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5 WEAPONS BECAUSE OF WHICH NO MIDDLE-EASTERN COUNTRY WANTS TO GO TO WAR WITH ISRAEL - YouTube
Channel: Defense Updates
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Israelâs conflict with middle eastern counties, that is , the Arab world has been one of
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the most deadly conflict of recent times.
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Multiple wars and skirmishes later, there
is still no sign of peaceful resolution.
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But one thing has changed, over the decades
, Israel has transformed itself into a major
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military power and has kept on increasing
its technological gap vis-a-vis its adversaries.
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In this video, Defense Updates lists 5 Weapons
because of which no Middle-Eastern country
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wants to go to War with Israel.
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Lets get started.
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The Spike Missile is Israelâs one-design-fits-all
anti-tank guided missile system.
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The Spike SR (Short Range) system is a single
shot, disposable missile system like the old
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American LAW.
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Spike has a thermal seeker, tandem shaped
charge warhead (for defeating reactive armor)
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and a range of 800 meters.
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Spike is mounted on everything from ground
vehicles to Seraph (Apache) helicopters, naval
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vessels, and drones.
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It can be used against tanks and armored vehicles,
ships, aircraft, and even individual high
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value terrorist targets.
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Larger versions of the Spike are essentially
the same missile, scaled up.
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Spike MR, similar in class to the American
Javelin, has a range of 2,500 meters.
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Spike LR, similar to the American TOW-IIB,
has a slightly longer range at 4,000 meters.
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Finally, Spike ER is similar in characteristics
to the American Hellfire.
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A non-line of sight version of Spike, Spike
NLOS, trails a fiber-optic cable that allows
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the operator to seek out and destroy targets
to a range of 25 kilometers.
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Spike essentially makes it very difficult
to mount an effective armor assault against Israel.
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Israel has a tendency to rename American weapons
systems, and this is one case in which the
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new name is much cooler than the old one.
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The âSmasherâ rocket launcher is actually
the American M270 MRLS.
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A mainstay of the U.S. Armyâs artillery
branch, the M270 was developed in the 1970s
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as part of the âBig 5â of weapons systems
that would transform the Army.
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Based on a modified M2 Bradley chassis, the
âSmasherâ carries twelve 227-millimeter
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rockets.
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A three vehicle battery can send 23,184 cluster
munitions downrange in one minute, saturating
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at one kilometer by one kilometer area.
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Israel has 48 âSmasherâ systems.
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Currently Israel is limited to rockets with
a 40 kilometer range, but new 150 kilometer
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range rockets are in the pipeline.
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Such rockets will give Israeli artillery,
positioned in Haifa, the ability to strike Damascus.
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The brainchild of General Israel Tal, chief
of the Armored Forces, the Merkava is Israelâs
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first and only indigenous main battle tank.
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The tank was especially designed for Israeli
tank doctrine: low to the ground, with a powerful
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gun, the Merkava even had the engine placed
in the front of the tank to provide protection
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to the crew.
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Combined with heavily sloped composite armor,
Merkava made an excellent defensive tank,
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well suited to defending against Egyptian
armored formations on the Sinai or Syrian
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forces on the Golan Heights.
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Early versions of the Merkava had the same
British-designed 105-millimeter main gun as
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the initial versions of the American M1 Abrams.
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Newer versions are armed with a locally produced
120 mm smoothbore gun.
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The Merkavaâs main gun is accurate to at
least 2,000 meters with High Explosive Anti-Tank
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(HEAT) and Armored Piercing (AP) rounds.
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Conventional rounds are supplemented by the
LAHAT missile; capable of being fired from
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the barrel of the Merkava, the laser-guided
LAHAT can engage targets out to 9,000 meters.
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Merkava tanks were some of the first armored
vehicles to be equipped with active protection
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systems against guided missiles.
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Israel has built just over 2,000 Merkavas
in all versions, with 660 of the latest Mark
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IV built.
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The quantity and quality of Merkava makes
Israelâs armor force one of the strongest
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in the world.
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The Israeli Air Force was founded on May 28,
1948, exactly two weeks after the founding
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of the State of Israel.
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A motley force of veteran World War II pilots
and obsolete aircraft, it has matured into
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one of the most powerful air forces in the
world.
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has been instrumental
in Israelâs defense, providing air superiority
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over Israel, close air support over Israeli
ground forces, and performing strikes against
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targets deep in the enemyâs homeland.
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Over the past three decades it has also taken
on a counterterrorism role, using airstrikes
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to assassinate terrorist leaders and destroy
caches of weapons from the Tunis to the Sudan.
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The IAF has an estimated 648 aircraft of all
types, manned and serviced by 35,000 active
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duty personnel.
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An additional 24,500 reservists can be called
up during wartime.
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At total mobilization, the IAF enjoys a comfortable
ratio of 91 personnel for every one aircraft,
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far above the Egyptian Air Forceâs 30 to
one ratio and the Royal Saudi Air Forceâs
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38 to one.
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It has around 58 F-15 Eagle, 25 F-15E Strike
Eagle, 223 F-16 Fighting Falcon and 9 F35
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Lightning II with 50 more on order.
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An important thing to note is that these american
fighter jets are enhanced by Israel with many
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indigenous systems and weapons, more aligned
to its requirement.
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The Jericho III is the third missile to serve
as Israelâs land-based nuclear deterrent.
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The Jericho III is believed to have a range
between 4,800 and 6,000 kilometers, and is
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capable of carrying a 1,000 kilogram warhead
payload.
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A range of 4,800 kilometers would enable it
to strike from Morocco to eastern India, while
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an 6,500 kilometer range would enable it to
target as far as western China.
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The missile is reportedly solid-fueled, meaning
it can be launched with minimum preparation,
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and reportedly based in silos capable of resisting
attack.
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The Jericho III, as well as the older generation
Jericho II missiles, may be based at Palmachim
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Air Base.
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Jericho III is believed to carry a single
nuclear warhead or three low-yield multiple
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independently targetable reentry vehicles.
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The precise yield of Israelâs ICBM warheads
is unknown but unconfirmed reports peg them
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at 20 kilotons.
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By way of comparison, the atomic bomb dropped
on Hiroshima was 16 kilotons.
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Jericho III is Israelâs strongest detterenace
against any aggression.
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