Favorite IFV?

[[R-DEV]Jaymz]

Originally Posted by Hunt3r

Well, a Mk19 or something of that nature to be fitted up top for some suppression would work.

That can already be done. What's being worked on is even more impressive....

New Artillery Cannon for Namer

[Hunt3r]

Originally Posted by Shredhead99

Uuh, maybe all you want is united in this fine piece of an IFV?

Except the armor protection is pretty lackluster... and it can't carry 8 infantry dismounts.

Something that can take a 120mm sabot to the front without having catastrophic results is what would be nice.

[Sniper77shot]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Rhino

its quite funny how it has even more armour than the tank version when this thing isn't designed to go head to head with a tank and the tank version is

The IDF believes that a good tank crew is more important then a good tank, so they like having lots of Armour, and have high standards for tanks, apc's and ifv's.

[[R-DEV]Amok@ndy]

the Puma is an impressive vehicle and its the future IFV of the German Army !

[[R-DEV]ZZEZ]

Originally Posted by Sniper77shot

The IDF believes that a good tank crew is more important then a good tank, so they like having lots of Armour, and have high standards for tanks, apc's and ifv's.

Its in the IDF doctrine, tanks are expendable..the crew isn't - its a design philosophy that affects everything hence why the Merkava engine is in front to provide protection to the crew.

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Jaymz

That can already be done. What's being worked on is even more impressive....

New Artillery Cannon for Namer

I don't think its impressive considering Namer in its essence is a turretless Merkava 4
That said its good to see the army finally using its brain and realizing that a 30mm cannon beats the 50cal/FN Mag thats on it.

[Spaz]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]ZZEZ

Its in the IDF doctrine, tanks are expendable..the crew isn't

That's great, a tank can be replaced a human can't.

[USMCMIDN]

Originally Posted by Spaz

That's great, a tank can be replaced a human can't.

If only everyone thought like that... Its smart on the IDF side of things to do it like that.

[[R-DEV]ZZEZ]

Originally Posted by USMCMIDN

If only everyone thought like that... Its smart on the IDF side of things to do it like that.

Israel is a small country of 7 million people and roughly 400,000 combat soldiers when fully mobilized..not allot of people considering the hostile Arab countries have 60 times more the population....you can see why every step is taken to guard our soldier's life by design and tactics as we are always outnumbered and can't "out produce" the Arabs.

[Hunt3r]

Well certain steps could be taken to uh... change that...

Anyhow, crew protection and armament should be the two major goals of an armored vehicle designed to give fire support.