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The Jerusalem Post

Wednesday 31 July:
The Israeli Prime Minister in a press conference today addressed the state of world
politics. He stated Israel’s intention to stay out of any wider global conflict. L IBYA
However, he reiterated Israel’s commitment to the defence of its territory and people
from any form of foreign aggression.
 U S S R
(UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS)
Maariv
(Evening, Israeli Newspaper)
Wednesday 7 August:
after Europe erupted
Yesterday morning, just two days
Ha-Televizia Ha-israelit (Israeli Television) t its forces into the
in war, the Syrian regime has sen
Breaking News Broadcast n. There are reports
Golan Heights and southern Lebano
Monday 5 August: as the Israeli
of heavy fighting across the front
key strategic
“News coming from Europe is vague, but initial Defense Forces fight to hold these
ael. IDF forces are
reports indicate the Soviet Union and its Warsaw positions overlooking northern Isr
seem likely.
Pact allies have launched a full-scale invasion of holding strong and counterattacks
West Germany and neutral Austria.
Here on the Golan Heights local settlements and Reshet Bet (Network B)
communities have begun evacuating in anticipation Israeli Radio News
of possible attacks from our Arab neighbours. Friday 9 August:
Indications and rhetoric coming out of Syria seem “…Yes, an attack has just begun, off to the west I
to give warning of coming hostility from the Soviet can see flashes and hear explosions and the crack
aligned state.” of gunfire. Our troops are in a position about one
cial Newspaper)
kilometre west of my current location,” the reporter
Tishreen (October, Syrian Offi is interrupted by an indistinct conversation away
Tuesday 6 August: from the microphone. “I’ve just been told by my army
the liberation of the
Today the Syrian Arab Army began guide that we need to move out, there may be a threat
tion. In the early
Golan Heights from Zionist occupa of an enemy breakthrough…”
artillery barrage
hours of this morning a massive
aeli occupation forces
fell on the positions of the Isr
d forces smashed the
before our armoured and mechanise
ces.
unprepared and confused Jewish for
aeli resistance along
There are reports of sporadic Isr
into the day. Reserve
the front as the fighting continues
mopping-up during the
forces are expected to commence
Palestine.
night and begin the liberation of

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World War III in the Middle East . . . . . . . . 4 Sho’t (Blazer) Tank Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 BM-21 Hail SP Rocket Battery . . . . . . . . . 37
Iran-Iraq Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Sho’t (Blazer) Tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 M113 OP Artillery Observer . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Israel and Syria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Pereh Anti-tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mech Infantry Company . . . . . . . . . 24 M163 VADS AA Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The Israel Defence Forces . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mech Infantry Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA Platoon . . . . . . . . . . 39
188th ‘Barak’ Armoured Brigade . . . . . . . 10 Mech Infantry Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Redeye SAM Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
M125 81mm Mortar Platoon . . . . . . . . . . 27
Israeli Forces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 M48 Chaparral SAM Platoon . . . . . . . . . . 39
NATO Allied Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Reserve Infantry Company . . . . . . . 28 Rabbi Recce Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Israeli Special Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Reserve Infantry Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Skyhawk Fighter Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reserve Infantry Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon . . . 41
Merkava 3 Tank Company . . . . . . . . 14
Reserve M125 81mm Mortar Platoon . . . . 31 AH-64 Cobra Attack Helicopter Platoon . 41
Merkava 3 Tank Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Reserve M150 Anti-tank Section . . . . . . . . 31
Merkava 3 Tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Israeli Airborne Operations . . . . . . 42
Reserve Jeep Anti-tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . 31
Merkava 1 & 2 Tank Companies . . 16 CH-53 Sea Stallion Transport Helicopter . 42
Merkava 1 Tank Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Paratrooper Company . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Merkava 1 Tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Paratrooper Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Golan Heights Clash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Merkava 2 Tank Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Paratrooper Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Golan Heights Counterattack . . . . . . . . . . 46
Merkava 2 Tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Jeep Anti-tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Encounter in Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Jeep Recce Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Rabbi Anti-tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
M113 Recce Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 M150 Anti-tank Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Painting Israeli Forces . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Magach Tank Company . . . . . . . . . . 20 Israeli Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Israeli Catalogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Magach 6 Tank Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 M106 120mm Mortar Battery . . . . . . . . . 36
Magach 6 Tank Platoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 M109 SP Artillery Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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 In early 1985, the Soviet Union deter- weakness of the NATO forces arrayed North Africa. The US then reached
mined that a major war with the West against them. The Soviets would out to regional allies and friends both
would soon be inevitable. The Soviet exploit this weakness to gain a strategic to secure logistics bases and troop
Union understood that if this war was advantage. commitments. Finally the serious
to happen, NATO and the United The Soviets reversed their policy of sup- threat to Iraq’s continued existence
States would be dependent on a con- porting Iraq in its on-going war with should a major war break out was
stant and uninterrupted flow of oil and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Slowly at leveraged to gain Iraqi support for the
petrochemicals from the Middle East. first, the Soviets began moving military Western cause.
