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IDF celebrates Armored Corps history: Trophy system successful
Yoav Zitun
Published: 01.03.11, 21:34
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1. Incredible and wonderful!
michael redbourn ,   Arad - Israel   (03.01.11)
2. do not sell this system to anyone
alexi   (03.01.11)
And bibi, you bloody fool, do not sell this system to russia's putin who will stab you in the back as the old soviet did. Do not let him see it, nor sensitive drone technology. Do not sell it to Turkey even if you kiss and make up. And get rid of barak who even ben eliezer says is pathetic and cannot rescue his recent record of failure.
3. arabs in mid east and mullahs from iran
(03.01.11)
do not mess with israel and the jews. you'll get your ass kicked for good.
4. How about...
Walid ,   France/ Lebanon   (03.01.11)
ridding Lebanon from a venereal disease called Hez'b'olah now?
5. This is APS unacceptable crime against
(03.01.11)
RPG's freedom of movement.
6. OWNED!
Yaron ,   Israel, Tel Aviv   (03.01.11)
:D
7. Thanks be to G-d.
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (03.01.11)
now drive those tanks right into Gaza and flatten it all! Am Yisrael Chai!
8. BRING IT ON
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (03.01.11)
As the usual the Israeli's make the incredible technological advances. Their weapons and might has just increased. I love it. The beauty of it is the Arabs just spent a whole bunch of money thinking they would be able to knock out the Israeli tanks, NOT realizing the Israeli's already had the counter measures. So some weapons dealer just suckered the Arabs into buying useless and now outdated weapons. Go ahead Hezbo start something, just try it!! Remember in the next war no matter how much you beg the UN to stop Israel, they won't stop till your run out of the country. Remember your hero Arafat in 1983, banished to Tunisia. Guess who will be next? Nasrallah, better stay in your Rat Hole. That's right Fatman, keep your cowardly head down. BTW, you did pretty bad against the Merkava tank without this system. Even though you lied about it to your own people.
9. get rid of hezbullah thru good technology
jane ,   usa   (03.01.11)
I'll second that!!
10.  not for sell : )
Robert morley ,   Farmington,wv   (03.01.11)
Not for sell to nobody , not for any price its the jews tank , its the jews technology and its not to be sold to enemies of the jewish state or so called friends. may the lord forever bless the state of israel..........
11. The next step ....
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.01.11)
... will be to work on a system that intercepts the projectile, but rather than destroying it, turns it around and drops it on whomever fired it. Sweet. I bet we can do it, too.
12. To: Walid at No. 4
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.01.11)
Inch'Allah. Don't worry -- Even if everyone else in the world has abandoned Lebanon, Israel has not forgotten you. We will excise the cancer that is Hezbollah and restore your country to you.
13. historical event in Israel's Armored Corps, not reproducible
observer ,   Egypt   (03.01.11)
The initial report of unprecedented event may be correct, but most of the time is not reproducible. What about RPG failure rate?
14. 2
zionist forever   (03.01.11)
The US are already using it in limited numbers in Iraq. Other countries are developing tank protection systems but Trophy is the most advanced. Even the mighty US is behind Israel on this because whilst they are developing something as is the case so often with US arms manufacturers its over budget and late. This test should be a great selling point for Israel if its hoping to export Trophy which is does need to do to do.
15. US anxious to review details of incident
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (03.01.11)
As happens after every major encounter, the US will be sending military personnel to review details of the incident, to learn from the IDF experience. Israel, it shouldn't be forgotten, offered to sell this system to the US Army several years ago, but they turned it down. They decided to wait for a system Raytheon was still developing.
16. Nr 4 and 12.
Orao. ,   Srbia.   (03.01.11)
Nr 4s idea came to me as i read the article. Nr 4 is right - Israel should not wait any longer. Orao.Srbia.
17. Ze'elim disaster; Operation Bramble Bush I&II
observer ,   Egypt   (03.01.11)
the army's top commando unit was rehearsing a complex plot to assassinate the Iraqi leader in retaliation for his Scud salvos during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. The Bramble Bush II came seven years later.
