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Halftrack and CJ-5 Jeeps in Lebanon
HermannB
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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 - 05:10 PM UTC
Hi Gang,

recently watched a video from Lebaonon War with M113 mortar carriers, CJ-5(?)jeeps and Halftracks. Anyone knows about detailed pics of the M125 mortar carrier? I think the theme IDF halftracks is one fo itself. What I`ve heard the IDF used M5 and M9 halftracks instead of the M3 available in kit form. How big are the differences between M3 and M5/M9?

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Posted: Friday, September 11, 2020 - 05:26 PM UTC
Almost identical, but changes in components and construction were necessary. Built by International Harvester.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M5_half-track


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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 12:35 AM UTC

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Anyone knows about detailed pics of the M125 mortar carrier?


A few IDF ones...









HermannB
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 12:36 AM UTC
Thanks!
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 12:45 AM UTC
Some info regarding the equipment used in '82. The order of battle at the bottom is particularly interesting. A small correction: division in Hebrew is 'ugda', not 'udga' as in the article. Also, Israel has withdrawn from South Lebanon in May 2000, not in 2001.

http://lebanon82.tripod.com/idf.htm
HermannB
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 12:54 AM UTC
Is this an Israeli 81mm mortar? Definitly no M29 as stated in the text. The mortar looks like a scaled down version of the 120 mm Tampella mortar used by the Bundeswehr. A shame that the Tamiya mortar carrier is OOP.:-(
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Posted: Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 01:26 AM UTC

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I think the theme IDF halftracks is one for itself.


The 'Marquis' AA decoy carrier is one of the more obscure variants...



...alongside the Nord SS-11 ATM carrier...



...and the 'Tsefa' mine-clearing variant.



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Posted: Sunday, September 13, 2020 - 02:32 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi Gang,

recently watched a video from Lebaonon War with M113 mortar carriers, CJ-5(?)jeeps and Halftracks. Anyone knows about detailed pics of the M125 mortar carrier? I think the theme IDF halftracks is one fo itself. What I`ve heard the IDF used M5 and M9 halftracks instead of the M3 available in kit form. How big are the differences between M3 and M5/M9?


M5/M9 had rounded rear corners. Look closely at the picture of the Marquis HT and it has the squared corners of the M3.
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