The United States had positioned itself equipment, supplies and personnel
as the dominant power in the oil- into Iran under the guise of military IRAN-IRAQ CONFLICT
rich region with a series of alliances, aid. However, the Soviets had a hidden The flames of war spread to the Middle
defence pacts, and aid programs. In agenda and larger stakes to play for. East within hours of Europe being
contrast, the Soviet Union had allowed As tensions between the West and the engulfed. The first Soviet move was
its influence to wither following the Soviet Union increased, the various to direct the Iranians to launch an
1973 Arab-Israeli War. constituent governments of NATO offensive to punch a hole through the
By mid-1985 global tensions were at continued to strive towards a peaceful Iraqi lines. This would allow Soviet
an all-time high. War between the two resolution of the current difficulties. forces positioned beyond the Zagros
superpowers seemed to be edging ever The coalition leaders determined that a Mountains to drive through Iraq’s
closer to a nightmarish reality. While contingency plan needed to be in place southern most city of Basra and on to
diplomatic efforts to avoid a major war should diplomacy fail and hostilities capture the massive oil reserves of the
carried on, the US began to quietly begin. As one of the leading powers of Middle East, thus depriving NATO of
plan for a military conflict. NATO, the United States government this vital resource.
decided to take advantage of the fact However, the Iranian and Soviet
WORLD WAR III IN THE that they had CENTCOM forces offensive was temporarily stalled as the
MIDDLE EAST either on the way or deployed to the Iraqis fought desperate battles to stem
In the pre-dawn hours of 4 August Middle East as part of a regular military the tide and form a salient.
1985 Warsaw Pact forces moved exercise held in conjunction with the The US 9th Motorized and the French
en-masse across the inner German Egyptians, Operation BRIGHTSTAR. 6e divisions took advantage of the
frontier touching off the third major This force consisted of the USMC’s confusion of battle and started to filter
war in a century. During the weeks and 1st Division, the US Army’s forces through Iraqi lines, while the US
months leading up to the war, the lead- 24th Mechanized and 9th Motorized 24th Mechanized marched north from
ership of the Soviet Union had come Infantry Divisions, brigade sized ele- Kuwait to relieve beleaguered Iraqi
to the conclusion that the best way to ments of the 82nd and 101st Airborne troops and then take the fight to the
resolve their economic woes would be Divisions, and finally a battalion of enemy. Meanwhile, the US Marines
to eliminate their capitalist adversaries. elite Army Rangers. The French also and remaining US Army forces were
With this goal in mind, the Soviet committed forces, including the 6e sent to block further Soviet aggressive
Defence committee and military iden- Division Légère de Cavalerie, which moves through Iran, using the Iranian
tified oil supplies as being a serious they had based in former colonies in port city of Bandar Deylam as a jump-
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ISRAEL AND SYRIA who told them that Syria was once In the meantime, the Syrians had
The Soviets’ ally Syria decided that the more looking towards them, but not directed an assault through southern
time to retake the Golan Heights from just to retake the Golan Heights, but Lebanon into the northern flank of
Israel was right, while Israel’s major towards the complete annihilation of Israel, as well as the Golan Heights where
benefactor was busy with its own prob- the State of Israel. they were met determined defence on
lems. They may even finally achieve More details trickled in to the IDF both fronts. The IDF Reserve Brigades
their long-held desire to push the headquarters and a greater picture of positioned in Northern Israel absorbed
State of Israel into the sea and return the Syrian attack plans began to take these attacks, before launching limited
that land to the Palestinian people. shape, much of it confirmed when the counterattacks that eventually pushed
The Syrian attack took the form of a Syrians began mobilising and moving the Syrians back across the border
one-two punch. The plan was to first units into areas bordering Israel and into Lebanon. The Syrians continued
fix Israeli forces in place on the Golan, southern Lebanon. to attack through Lebanon, but the
before launching a second front using Israelis held the frontier through 9 and
The attack came during the early hours
their forces positioned in Lebanon. 10 August.
