Since the Israeli 1948 War of Independence, Israel was in dire need of replacements for their aging Sherman and AMX 13 tanks. The most viable options were the British Centurion and the US M48 Patton tank. Israeli Patton tanks were first used in combat in the Gaza strip and in the Sinai during the Six … Continue reading Israeli Patton Tanks 1967
Category: Middle East
Israeli Air Force 1948-49
The Israeli Air Force (IAF), born in battle out of a dire need, was founded on 28 May 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence. By the beginning of 1949, the IAF had over 150 fully qualified pilots, only a fraction of them were native Israeli, flying about the same number of aircraft of … Continue reading Israeli Air Force 1948-49
Israeli Super Shermans
Hundreds of Sherman tanks have seen service with the Israeli Armoured Corps since its inception in 1948 and most of them underwent intensive modifications to keep them in pace with more modern adversaries. Some of them were in active service with the Israelis over thirty years after they came off the assembly lines in the … Continue reading Israeli Super Shermans
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