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A Tank T-72: Balkans in Fire Mission Report
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 “Vadim,
stop! Pavel, scan, azimuth 45.”
Vadim’s eyes are sharp. “Sir!
APC on the ridge ahead!”
I locked my 1K-13 scope on it and
flipped the switch to center the gun. “Track, one
eight hundred meters! Load HE-T! Weapon free!”
“Identified!” Pavel
zoomed his sight in close. “Hull down, two hundred
meters from the landmark!”
Our tank jolted as Pavel pressed the
triggers, and the gun snapped immediately to 45 degrees, the
loading position. I surveyed the target.
 A
smoke trail, inbound to us! Another missile!
“He’s still alive!”
The radio-guided missile impacted
the ridgeline directly in front of us, showering the tank
with dirt and smoke, obscuring our sights. Suddenly, I saw
movement to the left.
“Pavel, forget him, traverse
left! Target, tank! Load sabot! Fire when ready!”
An enemy T-72, the mirror image of
our own tank! It was by far more dangerous than the antitank
missiles for now. The enemy tank was moving fast. Pavel activated
his TPD-1KM laser rangefinder, and smoothly pivoted the turret
right, keeping in mind that you have to lase twice in five
seconds for the system to compute lead. Just like your toy
airplanes, Shoura, we have lead computed automatically! Firing,
the enemy tank lit up with an explosion from the sabot round.
We swiveled back to the MT-LB with the 9K113 missile launcher,
the “Shturm-S.”
 “Target,
track! Load missile!”
I was tired of fooling around, sister.
We would do for this upstart Albanian once and for all. We
carry the “Svir,” the 9K120 missile system, what
our NATO friends know as AT-11 “Sniper.” It is most
deadly. We have three aboard, generally, and we usually save
them for helicopters. We have APFSDS-T sabot rounds, the BM-32,
for most tanks. We also carry HEAT-MP rounds, the BK-29M,
for troublesome smaller tanks and tracks-can you believe that
these people use T-34/85 tanks as well as T-55A tanks, and
antediluvian Super Shermans? We carry HE-T rounds, the OF-26,
for tracks and lighter vehicles, and for use against fixed
positions.
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