Israeli AFVs

[Beer]

  

14 minutes ago, mr.T said:

 

Some of these israeli projects fully qualify for the Jihadi workshop section , , box welled on top pf a tank hull.

 

 

Nagmachon says they did much better job in the past

 

[mr.T]

Nagmachon literal semi mobile pillbox, i just don't know why they didn't just pour concrete pilbox on the cheap.

[N-L-M]

For a very long time, converted tanks were the only infantry carriers in the IDF worth a damn. They were used extensively in Lebanon for the 20 years the IDF was parked there, for moving troops and for route clearance - very important against an opponent who very much liked IEDs. 

 

[LoooSeR]

   Another pic of Ofek

[Stimpy75]

İ hope no repost

[Serge]

2 hours ago, LoooSeR said:

   Another pic of Ofek

This is not the Ofek but a Pereg (popy).

This is a maintenance and repair vehicle.  I can’t remind the full name of the platform but I can search. 

[N-L-M]

"Generic AFV platform".

 

A name as gormless as the vehicle itself.

[Serge]

On 7/7/2021 at 8:19 PM, N-L-M said:

"Generic AFV platform".

 

A name as gormless as the vehicle itself.

I’m not sure we can regard Pereg Rakham as gormless vehicles.

They developed a generic architecture for Merkava rebuild platform to perform different tasks. 
What is your proposal to provide a repair vehicle ?

 

A new batch of photos at work :

 

[MRose]

Elbit's new SPH replacement finally breaks cover.

 

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/elbit-systems-progressing-new-sigma-155-mm-artillery-system

 

[Scout]

Removable modular special armor packages (NERA/SLERA) of hull side of Merkava Mk4 MBT.

 

 

 

[Newtonk]

Can't be that gormless if the Russians see some merit in the vehicle, as seen here: the BMP-KSh.

http://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2021/09/blog-post_27.html

 

 

I admire the IDF for how they repurpose vehicles, rather than the expense of building a new one.

[LoooSeR]

13 hours ago, Newtonk said:

Can't be that gormless if the Russians see some merit in the vehicle, as seen here: the BMP-KSh.

http://gurkhan.blogspot.com/2021/09/blog-post_27.html

 

 

I admire the IDF for how they repurpose vehicles, rather than the expense of building a new one.

We have dedicated thread for Armata based AFVs.

[Clan_Ghost_Bear]

 

[MRose]

Most people had IAI as the underdog.

[Wiedzmin]

 

Mk3 welded turret

[Wiedzmin]

 

made Mk 1,2 armor scheme, it's maybe a bit off, but doubt that more than 5-10mm for main plates thickness 

[Wiedzmin]

 

also interesting bit, at some point the reinforced driver "doghouse" 

[Marsh]

3 minutes ago, Wiedzmin said:

 

also interesting bit, at some point the reinforced driver "doghouse" 

Hi, there have been successive measures to improve overhead protection for the driver, an acknowledged weak point. These measures really took off after the Merkava 2 Batash introduced decent advanced armour. 

[Wiedzmin]

1 minute ago, Marsh said:

Hi, there have been successive measures to improve overhead protection for the driver, an acknowledged weak point. These measures really took off after the Merkava 2 Batash introduced decent advanced armour. 

Hi, i think this was about addon armor pack mainly ? 

[Marsh]

34 minutes ago, Wiedzmin said:

Hi, i think this was about addon armor pack mainly ? 

Hi, yes, but remember part of the design philosophy of the Merkava, (at least post mark 2),was to have a relatively thin steel frame with the real armour being add on modules. (I am not disagreeing with you, I suspect we are saying the same thing, but looking at it from different angles). 

[LoooSeR]

 

[Wiedzmin]

 

 

Merkava Mk.4 mantlet armor module

 

 

 

[Wiedzmin]

Mk4 loading mechanism

 

and turret roof 

 

 

Mk1

[LoooSeR]

 

Sprocket failure?

[Wiedzmin]

 

brazilians at merkava factory