Well this should answer the TAMUZ question. First it looks like a start a date in 2005/2006 for a less accurate and effective system at least from long range. A newer more current and accurate and would think lethal version in 2009 and 2011. I would think also, this missile which is the English translated
SPIKE NLOS might explain what happened to the
Mini-SPIKE as the timeline fits very nicely
compared against the TAMMUZ (That was the APC I was referring to, TY). They are both precision strike weapons with either the APGW/or ATGW warhead using apparently UAV normally as the spotter. Both are also direct fire support and more so in the IDF decision to mount the TAMMUZ/SPIKE NLOS on the MAGACHE 5 (And GingerTanker is going to kill me for continuing to butcher that MBT's name!?!) which in that configuration might cause issues in how to class it as it still carries it's normal main armament plus the NLOS Launcher. For 2006 on
TAMUZ recommend simply June of the year. For 2009 will have to research the two operations it was involved to get a better date. On SPIKE NLOS as described above still working on a reasonable date.
http://www.jpost.com/Video-Articles/...n-Lebanon-Gaza
http://archive.defensenews.com/artic...st-Syrian-Fire
http://www.timesofisrael.com/the-gro...syrian-border/
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7...431606,00.html
http://www.military.com/video/guided...1099584652001/
In ref. 2 notice in the picture the coloration difference in the optical heads of two of the missiles one in each launcher I've done enough of this in the past that I feel I can rule out the suns reflection, I suspect these to be the ATGW versions based on the fact they seem to be using these more in the APGW mode.
In refs. 3&4 wish I could get a hole in one like these missiles seem to. But more importantly in ref. 4 note the date in the top of the frame 25/06/07 + time of day, I read it as 25 June 2007.
So TAMMUZ (Per the articles and my spell check I ignored.) is real and can be made active and it would seem has been very accurate all along.
Is the game smart enough to differentiate between personnel and armor when carrying two different warheads on the same weapons platform? Is that the purpose of putting or separating the AP version and AT version in two different weapons slots maybe? These are the things I don't know about in the mechanics of the game.
Why do I feel slightly baited here?
Regards,
Pat