Has various advanced systems.
The Lightning Tank (Photo: IDF Spokesperson)
The 52nd Battalion of the 401st Brigade of the Armored Corps will be the first battalion to receive the advanced "Barak" tank for the first field trials - this is what Vala learned today (Thursday).
Senior officials in the IDF call it the "Markava Tank Mark 5", due to its upgraded capabilities.
In the coming period, the commanders and fighters of the battalion will begin the processes of learning the tank's capabilities, training the crew members and sharpening its effect on the battlefield with the help of its unique capabilities. Commander of the Land Arm, Major General Tamir Yedai, it was assumed that the tanks will absorb according to the experiments, and their readiness while improving the operational effectiveness in the operative plans.
The systems inside the advanced tank (Photo: Elbit Systems)
The tank developed by the Merkava Directorate and the Rakam, in collaboration with the Armaments Department of the Land Arm and the Armored Corps, differs in several areas from the Merkava Mark 4 tank. The "Lightning" will include an upgraded wind jacket system against the most advanced anti-tank missiles in the world, new 360 degree night cameras and for the day
The technological means in the tank will improve the expansion of the commander's field of vision and a better understanding of the battlefield, a commander's helmet with a data screen, similar to that of a pilot, which allows for greater attention in emergency situations and quick and accurate reactions to enemy movements and the acquisition of targets.
The tank will also include new and advanced sensors that will allow it independence in the ability to acquire targets in the environment and attack them quickly.
In addition, electronic warfare means, and advanced information processing and calculation computers, in such a way that they will turn it into a "much more lethal tank that produces intelligence for purposes not only for itself but also for the other forces", explained other sources in the dry arm.
A military official said today that "the Barak tanks are another proof that it is wrong to compare its firepower to the tanks of the past. It surpasses the capabilities of the old tanks by several levels in acquiring targets and attacking them in very short periods of time. An intelligence and fire monster on land. It will quickly become Very much to terrify the enemy in ground maneuvers. It is too early to talk about reducing the tank team because we are only learning its capabilities, but that is the direction in the future."
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