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The Achzarit (?????? in Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
: "cruel", female inflection
Inflection

In grammar, inflection or inflexion is the way language handles grammatical relations and relational categories such as grammatical tense, grammatical mood, grammatical voice, grammatical aspect, grammatical person, grammatical number, grammatical gender, grammatical case....
) is a heavily armored armored personnel carrier manufactured by the Israeli Defence Forces Corps of Ordnance.

Achzarit is based on the Soviet
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
-built T-54/T-55
T-55

The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the World War II....
 tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
, beginning with those captured from Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
 armies during the Arab-Israeli wars.






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The Achzarit (?????? in Hebrew
Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic languages of the Afro-Asiatic languages. Modern Hebrew is spoken by more than seven million people in Israel and Classical Hebrew is used for prayer or study in Jews communities around the world....
: "cruel", female inflection
Inflection

In grammar, inflection or inflexion is the way language handles grammatical relations and relational categories such as grammatical tense, grammatical mood, grammatical voice, grammatical aspect, grammatical person, grammatical number, grammatical gender, grammatical case....
) is a heavily armored armored personnel carrier manufactured by the Israeli Defence Forces Corps of Ordnance.

History

The Achzarit is based on the Soviet
Soviet Union

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was a Constitution of the Soviet Union socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.The name is a translation of the , romanization of Russian Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik, abbreviated ????, SSSR....
-built T-54/T-55
T-55

The T-54 and T-55 tanks were a series of main battle tanks designed in the Soviet Union. The first T-54 prototype appeared in March 1945, just before the end of the World War II....
 tank
Tank

A tank is a Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
, beginning with those captured from Arab
Arab

An Arab is a person who Identity as such on linguistic or cultural grounds. The plural form, Arabs , refers to the Ethnocultural group at large....
 armies during the Arab-Israeli wars. The IDF took the old T-55 tank and removed its turret. The chassis was modified for troop carriage by adding a troop compartment and a rear door. The original Soviet-made water-cooled diesel engine
Diesel engine

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine which operates using the diesel cycle . Diesel engines have the highest thermal efficiency compared to any internal combustion or external combustion engine....
 was replaced with a more compact and powerful diesel engine, and other internal systems were upgraded. Reactive armor was installed over the original armored tank chassis. The APC was created in 1988.

Design

The Achzarit Mk 1 has a 650-hp engine, while the Mk 2 has an 850-hp engine.

It is armed with three 7.62 mm machine gun
Machine gun

A machine gun is a Automatic firearm mounted or portable firearm, usually designed to fire List of rifle cartridgess in quick succession from an Belt or large-capacity Magazine , typically at a rate of several hundred rounds per minute....
s, including one Rafael Overhead Weapons Station, a machine gun controlled from within the cabin, developed by the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd.

As a lesson from the Second Intifada, a bulletproof glass
Bulletproof glass

Bulletproof glass is a colloquial term for glass that is particularly resistant to being penetrated when struck by bullets. Since manufacturing glass of usable thicknesses capable of fully stopping most bullets cannot currently be done, the industry generally refers to it as bullet-resistant glass instead....
 turret was installed over one of the hatches to enable the commander to see outside without being exposed to sniper fire and shrapnel.

Several Achzarit are equipped with 12.7mm Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station
Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station

The Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station , also known as Katlanit is a Remote Weapon System that enables a variety of devices to be operated automatically or by remote control, including 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 12.7 mm machine guns, 40 mm automatic grenade launchers, anti-tank missiles and observation pods.....
 in place of the standard 7.62mm Rafael Overhead Weapon Station
Rafael Overhead Weapon Station

The Rafael Overhead Weapon Station is a Remote Weapon System developed by RAFAEL Armament Development Authority in cooperation with the Israel Defense Forces....
.

Operations

Because of its heavy armor, the Achzarit is sometimes called a heavy APC (HAPC). Achzarit APCs are in service with the IDF Golani Brigade
Golani Brigade

The Golani Brigade is an Israeli infantry brigade which was formed on February 28, 1948 when the Levanoni Brigade in the upper Galilee was merged with the Carmeli Brigade to form the Golani Brigade....
, which operates near the Lebanese
Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic , is a country in Western Asia, on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea....
 border and in the northern part of the West Bank
West Bank

The West Bank is the eastern Part of the Palestinian territories on the west bank of the River Jordan in the Middle East. To the west, north, and south the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel....
 and with part of the IDF Givati Brigade
Givati Brigade

The Givati Brigade functions as the Marines and is one of the Israeli Infantry Corps in the Israel Defense Forces. Givati soldiers are designated by purple berets....
.

Achzarit APCs took part in Operation Rainbow
Operation Rainbow

Operation Rainbow is a controversial military operation which began on May 18 2004 and ended on May 23 2004 in Rafah , the Gaza Strip. Israel's aim was to clear terrorism infrastructure, to find smuggling tunnels connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt, and to kill militants after the deaths of 13 Israeli soldiers in guerrilla warfare attacks....
 in Rafah
Rafah

File:Location Rhafa.pngRafah is a Palestinian people city in the southern Gaza Strip, but also extends into the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Located south of Gaza, Rafah's population of 71,000 is overwhelmingly made up of Palestinian refugees....
, after a comparatively lightly-armored M113 APC was destroyed by an RPG
Rocket propelled grenade

A rocket-propelled grenade is any hand-held, Shoulder-launched missile weapon anti-tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead....
 round.

See also

  • VIU-55 Munja
    VIU-55 Munja

    VIU-55 Munja is a combat engineering vehicle produced by Serbia. VTI has done the conceptual design of the Munja general-purpose engineer vehicle and the Cacak - based Overhaul Depot has built the vehicle....
    , similar example from Serbia
    Serbia

    Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a country in Central Europe and Balkans Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central part of the Balkans....
  • BTR-T
    BTR-T

    The BTR-T is a Russian heavy IFV, designed by the Design Bureau of Transport Machine-Building state-run production association....
  • BMPT
    BMPT

    BMPT is a new Russian armored vehicle designed to support tank and infantry operations, primarily in urban areas.This vehicle is sometimes nicknamed the "Terminator"....
  • Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)
    Kangaroo (armoured personnel carrier)

    A Kangaroo was a World War II United Kingdom or Commonwealth of Nations armoured personnel carrier , created by conversion of a tank chassis....
    , a series of Allied World War 2 armoured personnel carriers that were based on converted tanks.


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