“KAZ Trophy may not be so effective”: the Polish press is studying the appearance of “visors” on Israeli tanks

Since the start of the current round of conflict between Israel and Palestine, many Tanks The IDF in a short time acquired lattice protection for the tower - “visors”, which had previously become widespread in the Northwestern Military District zone.

At the same time, Polish observers are puzzled by their appearance on the Merkava MBT, since Israel positioned the Trophy active protection complex it created as a universal means of self-defense for armored vehicles.

It may turn out that the Trophy system does not work as effectively in the sector where Hamas kamikaze UAVs are targeting - in the upper hemisphere, which is most sensitive to a potential attack

- noted in the publication Defense24, studying the emergence of additional protection.

The second possible reason is the small number of “counter presses” [ammunition with striking elements included in the filling of the KAZ]. In these conditions, “a passive anti-drone shield offers a chance to withstand another attack.”

Of course, the Russians have the lead in installing this type of protection on equipment. However, it is not without its drawbacks: often the installation of a “visor” prevents the crew from leaving the tank, which can lead to the death of the crew if the vehicle catches fire

- the author believes.

For our part, we note that the standard, factory “visors” of the Russian army are equipped with folding panels, which are placed above the commander and gunner and allow them to speed up the process of evacuating them from a damaged vehicle. A similar design has not been seen on Israeli tanks.

Comments

[ZeeD]

People are starting to suspect something about the Trophy...

[Alex777]

Yes. And those who doubted this “waffe” downvoted
actively, now very busy: the “visors” are being welded.

[antivirus]

More macaroni should come to them. Read a lecture on humanity. And the rights of detainees. Hamas are not combatants, are they?

[Bad_gr]

...For our part, we note that the standard, factory “visors” of the Russian army are equipped with folding panels, which are placed above the commander and gunner and allow them to speed up the process of evacuating them from a damaged vehicle. A similar design has not been seen on Israeli tanks.....

To be fair, it is worth noting that the Merkava has a door in the rear through which the entire crew (including the driver) can leave the tank if there is a problem with exiting through the upper hatches (I will assume that in normal conditions the crew leaves through the upper hatches tank rarely). By the way, on later Merkav models the loader's hatch was removed, and there is only the commander's hatch.

[parabyd]

There was also information that the number of Merkav losses exceeded 20 units...

[Michael]

And on the Merkava there is a “V” painted on it! What a twist!

[Bad_gr]

Quote: Michael

And on the Merkava there is a “V” painted on it! What a twist!

[lukash66]

Gentlemen, don’t forget to add them to your abrashkas and panthers. Old Man will definitely increase the production of kamikazes easily. Explore further. Ahh, and don’t forget to buy Trophy from the Jews, it has no analogues.)))

[rocket757]

“KAZ Trophy may not be so effective”: the Polish press is studying the appearance of “visors” on Israeli tanks

. Visor, kebab maker, whatever you call it, as long as it helps/saves.

[Normaine]

Was officially presented on March 8, 2005 at the 2nd International Conference/Exhibition on Low Intensity Conflict (LIC) in Tel Aviv

On July 14, 2014, the system protected the Merkava 4 tank on the border of the Gaza Strip. During the July 2014 conflict, the system was able to intercept shots from such anti-tank weapons as the RPG-29, Konkurs and Kornet ATGMs.

but at the same time

The system creates a protected, controlled hemisphere above the tank, leaving an unprotected crater at the top of the tank, approximately 70 degrees, tracking potential threats using radar and destroying anti-tank missiles fired at the vehicle

That's what they did it for - that's why it works. Drops from drones fall into the dead zone and are not detected by the radar as a threat. Otherwise, anti-missile missiles will react to birds.

[spirit]

So no one designed it taking into account the threat of UAVs. And not a single KAZ is designed for this. The same ARENA will be just as useless against them. All the armies of the world missed this threat and did not take it seriously, although our “Wagner” beat about it alarmed even during the fight against ISIS. But military bureaucrats are equally “slow” everywhere.
I’m sure the next generation of KAZ will be adapted to this threat. But when something new, a new threat appears, they will still successfully miss it, no matter how much they shout about it, and they will also “make up” something else somewhere else

[rotfuks]

Quote: spirit

So no one designed it taking into account the threat of UAVs. And not a single KAZ is designed for this.

How did no one plan this? If it was announced as HAVING NO ANALOGUES IN THE WORLD, then EVERYTHING should be provided there! Otherwise, all this is very similar to show-off. By the way, are the visors also unique in the world?