[Faline]

This is from 4th Special Operations action on December 10 of last year. It is actually earlier Russian activity against Chechen rebels.

Further information:

It was Afghanistan, it is a BTR-60 armored personnel carrier, and the people on it are Afghans. That much is correct.

It was not taped as an ambush, or to record damage. It was taken, if I remember correctly, by a European news crew.

The explosion was caused by an anti-tank mine, not a bomb. You will note that after its all said and done, the bodies of the injured and dead are still mostly intact, and the vehicle is in only a couple of pieces. That is because the explosion that lifted the vehicle is only 40 pounds or so. I say "only" and "explosion" in the same sentence, because if it was a LGB, the vehicle, and the occupants/riders, and probably the cameraman would have been hamburger. The smallest LGB is about 500 pounds, and makes for a mighty kaboom. Take a look at the gulf war pics. An APC hit by 500 pounds looks like a pepsi can hit by a 12 gauge at close range.

I saw the video of this and it may be on the site and it was in a documentary. I can't remember the title, but it was about the ongoing strife in the former Afghanistan, etc. etc.

They had another great one of a helicopter getting hit by an RPG as it hovered off the ground 50 feet or so. Quite the impact.



Sorry pics are small.

[butterfly]

[clandestine]

Wow, that's some anti-tank mine. It blew the goddamn carrier off the road. And is that small humany figures I see flying through the air in pic 7 & 8?

[Faline]

Yep

[sadlad]

they would be great if they were, {excuse the pun}
blown up, so we could get a better look at the flying bodies, good work though.



lad

[Faline]

yeah i know it would, i tried enlarge them myself with drastic results

[wolfie]

The shots with the people in the air is a one of a kind find

[shooterb]

^^^^- My sentiments exactly-

[tony montana]

JUMPING JACK FLASH!!

[kellyhound]

Damn, see those bodies flying.