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The Makmat.

Cold War Israel

MakMat 160 mm Self-Propelled Mortar – Another Israeli Creation

April 4, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

There is already a vehicle known as the “toaster tank”, and that is the German Pz. Sfl. IVc. However, we

The Eden Camp Museum's VT8-460 engine.

Cold War Israel USA

VT8-460 – the Cummins V8 Diesel Used in the M50 Sherman

April 2, 2023April 11, 2023 Jesse B America, american, bradley, cummins, diesel, Eden Camp Museum, engine, engines, heritage, israel, military, power, restoration, restorations, Sherman, sherman tank, Shermans, tank, tank engine, tanker, tanks, torque, turbo, turbocharged, US, USA, v8, v903, v950, vt8, vt8-460

Today we will be looking at the Cummins VT8-460 turbodiesel V8 engine that was used to power the awesome M50

Ro'em howitzer.

Cold War Israel

Israel’s Huge L-33 Ro’em: Based on the Sherman

March 21, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, L-33, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, Ro'em, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

Today we will be taking a look at yet another interesting adaptation of the Sherman tank, the L-33 Ro’em self-propelled

M50 Sherman at TankFest.

Cold War Israel USA WWII

Eden Camp Museum’s Blue M50 Sherman

March 19, 2023April 11, 2023 Jesse B 75 mm, blue, cold war, eden camp, eden camp heritage, eden camp heritage restorations, Eden Camp Museum, isherman, israel, israeli, lebanese, lebanon, M4A4, m50, m51, modifications, museum, Sherman, Shermans, six day war, super sherman, tank, tanker, tanks, US, USA

My name is Frank, I am head of site and restorations at Eden Camp Museum, Malton, North Yorkshire. Eden Camp

Namer IFV.

Israel Modern Day

Namer – The Most Heavily Armored IFV in the World

October 13, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B active protection system, apc, aps, armor, armored personnel carrier, composite, era, explosive reactive armor, i, IDF, IFV, II, iii, infantry fighting vehicle, israel, israel defense force, israeli, iv, lebanon, machine gun, merkava, military, modern, nagmachon, Namer, namera, passengers, tank, tanks, trophy, urban, war

Few armored personnel carriers are as heavily armored as the ones conjured up by Israel. But of them, one stands

M51.

Cold War Israel WWII

M51 “Super Sherman” Tank

May 12, 2022February 6, 2023 Jesse B 105 mm, american, armor, armored, cold war, france, french, gun, israel, israeli, m-50, m-51, m50, m51, military, six day war, super sherman, tank, tanks, united states, US, vehicle, war, world of tanks, wot

The M51 is arguably the best example of upgrading a piece of equipment far beyond original expectations to meet new