Popular Mechanics: Israel's 'Namer' Infrantry Vehicle Could Be a Glimpse of the U.S. Army's Future
The M2 Bradley is due for a replacement.
A video of the Israeli Namer (“Tiger”) infantry fighting vehicle with a pair of important upgrades has popped up on YouTube. The upgrades consist of a new 30-millimeter unmanned turret with a pair retractable anti-tank missiles. The result is the the most heavily armed, and armored infantry carrier in the world.
Israel developed the Namer in the 2000s as a heavy armored personnel carrier designed to carry twelve soldiers—including two crew members—into a battlefield thick with anti-armor weapons, particularly rocket propelled grenades (RPGs) and anti-tank guided missiles. The original Namer was an APC, designed to ferry troops to the front line and then allow them to fight dismounted. That Namer was lightly armed, featuring just a pair of machine guns for self-defense.
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WNU Editor: At 60 tons .... that is one heavy infantry vehicle.
5 comments:
This looks like someone's pet project, or one of those chimera abominations where multiple design goals got folded into one project.
The thing that you have to remember about the Israeli Military is this:
They don't have to move their equipment very far. So strategic redeployment is relatively easy, even if they have very heavy equipment.
They also face threats which are primarily land based. Therefore bulking up their armored forces' abilities makes sense.
With that in mind, The Israeli designs make sense... For the Israelis. As for if it makes sense for the US? not so much. We have longer distances to travel and a more diverse threat portfolio. Of course, the Bradley really didn't make sense either, but here we are.
Also, a fun fact about the Namer. While it is assembled in Israel, It is made right here in the USA.
Tanks make no sense, IFV (Bradley) makes no sense. Nothing makes any sense to some people.
I guess sticks and stones make sense and you have those at any #Resistance march. If you politically disarm your opponents and they are no more tanks or IFVs, sticks and stones will certainly carry thee day.
Then after they are done they can throw a bone at the big black rock.
If infantry is the future, they need a vehicle.
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