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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018   
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Caesar (@Ninja998998) Tweeted: Israeli Elbit Systems SLING 120mm self propelled mortar https://t.co/3qwEqwoSlw https://twitter.com/Ninja998998/status/1251059458861604864?s=20 Last edited by Supacat on 17th Apr 2020 12:29pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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17th Apr 2020 12:10pm |
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| fatboyron Member Since: 28 Jul 2018 Location: Aylesham Canterbury Kent Posts: 116
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Looks like one of the defender the us army rangers use
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17th Apr 2020 12:21pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2642  
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Reminds me that they took the Hover Craft and Harrier from us
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17th Apr 2020 12:32pm |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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Yep, it's a Defender
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17th Apr 2020 1:25pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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Some interesting features on these, including a different approach to front recovery from JATE rings:
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge "Through its Israeli distributor – Eastern Automobile Marketing, Land Rover supplies armored vehicles to the Israeli ministry of defense. The vehicles are armored by MDT Armor Corp. The David, one of the vehicles used by the Israeli military, has become the standard patrol and reconnaissance vehicle, with hundreds deployed in Gaza and the West Bank, and along Israel’s border with Lebanon. The model in use by the Israeli army is built on top of a Land Rover Defender chassis, and a 122 bhp, 2.5L turbocharged diesel engine." https://www.whoprofits.org/company/land-rover/ And a interesting piece on some of the variants they have in Israel: http://www.warwheels.net/images/LandRoverD...022012.pdf |
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3rd Jun 2020 8:01am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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"According to a contract published by the United States Department of Defense (DoD) on July 8, 2021, MDT Armor Corp.,* Auburn, Alabama, was awarded a $9,982,848 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of the David Urban Light Armored Combat Vehicles.
Click image to enlarge The David Urban Light Armored Combat Vehicle is based on a LandRover Defender 4x4 wheeled chassis and is built in MDT Armor’s Alabama facility. The vehicle is designed to offer armor protection against the firing of small arms and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) explosions. The vehicle is in service with the Israeli armed forces (IDF). Although, the article does go on to state that "The David armored vehicle is based on an armored capsule that can be mounted on a civilian chassis of a Toyota land Cruiser, Hilux, or Land Rover pickup truck." https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_ne...hicle.html |
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16th Jul 2021 8:30am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17432 
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Think of the vibrations which it must experience too, I doubt that it is very useful at all!
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16th Jul 2021 11:17am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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I don't know how many you get for your $10 million, but where are the base vehicles coming from?
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16th Jul 2021 11:50am |
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| Merlin Member Since: 30 Oct 2010 Location: Newmarket Posts: 981
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I was told they needed a narrow one for the streets there, Hummvees are too wide. Don't know if that is true but it seems likely. Peter
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16th Jul 2021 11:54am |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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Defenders are still built in various local guises in different parts of the world. Iran for example, although I'm not suggesting that these come from there, but Turkey is a more likely possible source. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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16th Jul 2021 12:40pm |
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| Bluest Member Since: 23 Apr 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 4216 
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It's also possible they stockpiled new vehicles beforem production ended like Twisted did. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
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16th Jul 2021 1:59pm |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018
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All plausible sources.
Read another source ( https://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/50835 ) that suggests this order is for 70 vehicles - so a nominal value each of $142.6k. Edit: Well I emailed the company in America and asked the question if it was based on the chassis Defender and if so, where were they getting them from? I just got this reply: "You are right – the Defender is long gone… All Davids are Toyota based now…" So mystery solved and to get reply from the company. |
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17th Jul 2021 8:03am |
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