The Kurds could destroy Abrams tank missile 70-ies, found the media
MOSCOW, 27 Jun — RIA Novosti. Tank Abrams M-1A1 Iraqi army could be destroyed by anti-tank complex Chinese Red arrow (HJ-8), belonging to Kurdish Peshmerga troops, according to a specialized portal War is Boring.
Kurdish militia previously posted a video from the downed during fighting in Kirkuk province army tanks Iraq. The Iraqi military said that the Kurds have used anti-tank missile system Milan German production, which was staged in the country to fight against ISIS*, but the Peshmerga and the Ministry of defence of Germany has not confirmed this version.
In addition to Milan armed Peshmerga have Chinese ATGM HJ-8, which were captured by ISIS in 2014. The terrorists probably got missiles from Qatar. War is Boring notes that earlier in the network appeared the video, which shows how the Peshmerga uses in combat this system.
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It is noted that the rocket HJ-8 launched in China in the 1970-ies, the destruction of the tank Abrams with the help of this ATRA shows the lack of high-tech active protection systems, which are adopted by the U.S. army just now.
*A terrorist organization banned in Russia.