Mighty_Zuk

There isn't much to tell other than what I have already told. These are very small missiles that are reportedly usually carried by UAVs (such as Hermes 450), and are launched at targets that are either about to be bombed (several minutes), or as warning in a general way, such as to avoid bunching up or that certain areas are dangerous.
 
If you want to look up for more info on your own, your best bet would be "Knock On The Roof Protocol". 
 
It was also often criticized for providing combatants with a warning that the IDF knows their location and is about to bomb, giving them plenty of time to flee. But I think, and the IDF thinks as well, that this is a worthwhile risk. 
 
Sonic booms are still somewhat of a thing. One of these above the house of a prominent Hamas leader will give him a good spook. Although these only happen when things escalate pretty badly.
 
 
EDIT: There are plenty of Youtube videos if you search "knock on the roof" that show this in action. I would link some but I am on my phone and it is nap time.

Reminds me of when FarmVille was a thing.

Welcome to Mighty Zuk's place of mental rest and peace of mind. This is my realm. 
I've decided it would be best to ditch the old Merkava thread for 2 reasons:
1)It does not feature any bunched up information in its main post, and valuable information is scattered across different posts on different pages. 
2)Many AFVs that are not related to the Merkava, or related but are not it, appear in that thread with improper representation. There are other AFVs than the Merkava, and it would be better to refer to them in a general way.
 
As time will go by, I will arrange this thread into a sort of information center. 
 
I will take up a few first comment spaces to make sure proper amount of information can be stacked up on the front page and for easier access for everyone.
 
[Reserved for future posts - Merkava]

What do you mean? I already uploaded it. 2 posts above yours. If you talked about the cupola, it's going to be difficult because they are in the background.

The ol' reliable:
 
If you want something free and easy to learn, I've been using SketchUP for a short while on small projects I made. It's free, and much easier to learn if you don't want to spend hours just getting somewhat accustomed to the more 'professional' programs.

That has got to be the smallest forehead I have ever seen!

https://www.timesofisrael.com/explosions-reported-at-alleged-iranian-militia-base-in-northern-syria/
 
Explosions heard in 3 places in Syria: 2 in Hama, and one in Aleppo. 
One of them is reported to be an Iranian militia recruitment camp.
~40 reported dead.
 
Also reported that in at least one location, an earthquake in a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale was measured, meaning at least one of these explosions occurred because of mass detonation inside an ammo storage facility.
 
It could be Israel. I'll list why it could be Israel, and why it couldn't:
 
Could be Israel:
1)Reported in all MSM. Usually when it's attributed by some to Israel, but for a fact not the work of Israel, it appears in only one media outlet at best. When it's all over the news, it's Israel, with only few exceptions.
2)None else would be able to coordinate such an attack AND be against Iran in this fight. And the US only does such things very rarely, and only following international scandals.
 
Could be not:
1)Israeli airstrikes are always very clean. Only material damage, and if there are casualties, they're usually very limited. Just part of a strategy to not escalate AND deny Iran the means to escalate if it wanted to escalate.
2)2 of the targets were reported to be Syrian targets. The only times Israel has actually fired on Syrian targets was when - A)Syrians were clashing with terrorists in the Golan and were not careful enough to prevent stray fire from reaching Israeli territory, and B)Firing on Israeli aircraft as they were targeting Iranian targets.
 
 
EDIT: Seems that Israel is out of the picture on this one. Rebels/Terrorists (you pick) took responsibility, and Syrian state news also reported it to be rebels/terrorists attacking weapons facilities. Don't know if they referred to all of the targets.

+1 for creativity.
-2 for cutting down trees.
-3 for ruining a road.
+4 for Soviet logs.

K-17s, night repetition of Parade

http://milnavigator.com.ua/українські-танки-отримають-новий-дин/
 
Credit on the finding to Stayh78 from waronline.org forum.
Translation for each page directly above it.
 
 

The Lance turret added "only" 3 million dollars to the price tag. The British got it cheaper for only 10 million dollars a piece, while the Aussies paid more than 13 million dollars. US dollars.

ISI released clearer satellite footage with some analysis:
 

 
It was additionally said that the missiles came in groups of 4 (hit in rows) and not all together to avoid collapsing the hangar. It's possible, IMO, that the hangar was kept intact so it would be reused, and the Iranian forces in Syria wouldn't seek new facilities that would have to be found and tracked again, but in facilities that are already well known.
 
The munitions were supposedly, judging by the penetration marks, SDBs or Spice 250. Not Delilah, Popeye, or Skysniper as some speculated, as these are far larger munitions.

US military base in Syria (SDF controlled area. between Hasaka and Qamishli)
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=ru&lat=36.706274&lon=40.512257&z=14&m=b

Not far from it:
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=ru&lat=36.590998&lon=40.587230&z=16&m=b
Helipad

 
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=ru&lat=36.742461&lon=40.576973&z=13&m=b
Short airstrip, probably for Ospreys

 
 

+1 for creativity.
-2 for cutting down trees.
-3 for ruining a road.
+4 for Soviet logs.

http://milnavigator.com.ua/українські-танки-отримають-новий-дин/
 
Credit on the finding to Stayh78 from waronline.org forum.
Translation for each page directly above it.
 
 

+1 for creativity.
-2 for cutting down trees.
-3 for ruining a road.
+4 for Soviet logs.

I thought this one looked really cool:

 
Seems to me that the Merkava 4M's profile is best caught from above, and I can say the same about many other tanks like the Leopard 2A5 and Challenger 1.

Aerobatic team flying over Israel during the 70th independence day celebrations:
(360° video, click on the wheel on the top right corner and navigate with arrows).
 
It should be noted that for the first time, there was international presence, and a country-wide flyby included aircraft from 6 countries:
Greece - F-16.
Poland - C-295.
Canada - C-17.
UK - C-130.
Austria - C-130.
Italy - Eurofighter.
 
This is the view from Tel Aviv:
 

I thought this one looked really cool:

 
Seems to me that the Merkava 4M's profile is best caught from above, and I can say the same about many other tanks like the Leopard 2A5 and Challenger 1.

I was talking about the frontal hull section, which was more or less neglected other than the driver's section.
The Merkava 2 'Tafnookim' was not as extensive as the Mark 2D was. It only had the turret armor of it, as well as the Mark 3's driver section UFP module, which is thinner than the larger armor module eventually fitted on the Mark 2D, and only a portion of the eventual side armor. Also, the turret roof armor on the Tafnookim remained the same as the Mark 2C, while Mark 2D got a new one. Mark 2D was definitely more comprehensive if it was merely an armor upgrade.
 

A tragic accident happened today. A Merkava 3D tank veered off course and fell into a ditch, which caused one round (unknown from where) to come escape its stowage and eventually catch fire. The fire was immediately extinguished by automatic systems, but nonetheless the driver was killed.
It is yet undetermined whether it happened because of inhalation of the gas, or because of the intense burning of the round.
The rest of the crew received burning injuries of varying degrees. One was lightly injured, and another two are hospitalized in a serious condition.