18. Thanks G-od for this new jewish technologic innovation
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19. All armored vehicles and artillery as well
jason white ,   afula, israel   (03.01.11)
as supply trucks and ambulances should be have the Trophy system. Enough with the penny pinching min of fin.Enough Israeli died due to their budget cutting of the defense. Cut out the financing of all anti Zionist groups and institutions. Have all draft dodgers pay a defense tax to finance thiss system and others.
20. #17 NON-OBSERVER
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (03.02.11)
Among your many other non-accomplishments, you're now pretending to be an expert in the matter of anti-tank rockets and rocket detection & destruction systems Every system has it's failures, look what your mother produced !! "Not reproducible, you must have some valid statistic to back up that contention, if so produce them !! They must be from a reputable source, such as 'Jane’s", Your usual hot air simply won't suffice #17 You’re really out of touch with reality if you're using something that occurred 20 years ago as being related to something that just happened that have no relationship to each other
21. Anyone remember or ever see the old stuff?
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (03.02.11)
Davidka's & Six Pounders That was what was available then, we certainly have upgraded our defensive capabilites since 1948 The new sytems can really reach and and touch the enemy where it hurts
22. #13 God, you are funny and ridicule!
Eran ,   Singapore   (03.01.11)
23. To alexi...I was thrilled to bits at the news And NO
KATE ,   ISRAEL   (03.01.11)
No selling, or even showing it to anyone that is absolutely "VERBOTTEN"Turkey hazveshalom Never Getting rid of Barak:Though he still puts his foot in his mouth,I thought he had resigned..
24. To @4 ridding Lebanon from the venereal disease Walid..Ah ha
KATE ,   ISRAEL   (03.02.11)
There's the rub..Do you want Israel to do yor dirty work..Why not trying to do it (yourselves)Do you ever go home..Is there no chance of the liberal lebanese to rise up,just like the protestors in the Arab countries have done(though not much progress as I can see so far) My heart goes to the Christian Lebanese who cannot overcome the rule of Hassan. But,where there's a will,there's a way. (and I guess I am dreaming ha) If wishes were horses, Beggars would ride. If turnips were scabbards I’d wear one by my side END
25. Huff an puff and smoke screen
tea man ,   marjayoun   (03.01.11)
they have been talking about this system for years haahaa RPG 7 can blew itself up with buble gum it only has a range of 300 meters so it will blow without any shield but your facing now RPG 29 and 32 and soon three stage rockets so donot kid yourself and lebanon is not the soviet union who was fooled by Reagan StarWAR we believe it when we see it bring it on we shall test it for you free
26. #12 do not get so excited as of yet
turkman ,   istanbul   (03.02.11)
The Merkava tanks were easily destroyed during the 2006 war. Since this is one of the weapons that Israel peddles on the open market, this shortcoming needed to be repaired. Does this mean that the tank is better than before? The IDF says yes. For prospective buyers, try before you buy is a good idea. Hire one Hizbollah guy with a anti-tank gun and see for yourself.
27. NON-OBSERVER
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (03.02.11)
This isn't a primitive RPG, it's an electronic "system" Any dope that read the article would realize that, you're the exception You know less about armor than you do about other things, that's a real accomplisment
28. Great accomplishment!
Maurice ,   LA, USA   (03.02.11)
Time to go dig out Hamas and Hizbolah out of their rat holes.
29. this is an israeli invention!!!
(03.02.11)
are the arab clueless that israel, in fact, will always be smarter and way ahead of the game. no use attacking. israel will decimate you.
30. From Iraq with Love
teflon moslem ,   kufa iraq   (03.02.11)
If multiple missiles are shot simultaneously at the vehicle, or if certain missiles are used (which Hezbollah posesses) it creates great vulnerability for this system. For point one, the system cannot protect against two simultaneous hits at the same spot shortly after one another, and for the second point it cannot protect against two-or three stage-type antitank rockets. Suck rockets are designed to absorb the "first" and possible "second" spit of "metal shreds" that the tank fires at the projectile but still maintain the main central charge that can penetrate active armor and damage the hull, and cause an all out explosion and destroy the tank if fired at the correct spots. Furthermore, i think mines will be a much greater hazard for IDF tanks in any future wars than antitank weapons.
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