The newest Israeli armored personnel carrier "Eitan" was spotted in the Gaza Strip

The Israel Defense Forces deployed the latest Eitan armored personnel carriers in ground operations in the Gaza Strip, mass production of which began only in 2020. A photograph of the armored vehicles was published by the press service of the Israeli Defense Forces.

The Israeli army received the first production Eitan armored personnel carriers at the end of 2021, although this armored personnel carrier was launched into production in 2020. The assembly of armored personnel carriers was initially planned on the same lines at the Repair and Restoration Center (MASHA-7000 "Merkaz Shikum ve-Achzakav" in Tel Hashomer) of the Israeli Defense Forces, where the Merkava and Namer are produced. Whether this is true is currently unknown.

The development of the new wheeled armored personnel carrier "Eitan" was started by the BTT Directorate of the Israeli Ministry of Defense in 2014 and took five years. The armored personnel carrier was developed taking into account the experience of creating tanks "Merkava" and the heavy armored personnel carrier "Namer".

The wheeled armored personnel carrier "Eitan" is designed for 13 people (3 crew members + 10 landing personnel), must have the "Hetz Dorban" (Iron Fist) active protection complex, as well as an uninhabited turret with cannon armament "Tsrikhon" ("Turret"). This combat module is armed with a 30 mm cannon, a coaxial 7,62 mm machine gun and a Gil anti-tank system (Spike LR II). According to the developers, all the module’s weapons have particularly high elevation angles, which will allow them to fire at targets located on the upper floors of buildings.

It was previously reported that the preliminary cost of one Eitan armored personnel carrier is about $3 million, but the bulk of the cost is covered by American assistance. In addition, American companies are actively involved in the production of parts for this armored personnel carrier.

Comments

[Butunak]

Well, the Jews know how to quickly introduce new weapons, development started in 14 and took 5 years, I understand that, not like stupid amers

[Ivan F]

The Americans and their partners do it, not the Israelis. Oshkosh Defense hulls, Rolls Royce engines, etc. They are Israeli, only the name is there.

[8200]

Quote: Ivan F

From Israeli, there’s only the name

And all the electronics, software, weapons and everything that distinguishes a military vehicle from a civilian one!

[Ivan F]

Well, all the "electronics, software," - there is "Elbit". The company that did not so much develop from scratch, but rather improved what was already ready. And only later, when the Americans came to it, they began to do "their own".
About 30mm and 7.62 - in your opinion, this was also invented in Israel...
And for your understanding:
the military - create states, and civilians receive it as a gift in 1948. So, you don't have to tell me about the cool "warriors of the promised land" and its "weapons". Just dig a little into the "Israeli", and American and European ears stick out.

[voyaka uh]

“When you dig into the “Israeli” one, American and European ears stick out.”///
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If you dig into Soviet weapons, you can also see good intelligence work there. Almost everything has a European or American prototype.
This is normal: copied + improved = good weapon.
And the Russian Outpost is simply an Israeli Searcher under license.

[Ivan F]

When Big Uncle brings you 80 percent of the machine on a platter, it's not about intelligence, it's about the fact that they themselves can't make these 80 percent. The conversation is not about who invented the armored personnel carrier, ship, tank or plane, but about who is capable of doing all this themselves. Israel is not capable, because there are no natural, technical or human resources. Therefore, the States are taking the rap. That's all. But if we follow your reasoning, then the States themselves were not able to do anything at all - either the emigrants did everything, or they copied or stole from the Europeans.
And even the most important thing - the state itself, the inhabitants of the promised land could not make, the States and the Union gave it to them. And the States are still dragging it out. Remove the States and there will be no Israel.

[voyaka uh]

“Remove the States and Israel will not exist”///
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You do not know the story well.
Israel defeated the Arabs three times without US help.
In 1948, 1956 and 1967.
America began helping Israel in the early 70s.
The USSR defeated Germany in 1945, also with the help
States, by the way. Without Lend-Lease, Soviet offensives
would stretch out for another 5 years, at least.

[Revolver]

Quote: voyaka uh

Without Lend-Lease, Soviet offensives
would stretch out for another 5 years, at least.

Well, not by 5, but even an extra six months would be millions of losses.

[Ivan F]

"You don't know history well." - well, of course, because only the devotees of the promised land know history "well". They are special, and everyone else is just passing by. By the way, do you remember where the founding father Ben Gurion was born? Or Golda Meir? Apparently in the "proud and independent" state of Israel!

"Israel defeated the Arabs three times without the help of the United States." - Israel itself was created by the United States and the USSR. Therefore, your "three times" are three times "victories" of the United States. To claim that these were victories exclusively of the Jews is as naive as to say that South Korea defended its independence on its own or the Poles themselves liberated Poland from the Germans.

"In 1948, 1956 and 1967" - better remember 1939 and the White Paper.

