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    So extrapolating on from this, and using the most reliable sets of open source figures.

    Let us assume Hezbollah fired only 100 ATGM and RPG. They hit 50 tanks, of which 22 hits perforated the armour. Of those 22 hits, only 6-7 caused deaths. That's a 6-7 percent "success" rate per 100 rounds fired. Only 3 MBTs were total losses to ATGM fire. The reality is more likely a >2% success rate.

    APCs got perforated 11 times, causing 7 casualties across 2 hits.

    Essentially there are only 8-9 recorded incidents where Hezbollah AT fire was able to cause deaths inside armoured vehicles, and 4 times where AT fire killed troops in buildings.
    Last edited by William F. Owen; 08-24-2008 at 09:39 AM.
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