9/25/2023 0 Comments Best 1/285 modern tanks![]() ![]() History of the PrototypeĪt the start of 1954, a team of Israeli technicians was sent to France and along with other French engineers took two different vehicles, an M10 tank destroyer and an M4A2 Sherman, modifying the two turrets to accommodate the AMX-13-75’s cannon, which had a bigger breech and a longer recoil. Israel asked France for help in developing a prototype. Not being able to find adequate armored vehicles able to replace the AMX hull on the international market, the IDF decided to improve the Sherman’s performance with this powerful cannon. In 1953, Finland designed for Israel a version of the Sherman armed with a 75 mm cannon of Finnish production, but the project was not accepted by Israeli engineers.Īfter careful reflection, the IDF purchased some AMX-13-75s but realized that the 75 mm cannon would have been more effective on a medium tank hull. This vehicle was judged favorably in terms of armament and mobility, but not in protection. In the early 50s, the Israeli Army had a heterogeneous M4 Sherman fleet consisting of practically every version, but the IDF High Command immediately realized that the versions armed with 75 mm were no longer able to face more modern vehicles, even the similarly venerable T-34/85.Īt the beginning of 1953, an Israeli delegation was sent to France to evaluate the new AMX-13-75 light tank. Immediately, many Israeli delegations set off around the world in search of military equipment and vehicles. ![]() The new nation had to defend itself against the Arab armies of neighboring states which were rearming or arming themselves by purchasing modern equipment from the Soviet Union. Source: Īfter the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) needed to arm itself with modern vehicles and weapons. The one on the left is on an M4A4 ‘small hatch’ chassis, the one on the right is on an M4 Composite ‘large hatch’ chassis (with an unusual three-piece transmission cover) and the third one, in the background, is on an M4A3 chassis with ‘large hatch’. Three M-50 Degem Alephs painted in Olive Drab on parade after the Suez Crisis. It was developed in the mid-50s to keep the venerable World War 2 era tank effective and able to face other contemporary vehicles of the Arab armies of neighboring states even fifteen years after its development. The M-50 was an Israeli upgrade of the United States’ famous Medium Tank M4 Sherman. ![]()
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