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Armor/AFV: IDF [Israeli Defense Forces]
Armor and AFVs of the IDF army from 1947-today.
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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 03:41 PM UTC
Tiran 5 Blazer in Rwandan service

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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 05:00 PM UTC
Thank you for sharing all those photos Israel, fascinating and very helpful!
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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 05:31 PM UTC

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Thank you for sharing all those photos Israel, fascinating and very helpful!


Thanks John, much appreciated!

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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 05:41 PM UTC
Captured/Destroyed Egyptian m4/FL10s

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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 05:57 PM UTC
Captured/Destroyed T34s

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Posted: Friday, October 06, 2017 - 06:05 PM UTC
Sherman Crab

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Posted: Saturday, October 07, 2017 - 03:24 AM UTC
What's the story behind 371? Looks like tree won the battle.
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Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 11:25 PM UTC
Are those Universal Carriers (Bren Carriers) I see in the background of 654?
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Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 11:33 PM UTC

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Are those Universal Carriers (Bren Carriers) I see in the background of 654?


Indeed. Both Israel and Egypt operated them.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 01:24 AM UTC
I assumed the extended/redirected exhausts on the recovery tractor in photo 641 was so the crew wouldn't be asphyxiated by diesel exhaust while trying to hook up the tow cables. But the gun-tank in photo 653 has something similar. Just one more reason to think that when modelling AFVs produced in large numbers (and thus modified/repaired in large numbers) that it's always risky to say a particular detail is "wrong"--some guy will then pop up with a photo showing it existed.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 02:16 AM UTC

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I assumed the extended/redirected exhausts on the recovery tractor in photo 641 was so the crew wouldn't be asphyxiated by diesel exhaust while trying to hook up the tow cables. But the gun-tank in photo 653 has something similar. Just one more reason to think that when modelling AFVs produced in large numbers (and thus modified/repaired in large numbers) that it's always risky to say a particular detail is "wrong"--some guy will then pop up with a photo showing it existed.


Some more:
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on SU-100 too
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/ Robin
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Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 02:44 AM UTC
Thanks for the contribution, Robin. Could you please number them according to the sequence?
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Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 - 03:05 AM UTC
Of course !
Sorry for not thinking about correct numbering from the beginning

/ Robin
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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 07:32 PM UTC
Magach Dozers

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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 07:34 PM UTC
Shot Kal Dozers

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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 07:46 PM UTC
CT15TA variants

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Posted: Sunday, October 15, 2017 - 07:59 PM UTC
M3 Scout Car

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Posted: Monday, October 16, 2017 - 12:04 AM UTC
Israel, thanks for the pictures of the Dozer tanks.
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Posted: Monday, October 16, 2017 - 05:59 PM UTC

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Israel, thanks for the pictures of the Dozer tanks.


You're welcome.
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Posted: Monday, October 16, 2017 - 06:10 PM UTC
BTR-50/OT-62

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Posted: Monday, October 16, 2017 - 07:16 PM UTC
A number of BMP-1s were captured during the '73 and '82 wars. The vehicle was evaluated by the IDF but never entered service.

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Improvised armored trucks from the Independence War period. About 130 of these famous "Sandwich" trucks (mostly Ford F60S 4x4s) were converted at six different locations during '47-'48.

Preserved in museums: http://www.warwheels.net/SandwichArmoredTruckgoldman.html

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Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 02:26 PM UTC
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Posted: Tuesday, October 17, 2017 - 02:30 PM UTC
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Posted: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 03:42 PM UTC
The following armored trucks were used to transport goods to besieged/isolated Jewish settlements before and during the early stages of the Independence War.

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