Israel Defense Forces

[Capt.Popeye]

@ Archdemon,
Its about the second picture in post #243; interesting looking beast, seems to be some kind of APC? What is it?

 

[500]

@ Archdemon,
Its about the second picture in post #243; interesting looking beast, seems to be some kind of APC? What is it?

This is Puma - engineering armored vehicle.

Puma armored engineering vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is based on Centurion tank chassis. Added armor. Can be added additional tools like dozers, mine rollers, Carpet rocket mine clearing system.





Carpet mine clearing system:

New Mine Breaching System utilize Fuel Air Explosive FAE - Thermobaric

http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/3/953.pdf

 

[Archdemon]

 

[Capt.Popeye]

This is Puma - engineering armored vehicle.

Puma armored engineering vehicle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It is based on Centurion tank chassis. Added armor. Can be added additional tools like dozers, mine rollers, Carpet rocket mine clearing system.





Carpet mine clearing system:

New Mine Breaching System utilize Fuel Air Explosive FAE - Thermobaric

http://www.rafael.co.il/marketing/SIP_STORAGE/FILES/3/953.pdf

Thanks for clarifying that. Since it looked sort of familiar, hence my question. i grew up seeing Centurions. Great tanks in their time.

 

[500]

Thanks for clarifying that. Since it looked sort of familiar, hence my question. i grew up seeing Centurions. Great tanks in their time.

Lucky you Here some historical pics of Centurions from Yom Kippur war in 1973:

 

[500]

 

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[BlackDiamond]

brutal

Long live Indo-Israeli friendship

 

[500]

Upgraded Centurion with ERA armor and thermal sights:

 

[GareebNawaz]

I really wish i can be israeli too.... Shalom from India!!

 

[Water Car Engineer]

I really wish i can be israeli too.... Shalom from India!!

wtf?!

Are Afro-Israelis recent migrants to the land or have they been there for a long time? I like this picture.

 

[500]

Are Afro-Israelis recent migrants to the land or have they been there for a long time? I like this picture.

These are Ethiopian Jews. Most of them arrived in 1980-es and begining of 1990-es. Here some Ethiopian girls in IDF:

 

[Archdemon]

 

[Archdemon]

 

[Archdemon]