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Armor/AFV: IDF [Israeli Defense Forces]
Armor and AFVs of the IDF army from 1947-today.
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Tiran 5
JoeBev
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Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 03:13 PM UTC
Does anyone know how the Tiran 5 .50cal MG mounted coaxially above the mantle was fired?I can not belive that the TC crawled out on the turret roof to fire it. I think that they used the same pull cord system as on the Magach6's, Could someone please verify this for me.
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Joe Bevans
markdrake
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Posted: Thursday, July 03, 2008 - 03:19 PM UTC
I was remotely operated from inside the turret
JoeBev
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Posted: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 - 04:36 PM UTC
Thanks guys. you solved the mystery. I am getting the info together so I can start one by the end of summer.
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Joe Bevans
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