Israel military news and views
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It is probably more a necessity vs Hamas' core formations or Hezbollah. Right now it seems like there's a lull in fighting as Israel is not attacking Hamas directly, instead it's fucking with the west bank while continuing to strike what is almost certainly empty Hamas buildings, as the military inside Gaza must have had enough time to enter their tunnels at this point.
In the grand scheme of things, Hamas is really poorly armed. I'm not 100% sure their non-core formations can actually use fpv drones that well, or even have them to begin with.
Against the backdrop of the escalating conflict in Setor Gaza, the Israeli army is beginning to expand the range of weapons it uses. Israeli aviation began using Spice-2000 precision-guided bombs in the Gaza Strip. The Spice-2000 glide bomb was introduced to the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense in 2003. The bomb is guided by GPS and dropped at a distance of up to 60 kilometers from the target. When gliding towards the target, at the final section, the seeker of the aerial bomb searches for the target using pre-loaded data into the memory of the SPICE computer. Thanks to this targeting, the bomb has a deviation from the target of no more than 3 meters. Images of 100 targets can be loaded into the computer's memory. It is worth noting that India and Pakistan criticized these bombs for their accuracy, but whether this is real or not is in question. Judging by the video, the bomb hits its target accurately. The mass of the bomb is 907 kilograms, the price is unknown. The video shows an Israeli air bomb "Spice-2000" hitting the Allantay Bank in Khan Yunis.
Assembly of American GBU-31 JDAM bombs by the Israeli army. The Israeli army began to receive American military assistance. In the video, GBU-31 JDAM bombs weigh from 925 to 961 kilograms and have a range of up to 24 kilometers. The JDAM guidance system includes three main components: an inertial unit with a Honeywell HG1700 laser gyroscope, a standard Rockwell GEM military GPS navigator, and a control microprocessor. Possible circular deflection of the bomb from the target is up to 12 meters. The cost of a JDAM kit is from 21 to 36 thousand dollars.
The Israeli Army received David armored cars from the USA, review. The US supplied Israel with David armored vehicles. In the United States, David armored vehicles are produced at a joint venture with Israel, Shladot, which makes it possible to purchase them using funds from the American military budget. These armored vehicles have also been purchased by the Israeli Defense Forces for 10 years. David armored vehicles are built on the Toyota Land Cruiser and Toyota Hilux chassis and are available in three and five-door versions. The armored vehicles have STANAG 2 level armor, which provides them with protection from 7.62 mm bullets, as well as from 155 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectiles at a distance of 80 meters. The crew of the vehicle is protected from mines with a charge weight of up to 6 kilograms of TNT. David armored vehicles can be equipped with a remote weapon system and communications and reconnaissance equipment. The car has air conditioning. The total weight of the vehicle is up to 4200 kg, engine power is 148 hp. The armored vehicle is capable of carrying up to 8 people.
My prophesy came true. Israel adopted cope cage.
Israeli self-propelled gun M109A5, crew training. In preparation for a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army began conducting exercises with artillery units. During the exercises, 155 mm American-made M109A5 self-propelled guns are used. Now this is the main self-propelled gun of the Israeli army; similar self-propelled guns of the M109 series are also in the Ukrainian army. The M109A5 self-propelled gun was developed in the eighties, so in 2019 Israel abandoned plans to repair and modernize the M109 self-propelled gun. The Israeli government plans to replace the M109 self-propelled guns with its new SIGMA wheeled self-propelled guns, we previously talked about it. The A5 modification differs from previous versions of the M109 self-propelled gun in the new M284 gun with an increased barrel length. This provides a firing range of up to 30 kilometers using an active-missile projectile, and a conventional projectile can hit a target at a distance of up to 22 kilometers. The M109A5 ammunition load includes 36 rounds. The self-propelled gun is protected by aluminum armor up to 32 millimeters thick and equipped with a machine gun. Self-propelled gun crew 6 people.
The Israeli army has installed protective canopies against drones on Merkava tanks. Despite Israel's high-tech military industry, it has failed to find solutions to protect tanks and armored vehicles from drones. And all armored vehicles and Merkava tanks began to be equipped with protective canopies against drones. The same protective canopies against drones are installed on Russian and Ukrainian tanks. This decision confirms that now a protective canopy against drones is the only cheap and effective way to protect armored vehicles. Armored vehicles with such protection were seen near the Gaza Strip, it is worth noting that the armored vehicles are collected in large groups in small parking lots, which makes them vulnerable.
Israeli air strikes with BLU-109 concrete-piercing bombs. Israeli aircraft began using BLU-109/B bombs to attack Hamas underground bunkers and tunnels. The American bunker-busting bomb BLU-109/B weighs 907 kilograms and has a warhead weighing 240 kilograms, consisting of tritonal. The bomb is capable of breaking through reinforced concrete floors up to 1.8 meters thick. Accurate targeting can be provided by JDAM or Paveway systems; with the help of these guidance systems, the aerial bomb becomes controllable.
The Israeli army began clearing the rubble and preparing passages for tanks using Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozers. The American bulldozer Caterpillar D9 was developed in 1954. The bulldozer became very popular among construction companies and attracted the attention of the Israeli army. The bulldozer had its armored cab modified and its engine protected by Israel Military Industries. After modernization, the weight of the bulldozer increased by 15 tons and its weight reached 71 tons. Now the Caterpillar D9 is in service with the IDF in the D9R modifications, as well as in the older versions of the D9L, there are also remote-controlled D9N bulldozers. The bulldozer is completely protected from small arms fire; the only threat to it is ATGMs. Israeli armored bulldozers turned out to be very effective, and the US Marine Corps also purchased them. The facts of the use of bulldozers in combat conditions indicate good survivability of the machine. For additional protection, bulldozers can be equipped with machine guns and smoke grenade launchers. The bulldozers are equipped with a 474 hp engine. The bulldozer is controlled by a commander and an operator.