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    Rob McLeod's article is riddled with mistakes when he discusses the origins of Blazer. (Some of them are down to me, my knowledge of Blazer was incomplete. When I put out unintentionally skewed information on the web, it became accepted as factual). Because of this, no fault of Rob, I do wonder how accurate the information on K5 is.
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    A casualty evacuation vehicle with some basic medical equipment - yes. It was also intended that a specialised Namer ambulance would be brought into service. I do not know if this has happened. Edit. That small blobby figure standing in front of the Namer on my avatar, is me. That was one of the machines where I saw the automatic defribulator
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    Hi LoooSer, Not only does the Namer carry a water cooler, it has other unexpected goodies. I have been in a couple of them and both were fitted with an automatic defibrillator for the resuscitation of casualties who have had a cardiac arrest. As far as I understand it, all machines, not just those tasked with casualty evacuation, were intended to be fitted with this device. They are also designed ability to rapidly erect stretchers which are stowed away within the vehicle., not just those tasked with casualty evacuation. cheers Marsh
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    Hi Collmatrix. Thanks for your interesting reply. Am away from home so just chance of a very quick reply. Sorry if I wasn't clear. By turret basket I meant the external stowage bin at the rear of the turret. Again sorry for the lack of clarity. It does indeed work as a form of slat armour. I will answer your other stuff, if I can later in the day. Am moving house so WiFi intermittent. Cheers Marsh
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    Hi, that diagram was in Rolf Hilms book and was an assessment of the Merkava 1. It was a guess at the time. It was wrong then and even more an underestimate nowadays with later machines. No tank is perfect. Like all others the Merkava has flaws and weaknesses. This is NOT one of them. I can think of two which Hizbollah certainly know as they have used them in the past. They don't try and penetrate Merkavas frontally not with even multiple launches of the lethal Russian ATGMs they have. Forgive me if I don't mention known weaknesses here. I am not talking about magical composites and NERA, although the Israelis certainly have some of the best. Israeli society is painfully sensitive to casualties. Far more so than most "Western orientated" countries. MANTAK meet and analyse every hit and its result on a Merkava in great detail. Would they accept such a fundamental mistake? In a culture where you literally get crewmen pounding on the door if they think there is a problem?
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    Whoops. Sorry. I am getting increasingly senile. You wait until you are in your 60s, its not fun . . . . . .
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    A fascinating post. If you don't mind, I will put a link for it on Tanknet.
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    Hi Walter, that's the case. The exception being photos and illustrations which remain the authors copyright and still generate income. Generally I don't mind if people use my stuff, as long as they acknowledge my copyright. What really bugs me, is when I see my text and/or photos, either in print or on the web, when someone else claims they took the photos or wrote the book.That does happen and it's bloody annoying!
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    The Oshkosh is so bloody ugly, even its mother couldn't love it ........
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    Re the single roof hatch for the Merkava 4? All Merkava' 4s were produced with a "plug" in the turret roof. This could be removed temporarily to allow the fitting of an external seat, to be used by an instructor for crews in training. It was originally intended that the Merkava 4 should go into battle with just the one hatch, the fewer the hatches in situ on the roof, the better the armour protection. Recently, some Merkava 4s have had a permanent, second roof hatch installed. The reason why is considered OPSEC. cheers Marsh
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    Hi LoooSeR, The top photo is actually one of the proof of concept vehicles for the Merkava 4 programme, it's based on a Merkava 3 chassis. Note, the RCWS, which at one stage was going to be a standard fitting for the Merkava 4 but was restricted by costs. Re copyright issues in Russia? An earlier book of mine was reproduced word for word, using the same photos etc, in Russia. The "author" claimed copyright of both text and photos. The publishing company I had written the original for, for decided not to act as it was hopeless doing so through Russian legal system. I also had an Italian company reproduce one of my articles and accompanying photos and claim the copyright for someone else. Complaints useless. A very well known German publisher stole some of my photos and sold them on. When I complained, I got a real, genuine personal apology from the owner and financial compensation. It's a funny old world out there . . .
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    Ha, the Achzarit cut away is from one of the books I wrote!
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    The intent of the Pereh was to engage and destroy formations of enemy armour approaching the border with a specific emphasis on the Golan. The airforce in 1973 had not been able to interdict columns of enemy tanks, prior to their arrival on the battlefield. Dense enemy air defences made such missions too costly. Ripple fire of Tamuz from Peleh batteries was intended to restore the ability to reach out and destroy, with precision, at a distance.
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    To the best of my knowledge, Elbit now focuses on anti-missile counter measures. Rafael produces most of the ATGMs that the Israelis build. IAI did produce Nimrod, a very long range ATGM, but I don't know the status of that programme. This is not to say that Elbit doesn't produce missiles, but if so, the programmes are still classified. cheers
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    Nope. Tamuz and Spike are the same missile produced by Rafael. Tamuz is the IDF designation, Spike the manufacturers for world wide sales. The first designation by the manufacturer was Gill, but that name was dropped years ago.
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    Actually to be precise, there are other guidance options, dependent on the model of Tamuz used
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    Yes LoooSer it uses the Tamuz. A non line of sight Spike. Fibre optic spool with either fire and forget or man in the loop options
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    The Magach based Spike launcher, the Pereh or Wild has been officially revealed. Thanks to "Camera" at the Mess for the heads up. The vehicle has been in service for 30 years! Links currently available in Hebrew only. Cheers Marsh http://www.fresh.co.il/vBulletin/t-5...�לי_תמוז http://www.israeldefense.co.il/he/co...�רא-נחשף https://www.facebook.com/mazidf/phot...type=1&theater
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    Mike, never mind that BTD has the identical style, content and font used for Sparky's videos presentations on different sites over the years? Have a google search for "Black Tail Defence and Mike Sparks",
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    Black Tail Defense appears to be linked to Mike Sparks. Yes the bloke who devised the name "Gavin" for the M113 and insists it be referred to as such, even though in reality it never has been given that designation. Frankly those who have had any kind of dealings with the man on Tank Net et al, believe he has some mental health issues. I wouldn't take anything written by Black Tail Defense, as being worth analysis or rebuttal.
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    To Life_in _Black. From the Merkava III onwards, when they received their initial paint job at Tel ha Shomer, basalt blocks were fed in a crusher. Then the finely crushed rock is passed through a hopper. The fine grit is then added to the grey/olive paint sprayed on the tank. The noise is absolutely unbearable. It is a clever, if primitive, method of camouflage. Any environmental dust sticks to the tanks paint job, it is a bastard to clean off in fact. Thus a Merkava operating on the Golan will look a different hue to a Merk in the Negev. In this era of multi-spectral sensors, the IDF need to move on. Hence Fibrotex . . . . . To collimatrix. You are mistaken. what you consider a problem is a non-issue. Frequencies used are not affected. Making the fire control system work well in a dusty environment with a resultant thermal plume was a real problem to solve. Your point simply isn't an issue, sorry. cheers Marsh
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    Hi LooSeR. Yes Merk 2 Batash with armour modules specifically designed to defeat heavy ATGMs. Also note the side skirts which extend upwards. Marsh
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    I suspect it's British and it is probably an exercise in the Emirates or Kuwait. We did hold similar exercise in Libya, but my bet is that it is one of the Trucial states
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