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The War
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Iraq: IED Attack (XVII) Against U.S. Humvee -
January 2008 |
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“A soldier killed over the weekend south of Baghdad was the first
American casualty in a roadside bomb attack on a newly introduced, heavily armored
vehicle, a military spokeswoman said Tuesday. The V-shaped hull of the huge
MRAP - Mine-Resistant, Ambush-Protected - truck is designed to deflect blasts
from roadside bombs, a weapon that has killed more American soldiers than any
other tactic used by Sunni insurgents and militia fighters in Iraq. The
soldier who died Saturday was the gunner who sits atop the MRAP vehicle.
Three crew members tucked inside the cabin were wounded. The vehicle rolled
over after the blast and it was not clear how the gunner died - from wounds
in the explosion or in the subsequent roll-over. Maj. Alayne P. Conway […]
said the attack and the death were under investigation. […]” Excerpt of an
Associated Press article
from January 22nd, 2008. |
Detonating IED |
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The Video (Silent) |
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External view: link file format: .rmvb (10 MB) |
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MRAPs and RGs in Iraq |
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MRAP after IED attack |
Destroyed RG 33 after IED attack |
Newly delivered MRAP |
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Video Credits Background 1) The video was distributed over the Internet by the insurgent group
“1920 Revolution Brigades” in late January 2008. It does not feature the
attack, which is mentioned in the background article. The location and the
exact date of the attack is not known. MRAPs and RGs in Iraq 1) Destroyed MRAP in
Iraq. Apparently the crew did survive the attack only slightly wounded - 2007
- Source: minstrelboy.blogspot.com; 2) “Totally destroyed
RG 33 4x4 cat I with slat armor in Baghdad (from my friend unit) back in 2007
with 1 KIA, 3 WIA.” - Source: member forum of terroristmedia.com; 3) Mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles (MRAP), produced by
Navistar International, are loaded onto an airplane at the Charleston Air
Force Base in North Charleston, S.C. The military is buying thousands of
MRAPs to guard troops in Iraq and Afghanistan from deadly roadside bombs.
These hulking machines - at about $ 450,000 a pop - rely on their heft and
creative design to bull their way through blasts that can cripple Humvees. - November
28th, 2007 - Alice Keeney/Associated Press; |
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