Thread by @CalibreObscura

A [THREAD] on captures from the SyAA on the #Nayrab/#Saraqib axis yesterday- this will be updated if further captures appear.

Firstly let's cover smaller stuff & ATGM:

- 6x 9M113 Konkurs ATGM, hundreds of rounds of ammunition
- PG-7VL, PG-7V, PG-7VM rounds, more ammo crates

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Thousands of rounds of ammunition of various types, APFSDS and HE-FRAG shells (Unsure what for- 100mm/115mm/125mm for regime tanks seems likely), ~20 RPG-7VM or PG-9V ish still in packaging

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Significant for Idlibi forces that lack thermals: 1PN79-2 thermal optic for the Konkurs-M (Presumably launcher tripod was captured too), and construction equipment, which is surprisingly important in Syria

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And... lots of Armour.

T62, T55M, ZU-23-4 "Shikla". All have external damage but appear to be functioning OK.

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Plenty of BMP-1 too- between 5-7 from what I can count.

(These images show 4, there are plenty more in the next tweet)

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2-3 more BMP-1 variants, and a couple of Trucks, including one with ZU-23-2 attached to it. All of this from no more than a couple of villages and a town is quite outstanding.

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More ammunition (200 rnd boxes for PK/PKM, and AGS-17 drums), some kind of thermal camera

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Initial reports from more rebel advances today suggest 1-2 tanks, a Shilka and possibly more may be captured already, I'll keep the thread going if need be...

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T-55 (Seems like a T55M to me with the rangefinder) captured in #Salihiya. Apparently more to come.

Just a casual couple more tanks from Today- a SyAA upgraded/uparmoued T-72 "Shafrah", and a T72M1.

Much more- including shells and ATGM- to come. Also received additional images of capture from yesterday, even more than I thought.

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Aand another T72M1 captured. 4 Tanks in a day.

More to come.

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A quick throwback to the previous stage in the attack (#Nayrab), as received more images recently.

7x PG-15V (For the 2A28 Grom of the BMP-1), large quantities of ammunition, solar panels?, kit

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Still from #Nayrab attack (Or the smaller areas around):

2x Motorbikes
Early SVD Dragunov
Large quantities of 7.62x54r & other Ammunition
Bulgarian PG-7VT Dual HEAT (Possibly recapture?)
PG-7VM
PG-7VL
OG-7V-type rounds
F-1/RGD-5 grenades

(More crated PG-7V type unpictured)

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Imam Bukhari Jamaat posted more capture from the vicinity of Nayrab- DShK, PG-7VS, and ammunition

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Two more T72 (!!) - one up-armoured "Shafrah" and another T72M1 captured in #Saraqib. There was also a T90 in this photo set but it was merely towing the Shafrah so I didn't include it to avoid confusion.

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Yet another T72M1 from the outskirts of #Saraqib, pic via @MathieuMorant.

Ammo captured too... I'm genuinely a little mind blown by the ridiculous levels of armour captured and haven't even posted much of the small arms, ATGM and ammo yet.

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Add a BMP to the armour captures from Saraqib. Hope to post the smaller stuff soon.

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Capture from the city of Saraqib

9P151-pattern launcher for Metis series ATGM
1PN86-VI Thermal optic for Metis-M/Metis-M1 likely in box
Possible boxed ATGM
Case of PG-2 warheads for the RPG-2
Thousands of rounds of ammo

(Awaiting offical pictures releases for smaller kit)

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A couple of corrections:

- The tweet above's materiel was not from Saraqib, it was from capture in the countryside prior to the taking of the city (Salhiya)
- The T-72M1 in Tweet 11 & 16 appear to be the same unit (Thank you @MathieuMorant!)

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@MathieuMorant [This thread isn't entirely in Chronological order, so my apologies]

From #Afes yesterday, along with the two tanks additional 125mm HE-FRAG tank shells (OF-26/OF-19 ish) were captured, along with part of an archaic MCLOS Malyutka ATGM, tho perhaps a newer Iranian version

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@MathieuMorant Along with the Tank in #16, were two boxes (4 ATGM in total) of 9M131 pattern ATGM for the 9K115-1 Metis-M, along with another 1PN86-VI night sight for said Metis-M.

Note this isn't from the city, but prior to it's capture. Thermal optics are very valuable.

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@MathieuMorant This isn't the only ATGM captured prior to the city, more were captured/documented by HTS-affiliated Tavhid va Jihod from #Dadikh. Boxes are very similar.

This time 6x 9M131 pattern ATGM looking brand new, also for the Metis-M system. Also plenty more materiel (See KPV hmg)

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@MathieuMorant Further captures in #Dadikh

Thermobaric RPO-A and the very rare RPO-M, a modernised version.
Numerous mines, PG-7VL
Numerous (~10+, I'd guess) 100mm HE rounds (UOF-3 look close)

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@MathieuMorant #Dadikh cont.

AGS-17 with ammo, PKM MG, various PG-7VL/PG-7VS(or M)/PG-7V, plus large quantities of ammunition and a RPG-7 launcher.

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@MathieuMorant Additional armour now, captured in #Jobas village- another BMP-1 variant plus a T-72M1. (Apologies for the low image quality!)

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@MathieuMorant And to round off the armour we have another T-72M1 captured in it seems in #Saraqib [Images again via Morant]

Next we have a fairly dramatic amount of small arms ammo

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@MathieuMorant I missed a little more from #Dadikh- 9P151 for Metis-pattern ATGM (Most likely the Metis-M already seen), plus a 9P135 launcher for 9K111/9M113 ATGM. And quantities of 23mm ammunition

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@MathieuMorant [Previous should have been /27 sorry]

This capture is from NLF (Elite forces, seems) in Ma'arat Alia, #Idlib, couple of days ago

~650 rds of belted & loose 7.62x54
116 cans: either 76560 rounds if all 7.62x39, 51040 rounds if all 54r, or a mix. Ofc less if larger calibre.

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Here's more from the same capture:

What seems to be 125mm OF-26 HE-FRAG shells (For T-72)
Recaptured PG-7VT & HAR-66/M72A2 LAW (Seems regime was using former rebel kit)
Various PG-7VS/M rounds
KPV HMG

Overall rather large one this.

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Somehow broke the thread and this got orphaned

https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/status/1233149879914029056

I believe there may be more to post that I missed, such as these Russian PG-7VL, OG-7V and PG-7VM/S in a HTS video. Will add more if I see more.

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To think I saw people on /r/syriancivilwar claiming that this didn't matter because "Turkey supplies the rebels anyway" lmao

Another BMP-1 variant captured in #Jobas- makes 2 plus the T-72M1 in that particular location.

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