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The "Gil" Personal Anti-Tank Missile [Pics too]
Israel Defense Forces ^
| May 8, 2003
| IDF Spokesperson's Unit
Posted on 05/09/2003 10:05:37 AM PDT by yonif
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posted on
05/09/2003 10:05:38 AM PDT
by
yonif
To: yonif
Are they out yet? I can't find one at Buy.com
To: yonif
Weight: 13.3kgIs this a typo? I'm not a big-time expert, but this seems too light to be real effective.
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posted on
05/09/2003 10:13:55 AM PDT
by
68skylark
To: Psycho_Bunny
Try ebay....toy section.
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posted on
05/09/2003 10:17:32 AM PDT
by
zarf
(Republicans for Sharpton 2004)
To: yonif
'Gil' means joy in Hebrew.
Doubtless this device will bring joy to Syrian tank commanders.
5
posted on
05/09/2003 10:17:59 AM PDT
by
Asclepius
(as above, so below)
To: Psycho_Bunny
Are they out yet? I can't find one at Buy.comNothing on Ebay either. Damn! And I was planning on buying a dozen. :)
6
posted on
05/09/2003 10:22:26 AM PDT
by
upchuck
(Contribute to "Republicans for Al Sharpton for President in 2004." Dial 1-800-SLAPTHADONKEY :)
To: 68skylark
Well, that's just a hair under 30 pounds...dunno.
7
posted on
05/09/2003 10:31:32 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Bumperootus!)
To: yonif
THIS is what I am talking about, when I say "Second Amendment"!
8
posted on
05/09/2003 10:33:18 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(WMD-40: Lube your nukes)
To: 68skylark
I am not an expert (nor do I play one on TV), but if the guidance system is all it's cracked up to be, it may be designed to target vulnerable areas, such as top armor, turret joints, treads, etc.
To: yonif
I'd like to get one of those to take out my teachers-union local president bitch sister-in-laws subaru!
10
posted on
05/09/2003 10:44:25 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(I really hate teachers unions)
To: Slings and Arrows
target vulnerable areas, such as top armor, turret joints Yep. Spec says something about vertical attack :)).
11
posted on
05/09/2003 10:45:08 AM PDT
by
Cachelot
(~ In waters near you ~)
To: 68skylark
a depleted uranium round doesn't weigh much either.
12
posted on
05/09/2003 10:46:04 AM PDT
by
ctlpdad
(I really hate teachers unions)
To: Asclepius; All
13
posted on
05/09/2003 10:46:52 AM PDT
by
yonif
To: upchuck
Nothing on Ebay either. Damn! And I was planning on buying a dozen. :) Silly, you have to get them through the gun show loophole.
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posted on
05/09/2003 10:47:16 AM PDT
by
TC Rider
(The United States Constitution © 1791. All Rights Reserved.)
To: Slings and Arrows
A TOW missle weighs about 60 lbs. A TOW with its tripod, guidance gear, etc weighs about 320 lbs. If this Israeli missle weighs about 30 lbs, it seems rather light. Maybe it's intended more for use against APC, bunkers, etc -- and not for use against modern tanks. Or maybe the writer put the decimal place in the wrong position when he gave the weight.
To: ctlpdad
DU is (was) only used in penetrator rounds that require significant hardness, density and speed to work. AT rounds from a portable tube launcher can't achieve the speeds required for penetration, so they use high explosive, shaped-charge warheads. Those are the heavier rounds.
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posted on
05/09/2003 11:03:54 AM PDT
by
SJSAMPLE
To: SJSAMPLE
DU is the worst thing ever, it kills children, mains the living, and pollutes everywhere it reaches for years on end.
Oh wait, I thought you were talking about DemocraticUnderground.com, not depleted uranium.
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posted on
05/09/2003 11:10:06 AM PDT
by
TheAngryClam
(This space for rent.)
To: 68skylark
Maybe it's intended more for use against APC, bunkers, etc -- and not for use against modern tanks. Or maybe the writer put the decimal place in the wrong position when he gave the weight. Nope, the Gil is an anti-tank missile and the article says it's light enough that one soldier can carry two of them.
18
posted on
05/09/2003 11:59:05 AM PDT
by
xm177e2
(Stalinists, Maoists, Ba'athists, Pacifists: Why are they always on the same side?)
To: yonif
Where do we get ours?
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posted on
05/09/2003 12:01:17 PM PDT
by
lodwick
To: xm177e2
Nope, the Gil is an anti-tank missile and the article says it's light enough that one soldier can carry two of them.Well this article/ad really makes this missle sound like a great piece of gear. If they can use a 30 lb missle to accomplish the same thing as a 60 lb TOW then the developers are really smart people -- or they've found a way to bend the laws of physics.
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