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Israeli Military Hardware (ex- Israeli Armour)
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SAAR 4.5
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Caption:
PHILADELPHI CORRIDOR, -: An Israeli soldier in an elevated observation post opens fire on Palestinians trying to climb over Israel's protective barrier 11 September, 2005 in the Philadelphi Corridor, the buffer zone along the Gaza Strip-Egyptian border in the southern Gaza Strip. Israel is expected to withdraw the last of their troops from Gaza within hours, bringing an historical end to 38 years of occupation of the Palestinian territory. AFP PHOTO/POOL/DAVID SILVERMAN (Photo credit should read DAVID SILVERMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Slammer
The Slammer (Sholef) is a 155mm self-propelled howitzer variant of the Merkava with automatic loading system. The gun has a range of 40+ km with ERFB-BB. Two prototypes appeared in 1984 and 1986 but didn't entered production.
The Slammer is a heavily armored artillery gun mounted on a modified Merkava Mk 1 chassis. Many of these vehicles are Merkava Mk 1 that were retired after the Merkava Mk 2 and Merkava Mk 3 came into service. The Slammer has a long 52-caliber gun barrel that allows +10% range. Reload speed may be decreased to 1 for one minute every 10 minutes through use of an automatic loader. Ammunition racks are large. The Slammer is ready for autonomous operation (without an FDC) if the target's location is known within 15 seconds of a halt, using GPS, inertial navigation, and an internal fire control computer. The Slammer is also capable of direct fire on the move.
Crew 4
Armament 155mm, 12.7mm
Ammunition storage 75x155mm, 1000x12.7mm
Weight 45 tons |
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Post time 23-9-2006 07:21 AM
