[gingertanker]

If I play against IDF(I hardly do cause burning Merkavas makes me a bit tense), I usually dont buy much AFVs. The IDF in real life as in SPMBT is simply superior to any of its possible opponents in armored warfare and will happily fight you on its own terms(Massive, hihly dynamic, armored encounters in open terrain). Now....If you want to counter that it is not really terribly diffecult.

Pick ATGMs. Lots of ATGMs. If Syria go for Kornets and Metis, IF egypt than Milan and TOW(by the way Egyptian M1s arnt that infirior to ISraeli Mk3s). If possible get infantry that has RPG-29s those are very effective. You should only fire at flanks, unless Merk 2 and than Kornet and Metis can probably give you kills at the front. YOu can also get some Sggaers and older crap and use them to waste the Israeli countermeasures than go for the kills with the heavy hitters. Your still going to suffer badly but you can probably cause enough casualties in AFVs to hault the advance.