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mirage2000
post Jul 4 2014, 08:03 PM

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bestest protected tank in the world, hit by ATGM, no problemo


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post Jul 4 2014, 08:10 PM

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QUOTE(phunkydude @ Jul 4 2014, 08:05 PM)
after airdrop all 50 tanks at our targeted military bases, still no ones get alerted.

TUDM radar cakap itu bukan hostile, so don't bother alert anyone.

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thats a 15 ton light tank compare to 65 ton merkava
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post Jul 4 2014, 11:04 PM

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a good way to kill the merkava but made in israel laugh.gif


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post Jul 5 2014, 01:22 AM

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QUOTE(Einjahr @ Jul 4 2014, 11:49 PM)
wow i see no jungle...no mud even
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well, MBT operating in SEA aint gonna maneuver en mass like the desert of arabian or the rolling plains of europa

they gonna use as heavily armoured mobile bunker with superior firepower to support infantry and vice versa or holding key routes like bridges
just like the US marines 4 tank platoon doctrine. there's thousands of km of plantation roads, trunk roads,and all the tank commander is to do is to trample thru the jungle.. rclxub.gif
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post Jul 5 2014, 02:01 AM

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QUOTE(KYPMbangi @ Jul 5 2014, 01:33 AM)
Take experience with thailand, they're the most experienced user of tanks in the SEA region, all their tanks US and russian made is kept under 50ton weight limit as they already knew how it works in the tropics
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thai's 46ton T-84 tank track ground pressure of 0.93kg/cm2 versus 65ton merkava of 0.96kg/cm2 dont make much difference
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post Jul 5 2014, 04:13 PM

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QUOTE(KYPMbangi @ Jul 5 2014, 02:19 AM)
Thailand reason is that in rural areas the infras like bridges and untarred roads would not be able to support these heavyweight class tanks
Ground pressure won't mean a thing if a tank can't cross a bridge that won't be able to support it
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light bridges can be overcome with engineering units and a 65 ton tank have more cross country capability than a land rover on unpaved road
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post Jul 5 2014, 06:10 PM

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QUOTE(MasBoleh! @ Jul 5 2014, 05:20 PM)
After watching the Merkava documentary, i found that they failed terribly during the Lebanese war in 2006 i think. They even now they not sure what is the role of Merkava.  hmm.gif
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a few tanks hit=failed terribly hmm.gif

here's some stats from the previous war of 1973 yum kippur
israel tanks deployed=1700 tanks, 400 destroyed, 1300 tank crew killed. Tank destroyed ratio = 23.5%

from the lebanon 2006 war
tanks deployed = 240 tanks, 5 destroyed, 17 crew killed. Tank destroyed ratio = 2.1%

rather ride in a merkava which can withstand multiple ATGM hits than a eastern bloc T-series tanks which the turret will blew out 5 metres away from the hull
when hit by a single ATGM hit, youtube up syrian tanks hits@syrian civil war









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post Jul 5 2014, 07:05 PM

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QUOTE(yinchet @ Jul 5 2014, 06:21 PM)
Hence iron fist, amap ads and quick kill system have been developed.
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with advancing tech and crew survival priority, there's nothing of enough protection
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post Jul 5 2014, 07:10 PM

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QUOTE(thpace @ Jul 5 2014, 07:00 PM)
The problem is tat they are so proud of their tanks and they published fact on how the tanks protect it crew bla bla

So heezzobalah studies those, they found that, hitting the tank  space between the turret and hull at back can make and amazing firework

Next, they are proud of the merkaka frontal protection singe engine is placed forward to proctect the crew from frontal hit and capable to ferry few pesonals at the back.

But soon the hezzaoblah just switch to hitting at the back of the tank. Plus, if there ppl inside they can kill more
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every single tank designed have that weak point, infantry found that out way back from WW2
dunno how many hezbollah dead trying to take on the tanks.. brows.gif

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post Jul 6 2014, 02:04 PM

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SG should include this merkava hull APC, great for urban warfare

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post Jul 6 2014, 02:16 PM

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QUOTE(SamsengFan @ Jul 6 2014, 09:18 AM)
this

seems like hezzaoblah tak pandai sangat  laugh.gif  laugh.gif
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to them, take out 5 tanks with more than a thousand missiles, RPGs fired and a couple of IED is a great victory
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post Jul 6 2014, 05:49 PM

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QUOTE(thpace @ Jul 6 2014, 05:46 PM)
war life is cheap, replenish goods

tank is expensive  whistling.gif
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too bad israeli lives are most valued in their society

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