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  1. Mighty_Zuk
    At least from Israel's perspective, there are 2 main reasons not to strike ISIS inside Syria (Egypt is a different case. Occasional drone strikes with approval): 1)No intervention policy. Even when Israel strikes Hezbollah in Syria, it does so to harm Hezbollah's operational capabilities inside Lebanon. 2)ISIS has already lost significant territory without Israeli intervention, so given enough time it will go away without Israel breaking a sweat. The armored battalion does not pose a threat to Israel. If used against Israel, it would be a very easy target that will be among the weaponry destroyed in the first or second waves. They will have little to no effect against Israel. But there is no indication that it will move to Lebanon for a war with Israel. It will likely deplete before the Syrian war ends. Personally, I dont see how these airstrikes hurt the SAA/NDF. None of their personnel is killed during the attacks, neither are Hezbollah personnel killed, to not provoke an attack. And the destroyed arms are destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon either way. Israel does not destroy arms transfers for the Syrian branch of Hezbollah due to non intervention policy and other reasons.
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    http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/29665 Carmel technology demonstrator first illustration. Feasibility tests to begin in 2019, and operational in 2027.
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    So Hamas and Hezbollah are not terrorist groups? And Israel has attacked ISIS on numerous occasions. Not only in Syria but also in Egypt, Gaza, and the West Bank. It's just that Israel doesn't want to provoke a confrontation with ISIS, because that would mean more terrorist attacks inside Israel, and less attention to the actual enemies. ISIS is not different than any of the hundreds of terrorist groups operating in Syria and around the world. They're just well known for using social media for their benefit. And if Israel waged war on every terrorist group in the world, well that would just be a stupid thing to do. Hezbollah and Hamas are the primary targets, and the strikes in Syria are aimed at hurting Hezbollah.
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    Why would these be disconnected? Once the information has been transferred, the entire world might as well know the information (though we were just hinted as to what it might be, not the details the Russians got) because the one country that shouldn't have acquired that information, just did. For all I care they can reveal the entire conversation, but the damage was done. Russia is closely allied with Iran, Israel's #1 enemy. And these can "reverse engineer" the intel to try and figure out the sources and how they are working. Or maybe I misunderstood you?
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    You do know what happens if Israel stops delivering intel to the US, right? The Mossad+ISA-CIA+NSA are very well connected to the point where information practically flows in an almost uncontrolled way. Unless you don't mind the occasional terrorist attacks, keeping a steady flow of intel between the two countries is the best choice.
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    So now after Trump gave away intel provided by Israel, which may have put numerous operatives in jeopardy, a certain (European) country is now threatening to cease intel sharing with the US. Interesting. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-russia-classified-intelligence-information-leak-european-country-stop-sharing-threat-a7738846.html
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    Quite a lot of information is being released lately about numerous Israeli AFV projects, mainly the Merkava. Instead of cluttering this thread like I did in AW forums, I've decided to just link the article here: http://zuk-armor-il.blogspot.co.il/2017/05/may-update-barak-mbt-and-atmos-sph.html More info coming in (already linked in my blog post): http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/29642 http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/29614 http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/29649
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    If you mean long outdated approach, then yes. Highly practical. Til then, I've no idea why they weren't replaced yet, or why the bow gunner's port hasn't been shut.
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    First, you don't know if they're elevating only one wheel. The rear end wheel is obscured, and we can only know at this point that it happens on one side. Second, I believe ground pressure plays a factor here, because it's still a paved road after all. How does this affect track wear? Negatively or positively?
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    It says "flight mass" so I dont think they mean the sabot.
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    Weird. The 125mm Vacuum type KEPs seem to weigh more than the 152mm Grifel, while the Svinets weigh nearly twice less than even previous KEPs such as Vant and Mango, and less than twice the weight of Vacuum. Why is that? I also understand that each KEP past the 2000 period has 2 variants coming simultaneously, I presume one DU and one WC, with the latter being for export. Other than price, is there any reason they'd keep DU? Last but not least, why would there be 3 different figures for the Grifel-series KEPs? Even 140mm cannons used in past NATO and western projects have been scratching that 2,000m/s border, as heavier and thicker rods are less prone to shattering and efficiency loss beyond certain velocities compared to 120mm and 125mm.
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    We're still using M113 in masses and M109 so leave it to the IDF to keep using antiques. At least you guys are replacing your howitzers.
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    I swear it took me like 10 minutes to realize what's wrong. Perhaps that's the genius of it. Such a subtle and elegant humor.
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    Those are some incredible pictures! On a side note; seeing that Israeli F-16 in Red Flag kind of irks me. I never quite liked that desert camouflage. Not even a bit.
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    Quite. Amusing. *sips tea* Quite.
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    Another drone incident over the Golan, Northern Israel. Patriot shot it down: http://www.timesofisrael.com/patriot-missile-intercepts-drone-over-golan-heights/ I am quite puzzled. The Iron Dome could have been a far cheaper alternative. So could have been the David's Sling that has very recently entered service and is slated to replace the Patriot. Doesn't make sense.
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    I don't see carriers going extinct anytime soon. To the contrary - I can only see them growing in size and capability. The Battleships are gone because their armament became obsolete in the face of newly arrived technologies, and sufficient armament became possible to carry in much smaller packages (e.g Destroyers, Corvettes, Frigates|| Cruisers are now also rare). Carriers do not face such threat because they merely carry the platforms that deliver the weaponry, thus are far more flexible to changing realities. As a class they do not provide a tactical capability, but a strategic one - power projection. This is something that is needed in at least some form. Unless someone figures out how to make a flying carrier as seen in Marvel movies without wasting a sheer amount of fuel and money on just a single take-off, or turns every military vehicle into some form of aircraft, I don't see carriers going anywhere.
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    The spacing is not randomly made. While they're definitely not too wide to hit any known AT weapon, they cannot be too tight. They have to be spaced in a way that gives a high chance of disabling the warhead itself (usually done by disconnecting it from the fuze). Premature detonation is also enough to render RPGs largely ineffective against the turret rear armor that is between the upper edge and the turret ring. ATGMs however, may be too much for the chains but they're too unlikely to ever hit there.
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    That's nice of Hezbollah to show their take over of an outpost that was already abandoned as part of the disengagement. They're just shooting randomly in the air, and that RPG sure isn't going to do anything to the hundreds of tons of concrete walls and bunkers of that outpost. Especially after most of it was demolished already with mines.
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    Supposedly a Gabriel V missile launcher on a Sa'ar 5 corvette. This has been a rather interesting development given that Israel doesn't officially release any information about it (while defense oriented analytical websites do), but maintains in active service very old blocks of Harpoon that are nearing obsolescence, which lends many to believe that they're being replaced by non-Harpoon missiles.
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    I suppose you mean 57mm cannon called S-60.
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    Long years of training.
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    I don't think that's it. T-14 is not the first to have thick side armor, and from what I see it's not that thick to warrant only a torsion bar suspension. Thought they were fading away already, but seems I was wrong.
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    Still don't quite understand why they decided to roll with torsion bar suspension. I don't understand much about suspension systems but wouldn't it make more sense to have a hydropneumatic or spring suspension?
  25. Mighty_Zuk
    I thought one wheel just fell off, but now I see it has 2 wheels missing from the same axle. It's also driving alone so...
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