Don,
To finish up on
Israeli EITAN:
1.
What I forgot ... The
APC version also has a
Pintal Mount MG 7.62mm for the Commander. It's mounted
forward of the
RWS on the
right side.
2.
ATGW ...
It's the
SPIKE MR, as I remember this has a larger warhead on it than the
standard SPIKE. I can't remember if the only difference with the
SPIKE LR is just the range.
3. One of the "
unknowns" at the time, armor...
Frontal Arc protection "
up and including" against
30mm AP.
The rest "
up to and including" against
14.5mm AP.
The above values reflect the protection straight from the factory w/o add on protection. It from the start was considered the best protected APC in the world.
4. Also I found that the
30mm w/coaxial 7.62mm, is capable of extremely high elevation to attack skyscrapers in urban combat from lessons learned. Obviously, that being said, it'd be highly effective against helicopters as well.
http://www.military-today.com/apc/eitan.htm
I gotta get to bed-had a long day.
Regards,
Pat
