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Latest from Gaza: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/israel-gaza-situation-report-hamas-lost-control-in-the-north-idf-says

You're right. They were just regular Tigers. I had them for such a short time, I didn't notice...

My 2nd round game was a bit strange. My opponent moved all his T-34/76s along the edge of the map board and disappeared. As soon as my King Tiger tanks showed up, all his T-34s were setup behind my King Tigers and destroyed them all. Every one.

Released IDF footage:

As far as mine clearing, can a mine clearing vehicle not have detectors on the front? It can then: 1. detect a mine 2. drop a small C4 charge 3. back up several meters 4. set off the C4 5. move on to the next mine Would this be too time consuming in an assault? It would be a mini M1150.

3000!!! \ /

What hit the last vehicle to be destroyed? Was that a tank shell with the spalling coming out the other side?

Sounds like we need a Combat Mission: Mobile Infantry. We should test some of this conjecture!

If you launch a swarm of drones, wouldn't it make sense to include some autonomous drones that target ECM sources with HARM-like missiles? I know these missiles are pretty large for a small drone, but a new short range HARM might fit on a medium size drone.

Surely if we can produce an APS system that can knock down RPGs, we can produce a "bird shot" system that can knock out hovering drones and incoming kamikaze drones on the cheap (relatively speaking). Unfortunately, it may also devastate the local bird population... But maybe an AI system can help with that... Then the enemy will prolly start mounting munitions on birds to slip through the defenses... It just goes on and on. Defensive systems have a large job ahead of them.

Do you think AFVs will be able to adapt to the new battlefield? It would have to be some kind of next gen tank with top armor as a priority. Really all round HEAT defeating armor. And APS systems that detect and shoot down drones (and their munitions). Gonna be a complicated battle space.

It is difficult getting reliable info on what's going on. I guess the IDF is pretty closed lips. The War Zone has a lot of articles concerning the war: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone

Several headliner stories from the Israeli War: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone I thought I'd list the one link instead of the 5+ links.

Can drones not be spoofed using tarps and/or camo nets over the trench system. Seems like a cheap way to reduce casualties.

No idea, but if SF2 (SF3!!) had Merkava's and Namer AFVs we could simulate it. Oh, and we would probably need some more types of drones.

I started that thread and I can't keep up with all the comments either! It is still my #1 source for Ukraine war information and analysis.

Some infrared footage of the raid last night to prepare the battlefield: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/26/world/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news/heres-the-latest-on-the-war?smid=url-share https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/israel-gaza-situation-report-israeli-armor-rolls-into-gaza-for-targeted-raid

Hamas tries to infiltrate using frogmen: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/israel-gaza-situation-report-hamas-frogmen-attempt-to-infiltrate-near-israeli-base US wants Israel to delay ground invasion so that it can beef up air defenses: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/israel-gaza-situation-report-delay-of-ground-offensive-agreed-to On the other hand a live feed of the possible start of the invasion:

An interesting video about the Merkava. Some recent footage and some historical footage.

Another good article about the war by the ISW: https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-24-2023 I would also like to agree with @Vacillator that the Ukrainian thread is my #1 source of information on that war, with reports and analysis beating the news media almost every time.

Power (Wattage) = Joules / Second Capacitors have an ESR rating that effectively tells you how much current can come out of the capacitor per second. So the laser defence system needs high capacity low ESR capacitors to power the laser (we call 'em supercapacitors). But I'm kinda getting off topic.

A couple of days ago, Hamas claimed they ambushed and destroyed an IDF "tank". Does anyone know if it was a Merkava? I was thinking the news may have classified an APC (M113?) As a "tank".

https://www.wsj.com/video/idf-footage-shows-strikes-on-hezbollah-targets-on-lebanon-border/8B233590-3549-46B2-AD8D-254B3CD7630F.html IDF Footage Shows Strikes on Lebanon Border