In the social networking site Facebook posted the video with the T-72M1 Syrian government forces after, he was hit by anti-tank missile in the upper part of the tower, which is traditionally considered the least protected place.
Although the shaped charge of the ATGM, as the tankers themselves said, “partially and entered the compartment with people”, the crew survived, while receiving a concussion.
However, when reading the video, we can conclude that, that there was still no clear penetration of the tower. The ammunition hit more tangentially.
Social media users noted, that the combat vehicle was not equipped with reactive armor, therefore, the survival of the Syrian military can be considered a combination of luck, good armor, shot parameters and crew skills. but, if there was a similar system on it, the, with a high probability, damage to the armored vehicle itself could have been avoided. Some experts suggested, that we are not talking about ATGM, but about a shot from an RPG.
The day before, news came from Syria about the aggravation of the situation, including clashes between government forces and invading Turkish units. Due to the complication of the situation in Ankara, they did not rule out the introduction of additional forces into the territory of the neighboring state.
During the battles in the SAR, the parties to the conflict have repeatedly used anti-tank systems "Fagot", Cornet, as well as American "Tow" of various modifications. Their “victims” became Syrian T-64 tanks, T-72 Soviet and Russian production, as well as Turkish "Leopard-2".