"America started helping Israel in the early 70s." - but why didn't it help it during World War II? By the way, for some reason no one attacked "Israel" then. For some reason everyone was waiting for 1948. I wonder what you were waiting for...

"The USSR defeated Germany in 1945 also with the help of the United States" - the opening of the second front only in mid-44, when everything was already clear to everyone, says that this was not exactly help, but an opportunity to grab at least something in Europe.
"Without Lend-Lease, the Soviet offensive would have lasted for at least another 5 years." - it would undoubtedly have been harder and longer, no one argues with that. But the outcome would have been the same.

What can I say, even now, just after the Hamas attack, the first thing Israel did was run to the States to ask for help. Everyone understands that only the States are saving Israel from destruction. So far, no one from its "entourage" wants to seriously get involved with them. That's why Israel is still alive.

[Nostradamus]

"Israel itself was created by the States and the USSR"... Don't confuse the terminology "recognized independence" and "created a state". In your opinion: on May 14, 1948, Stalin and Truman proclaimed the creation of an independent Jewish state.
The proclamation was made on Friday 14 May 1948, at 16:00, eight hours before the end of the British Mandate for Palestine, in the building that housed the Tel Aviv Museum of Fine Arts (the former home of Meir Dizengoff) on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv .
The very next day, troops from five members of the Arab League (Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq and Transjordan) began military operations against Israel, with the goal of preventing the partition of Palestine and the existence of an independent Jewish state. Under the leadership of Stalin and Truman, the valiant new citizens of the new state defeated five Arab states, confirming their independence.
Israel, under the leadership of Stalin and Truman, began its newly acquired statehood."

[Ivan F]

"Don't confuse the terminology "recognized independence" and "created a state" - in this case it's the same thing - "On November 29, 1947, the United Nations adopted a plan for the partition of Palestine. This plan provided for the termination of the British mandate in Palestine and recommended the creation of two states on its territory: Jewish and Arab." May 48 is still a long way off, but the plan is already ready.
“On May 14, 1948, one day before the end of the British Mandate for Palestine, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the creation of an independent Jewish state on the territory allocated according to the UN plan.”
The USA and the USSR came up with a plan, allocated land to Israel, created it, and only then recognized it as an independent state. So the key thing is - they created it. And since then they have supported it as best they can, because they understand that without support this state will not survive. That is what we are talking about.

[Sergei N 58912062]

Quote: voyaka uh

You do not know the story well.
Israel defeated the Arabs three times without US help.
In 1948, 1956 and 1967.
America began helping Israel in the early 70s.

Why are you so sure that the Yankees did not help the Jews until the 70s? Did the Yankees personally report to you to whom and how they helped?

[lynnot]

Israel is needed by the US in their strategy as a "counterweight" to the Arab countries of the Middle East. That is why they support it.

[English tarantas]

if you follow your reasoning

So you are pushing the cart for “what”, “who” and “from whom” you borrowed.
You probably drink tea from glasses yourself? But nothing gnaws at the thought that you live off the necks of those people who, thousands of years ago, came up with the idea of ​​drinking slurry from leaves, making dishes out of clay, and in general, start with a spear thrower, you owe everything to it and not a word about the guy who invented it. Disgraceful.

[Ivan F]

"So you are pushing the cart for that," - respected sir, before writing your nonsense, you should have understood what the conversation was about, but apparently this was clearly beyond your capabilities. I understand that you are in the tank and therefore I make allowances for this.

[Ivan F]

"And the Russian Forpost is just an Israeli Searcher under license." - yeah, and we can make it ourselves. Now tell me how Israel makes F15, F16, Apache, Boeings, Lockheeds, etc. under license.

[Rabioso]

But there’s no need for blah blah. I personally had a hand there. And they really decided to buy the body in the states, but the first 100 units were made in Israel

[lynnot]

And they really decided to buy the body in the states, but the first 100 units were made in Israel

Indeed? It’s even interesting how many of them have already been stuck on

[fa2998]

Quote: Butunak

not like stupid amers

The “stupid” Americans took part there. But what about the fact that the T-14 has already been in development for 15 years and to no avail—is everyone there smart?

[forty-eighth]

Where is Armata?
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[novel66]

Where is Armata?
___________________

And she was!???

[Mordvin 3]

Quote: novel xnumx

And she was!???

Yes, they heaped a bunch of negatives on me when I wrote that Armata didn’t hit the bull’s eye.

[novel66]

Not really, but she clearly hasn’t grown up to become a full-fledged weapon.

[alystan]

Where is Armata?

It looks like the Israelis have incorporated elements of the Armata universal combat platform into their Eitan armored personnel carrier.

[Murmur 55]

Where else could it appear?! Israel decided to go all the way, and the new models will be tested in the war for which they were created.

