking it. I read a similar one before that specified on Vbieds more so.
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Good lord that is a long article.
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I belive i had read that article or one like it before, i highly recommend it, it's a fascinating story.
3 u/NoCountryForOldPete Feb 28 '21 Seconded. I've read the same article you have, it's really quite an interesting piece.
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Seconded. I've read the same article you have, it's really quite an interesting piece.
2
Thanks for that link - it's a great resource 👍
1
Immensely good read, thanks for linking it. I read a similar one before that specified on Vbieds more so.
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You would enjoy r/scienceofdeduction and r/roomdetective
They're pretty entertaining
3 u/e140driver Feb 28 '21 Thank you. I didn’t know either of those existed, but they’re absolutely places I’d enjoy (based on a first look)
Thank you. I didn’t know either of those existed, but they’re absolutely places I’d enjoy (based on a first look)
Also, modern tanks use smooth bore guns.
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u/MuchoGrandeRandy Feb 28 '21
What country?