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Graphics: Israeli Tank Company; Lithuanian, Swedish, Dutch Armored Infantry
🕑 Added 2023-03-18 01:07:19 +0000 UTCGot the opportunity to talk with some soldiers from different countries (making graphics is good advertising) and put together some more graphics:
1. Israeli Tank Company (Merkava Mk.4) in active brigades. Pretty novel, 2 tanks per platoon (I'm told because of low availability from the newer Merkava Mk 4 but the Israelis have been experimenting with small tank companies for a while now). Everyone in the company is a conscript including the NCOs, although beyond the Second Lieutenant rank the officers are on their volunteer service (officers commit to extended service beyond the initial mandatory)
2. Lithuanian Motorized Infantry Platoon (M113). Different from their Boxer 30mm "mechanized" units
3. Swedish Armored Infantry Platoon (Pbv 302) in the 1970s
4. Dutch Armored Infantry Platoon (CV9035NL)
Comments
Barend
Awesome to see Dutch/Israeli infographics, especially as the IDF is a western country with a lot of combat experience. Is it possible that the small platoons are to be beefed up with another 2 tanks filled with conscripts once a major conflicts breaks out? Now I'm curious if their Infantry/Arty is organised the same way, with these small units.
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Also for the first time, on the Israeli tank company graphic I put the correct numbering on the tanks. Each platoon has a number 1-4, which the Platoon Commander's tank wears, and then their deputy is the "B" tank. So 2 is the PL, 2B is the PSG. Platoons with 3 tanks (like the ones on Merkava Mk 3 in the reserves) also have an A tank who is the newest commander. The M113 carrying technicians and the medic is numbered "9". A battalion ordnance staff APC would be "19" and brigade equivalent would be "29" The Company Commander is the G tank (ג) equivalent to Charlie/C, and the XO is the D tank (ד). Battalion commanders are 10ג and battalion XOs are 11ג. The number of white lines on the cannon barrels represent the battalion (1-3) and the direction of the V < > ^ represents the company. These markings are displayed in a slightly different way on the tanks' mudguards.
