IDF Armored corps

[DavidSling]

 

[DavidSling]

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

MERKAVA MK4 is my favorite Tank in Armored warfare online Multiplayer game so far. Chinese and American tanks are made up of Paper in that game easily penetrated.

only British challengers, Russian Aramatas and Israeli Merkava mk3 onwards are very very though non penetrable tanks in the game. i was almost disaaponted by chinese tanks in that game. but hey have good speed. light tanks at most.

one Good looking heavy tank this one is.

 

[DavidSling]

 

[DavidSling]

@waz
Please change the thread headline to "Israel's Armored Corps - Vehicles & Technology"
and merge the following threads into this one
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/israels-future-tank-the-carmel.496550/page-4#post-11169856
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/eitan-8x8-apc-armoured-vehicle-personnel-carrier.451093/
https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/name...ng-vehicle-israel.437122/page-3#post-10527112

 

[KhalaiMakhlooq]

The word Markava means 'chariot' in Hebrew, a biblical term mentioned throughout the old testament especially with regards to the Merkabah of Ezekiel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkabah_mysticism

Ezekiel is a Prophet in Islam, Christianity and Judaism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel In the Islamic tradition this prophet is called Zul-Kifl

Is there much other military equipment symbolised with religious terms?

 

[Beny Karachun]

The word Markava means 'chariot' in Hebrew, a biblical term mentioned throughout the old testament especially with regards to the Merkabah of Ezekiel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkabah_mysticism

Ezekiel is a Prophet in Islam, Christianity and Judaism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel In the Islamic tradition this prophet is called Zul-Kifl

Is there much other military equipment symbolised with religious terms?

I don't think Merkava was named after a religious term, at least not purposely.

 

[Mithridates]

The word Markava means 'chariot' in Hebrew, a biblical term mentioned throughout the old testament especially with regards to the Merkabah of Ezekiel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkabah_mysticism

Ezekiel is a Prophet in Islam, Christianity and Judaism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel In the Islamic tradition this prophet is called Zul-Kifl

Is there much other military equipment symbolised with religious terms?

david's sling.

 

[Natan]

The word Markava means 'chariot' in Hebrew, a biblical term mentioned throughout the old testament especially with regards to the Merkabah of Ezekiel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkabah_mysticism

Ezekiel is a Prophet in Islam, Christianity and Judaism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezekiel In the Islamic tradition this prophet is called Zul-Kifl

Is there much other military equipment symbolised with religious terms?

Almost every single word in Hebrew was mentioned in the old testament, it doesn't make a word into a religious term though.

Merkava, of course, is a chariot. It was a powerful instrument of war in the ancient world. No religion involved.
David's Sling mentioned here obviously refers to David and Goliath story.

However,
Jericho missiles should probably remind the story of ancient Jericho.
Rahab and Tannin submarines resemble mythical sea monsters.

 

[KhalaiMakhlooq]

Almost every single word in Hebrew was mentioned in the old testament, it doesn't make a word into a religious term though.

Merkava, of course, is a chariot. It was a powerful instrument of war in the ancient world. No religion involved.
David's Sling mentioned here obviously refers to David and Goliath story.

However,
Jericho missiles should probably remind the story of ancient Jericho.
Rahab and Tannin submarines resemble mythical sea monsters.

Yes that's correct, I found this paper:

Biblical Names for Military Weapons in Modern Hebrew
https://www.academia.edu/31715844/Biblical_Names_for_Military_Weapons_in_Modern_Hebrew

The military weapons of Israeli army includes a wide array arms, armored vehicles, tanks, artillery, plans, helicopters, missiles, and warships. Many of their names are from ancient origin, especially from Biblical Hebrew. During the process of the Hebrew language revival at the end of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century, the restorers of the language were aware of the inadequacy of its vocabulary as existing in classical texts. They looked upon their work as a means of closing the gap between Ancient Hebrew vocabulary and contemporary needs. In field of military vocabulary as in other fields of basic vocabulary were adapted Biblical or Mishnaic words, which no longer functioned in their original meaning in the generation of revival or were unknown before the revival.

 

[LeGenD]

MERKAVA MK4 is my favorite Tank in Armored warfare online Multiplayer game so far. Chinese and American tanks are made up of Paper in that game easily penetrated.

only British challengers, Russian Aramatas and Israeli Merkava mk3 onwards are very very though non penetrable tanks in the game. i was almost disaaponted by chinese tanks in that game. but hey have good speed. light tanks at most.

one Good looking heavy tank this one is.

Games offer unrealistic representations of weaponry and/or fooling players unfortunately.

American Abrams series MBT are heavily armored in reality incorporating depleted uranium mesh (2.4 times denser than steel) beneath the surface, and the latest M1A2C took MBT armor to new levels entirely recently. These MBT can take lot of punishment accordingly.

Russian Armata is cutting-edge in certain aspects but a technological experiment nevertheless and its armor cannot be on the level of a modern Western heavy class - not in the same weight class. FYI: https://www.quora.com/Does-the-T-14-Armata-have-better-armor-than-the-M1-Abrams

 

[Philip the Arab]

Abrams vs Merkava 4? I think whoever gets the first shot wins but idk.

 

[DavidSling]

 

[Beny Karachun]

There's a story behind those pictures?

 

[DavidSling]

There's a story behind those pictures?

u're welcome to ask http://sturgeonshouse.ipbhost.com/topic/1499-israeli-afvs/page/38/