Merkavas ?

6 posts ยท Mar 22 2002 to Mar 24 2002

From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)

Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 08:11:43 +0100

Subject: Re: Merkavas ?

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From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>

Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 21:40:48 +0100

Subject: Re: Merkavas ?

> KH wrote:

> >>Some of the new satchel charges (large, tis true) are killing

Two of them now. The reports read almost identically though - same unit,

almost the same location, even the same number of casualties :-(

Later,

From: Joe Ross <ft4breedn@h...>

Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 02:21:08 +0000

Subject: Re: Merkavas ?

What? 3? All crew members?  what did you expect from an anti-tank
(upward detonating) charge?

> almost the same location, even the same number of casualties :-(

From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>

Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 11:38:08 +0100

Subject: Re: Merkavas ?

> Joe Ross wrote:

> What? 3? All crew members?

3. Which is not "all crew members", since the Merkava has a crew of 4 (and
can also carry dismounts under armour - IIRC the second one did).

Regards,

From: Joe Ross <ft4breedn@h...>

Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 22:08:04 +0000

Subject: Re: Merkavas ?

I thought the merkava was an auto-loader?...

> From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@telia.com>

From: Oerjan Ohlson <oerjan.ohlson@t...>

Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 12:43:05 +0100

Subject: Re: Merkavas ?

> Joe Ross wrote:

> I thought the merkava was an auto-loader?...

Nope.