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Photos of IDF .50 spotting gun mount?
Havoc
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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 07:32 AM UTC
Hi There,

Does anyone have any close up photos of the mount details for the .50 spotting gun mounted over the main armament of any of the Merkava series of tanks? Not easy to find close up shots thus far and I figured I'd ask to see if anyone else has found them .

Thanks, folks!

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.
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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 08:21 AM UTC
Try http://www.idf-in-scale.com/.
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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 06:29 PM UTC
Hi Johnny
Here's one on a Merkava III Baz :


and here's a 3D rendition of the same gun (quite impressive if you ask me) :

More 3D pics HERE

HTH

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Posted: Saturday, May 09, 2009 - 07:43 PM UTC
Here's another one (Hi-Res picture from Smugmug.com )

http://mirmanphoto.smugmug.com/gallery/4095151_RPtCL/2/238713565_xueUR#238713256_8neWE-O-LB

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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 02:59 AM UTC
Hi Guys,

Here's some more of my Merkava photos from that day. Not sure they're the close-ups desired, but here they are just in case they're helpful.

Good luck,
ilya

Merkava shots
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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 06:32 AM UTC
You guys all ROCK!

Does anyone know what that device in front of the spotters .50 is? It looks like a sensor mounted on the main gun barrel.

Thank you very much!!

Regards and Aloha,

Johnny B.
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Posted: Sunday, May 10, 2009 - 08:53 AM UTC
Does anyone know what that device in front of the spotters .50 is? It looks like a sensor mounted on the main gun barrel.

Laser sensor? For detecting the enemy's use of laser designators? That would be my guess.
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