[antivirus]

More interested: will the Swiss gnomes leave the control of the Fed or what? To whom? Under whom? The EU is no longer enough for its own separate feeding trough in the Alps. Only by merging with the EU and Europe do the dwarves now have a chance. And by 2050, where will they be pecking grain by grain?

[Rumata]

Hm. Lightly engage these optoelectronic systems and the armored personnel carrier will become blind and deaf. You can pick it up with your bare hands.

[Ivan F]

The only interesting thing is the Iron Fist self-propelled gun, otherwise it is a standard, normal, modern armored personnel carrier.

[yaglon]

I really like the option with a 30mm cannon (this is Bushmaster-2) and Spike. As I understand it, the 35 mm Bushmaster-3 can also be mounted on it. Both are highly accurate and have very high penetration. The car holds 14,5 mm in a circle, 20-23 mm at the front. Not enough, of course, by modern standards, but it is possible to reinforce it with NERA modules, so the forehead can probably be protected from 25-30 mm.

[Ivan F]

The gun is good. The same "Tsrikhon" 30/7.62 turret is also installed on the Namer.

[yaglon]

Yes, it is installed. A 40-mm AGS with a coaxial machine gun is very cool. I look here on the wiki, and everywhere they talk about this turret with a caliber of 30-40 mm. But here we need to understand. 30 mm is Bushmaster-2, 35 mm is Bushmaster-3 (not yet exact), 40 mm is not Bofors, but any AGS. My opinion is that Bofors is not needed there, everyone saw that the CV9040 did not fight much in the Donbass (the gun is not very accurate, it is an anti-aircraft gun from the WWI era and the ammunition is small). Here, the 35-mm Bushmaster-3 is what is called a must-have, although the 30-mm may be even better (the ammo capacity is larger), and penetration there is no longer significant - the 30-mm already sews an infantry fighting vehicle in the forehead, and an MBT in the side. Here we need a balance, maybe we can do it like in Singapore (?) - in one platoon there are 25, 30, and 35, complement each other.

[Ivan F]

Now they are in the Nahal reconnaissance battalion, there it seems only with 12.7-mm M2NV and 7.62-mm MAG machine guns. They wanted to launch them in the 24th, apparently with cannons or not enough or not at all yet. Here in the photo it seems only 12.7 is visible

[bone1]

Is this trough worth mentioning?

[ASM]

If the photo in the article is actually of this armored personnel carrier, then it’s strange. It does not have a wedge on the bottom to protect against mine explosions, but it has a “ski” that is 2 times the thickness of the tire for better traversing of muddy soils. But for muddy soils, in order not to “stick”, you need clearance, but they didn’t deliver it. Judging by the proportion of wheels there is no more than 1200x300, or something like that. It is possible that this was done for the sake of booking the vehicle, then indeed, everything is thrown at the strength of the structure. In general, it is not yet clear what kind of thing it is and what it is?

[Rumata]

Quote from A.S.M.

for better overcoming of muddy soils.

They write that the Merkava is so heavy because there is no dirt there.
The soil there is rocky, like the bottom of that river from the joke.

[yaglon]

I'll explain what she is like. Of course, she has nothing special to do in Gaza, in dense buildings. And Hamas, as you know, does not have tanks. This armored personnel carrier has an anti-tank focus - in the version with an autocannon and an ATGM, purely for chasing someone through the deserts. The Saudis, for example, if suddenly.

[Normaine]

there is protection there. there the height is about 3 meters, and from the bottom of the capsule to the mine there is a hell of a distance, and in addition the chassis with its armor is still standing in the way. plus triangles on the sides - they are clearly made for mines

[R100]

https://m.vk.com/wall-4700158_32083
To avoid doubts, gloating and slander, read "Jewish Shield of the USSR". Otherwise, there was nothing to rattle now.

[Nostradamus]

Quote: Sergei N 58912062

Quote: voyaka uh

You do not know the story well.
Israel defeated the Arabs three times without US help.
In 1948, 1956 and 1967.
America began helping Israel in the early 70s.

Why are you so sure that the Yankees did not help the Jews until the 70s? Did the Yankees personally report to you to whom and how they helped?

No, the Yankees reported to you personally. It is known from the history of relations between Israel and the US, Arab countries and the US. Until 1967, relations with Arab countries were a higher priority than relations with Israel.
1967 War The Israeli attack on the US Navy research vessel Safesubst, which Israel suspected of conducting intelligence activities for Arab countries, by Israeli Air Force jet fighters and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats on June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and naval attack killed 34 crew members, wounded 171 crew members, and seriously damaged the vessel.

[lynnot]

This is called "Big Politics". To make it clearer, was there a retaliatory “strike of retaliation” and how did Israel respond for this? Certainly not like Vietnam after the Tonkin Incident.

[splin44]

Eh, where is our Boomerang...?(((Yes, at least BTR-90!((