RE: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-21 Thread R Bottomley
011 8:08 PM To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous But it could very well be a TOW... Although it seems that the TOW is much more devastating... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUMxZ34Ptco Dave D. - Original Message - From: Steve

Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-20 Thread Dave D.
: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous Apparently it's a Bofors BILL missile test from the 80's. The consensus is that someone posted a version of the video from an Israeli TV show which had some overlaid Hebrew text. Some unknown individual then fabricated a BS story and another interne

Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-20 Thread Dave D.
ginal Message - From: Steve Tyng To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous Apparently it's a Bofors BILL missile test from the 80's. The consensus is that someone posted a version of the video fro

Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-20 Thread Dave D.
Regardless of what it is or isn't... I just gotta say one thing... OUCH!!! Dave D. - Original Message - From: R Bottomley To: rctankcombat@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 4:16 PM Subject: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous  Read belo

Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-20 Thread Steve Tyng
One of the posts I read on the incident stated that flammables and other explosives were packed into the Centurion to simulate ammo cook-off. If that's the case that's what your seeing shooting out of the turret/hull joint. Steve -- You are currently subscribed to the "R/C Tank Combat" group

Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-20 Thread Aahz
Still, pretty awesome example of a bad time to be in a tank. Aahz. On 7/20/2011 6:56 AM, Steve Tyng wrote: Apparently it's a Bofors BILL missile test from the 80's. The consensus is that someone posted a version of the video from an Israeli TV show which had some overlaid Hebrew text. S

Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-20 Thread Steve Tyng
Apparently it's a Bofors BILL missile test from the 80's. The consensus is that someone posted a version of the video from an Israeli TV show which had some overlaid Hebrew text. Some unknown individual then fabricated a BS story and another internet myth was born. -- You are currently su

Re: [TANKS] FW: Death by Phosphorous

2011-07-19 Thread Aahz
I am fairly certain that this is a well known internet myth. That's a remote controlled tank being hit by a rather conventional round. Aahz. On 7/19/2011 1:16 PM, R Bottomley wrote:  Read below and then click on the attachment above. *What you are about to watch is an actual event. The Isr