of 6 August 1985 across the Golan
However, decades of conflict had Heights. The Syrians struck hard, but The Syrian leadership continued to
taught the Israelis how to mobilise the the Israeli tanks and missiles took a reinforce this northern attack, while
mass of their citizen army quickly, and heavy toll on the lead units. Soviet and leaving their troops in the Golan
lessons learned from its previous wars Warsaw Pact supplied T-72, T-62, and Heights to flounder without further
had already resulted in powerful new T-55 tanks were knocked out across reinforcements. Their attack though
weapons like the Merkava main battle the front. However, the combined the Golan Heights had ground
tank and Pereh Anti-tank Guided efforts of Syrian artillery and infantry to a complete halt by the evening
Missile carrier being designed and pro- broke through the lines in several areas, of 8 August.
duced domestically, alleviating Israel’s forcing some Israeli units to withdraw The following day the Israelis launched
dependence on the international to secondary positions. a counteroffensive. By the mid-after-
community selling them the arms for The assault continued into the next day, noon Israeli forces were advancing
their defence. but made little further progress. That towards the Syrian frontier. They
The news of the growing crisis between night the Syrians launched another all- encountered some strongpoints of
NATO and the Warsaw Pact had out attack under the cover of darkness. well-organised resistance, but most
been followed just as closely in Israel Fighting was intense, but once again Syrian units seemed to adopt a position
as it had been around the rest of the the Israelis saw off the attack forcing of self-preservation, withdrawing some
globe. The Israelis had begun prepa- the Syrians to withdraw. By dawn of distance ahead of the advancing Israelis.
rations immediately on hearing the 8 August the Syrians had switched to By 10 August the lead IDF tank
first indications of the possibility of concentrated artillery barrages on the and mechanised forces had crossed
war. Their American allies had kept Israeli positions on the Golan Heights. into Syria and were on the road to
them abreast of the likely impacts on Several aborted attacks were led by hel- Damascus. It was on the morning of
the Middle East. Israel had their own icopter gunships, but these were driven 11 August that they encountered the
well-resourced intelligence services off with well-directed anti-aircraft fire. first Soviet units.

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 The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) After the 1948 war, the Israel- ground they had taken in 1967. Against
can trace its roots back to various Palestinian conflict initially shifted to the PLO the War of Attrition culmi-
Jewish militia groups formed from a low intensity conflict between the nated in the Battle of Karameh. The
1906 onwards. By World War II these IDF and Palestinian Fedayeen (Arabic Battle of Karameh lasted 15 hours and
groups had become a full-scale Jewish for ‘those who sacrifice themselves’). pitted the IDF against the PLO and the
defence force, the Haganah (The During the 1956 Suez Crisis, the IDF Jordanian Army on 21 March 1968.
Defence, 1921–48) within the British captured the Sinai Peninsula from The IDF achieved its goal to destroy
Mandate of Palestine. These forces then Egypt, which was later returned. the PLO camp in Karameh, but Israeli
cooperated with the British during losses were high as the Jordanian forces
the war, supplying the Jewish Brigade 1967 SIX-DAY WAR stood and fought, rather than withdraw
to fight in Italy. They would eventu- In the 1967 Six-Day War, Israel con- to leave the PLO unsupported.
ally form the backbone of the Israel quered the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza
Defence Forces, and provide it with its Strip, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, 1973 YOM KIPPUR WAR
initial manpower and doctrine. and the Golan Heights from the sur- Though the Israelis expected the Arabs
Following Israel’s Declaration of rounding Arab states. The IDF’s success to attack again, intelligence agencies
Independence on 14 May 1948, Prime changed the balance of power in the failed to predict the next Arab attack
Minister David Ben-Gurion issued an region, but in September 1967, the and the IDF was taken by surprise by
order for the formation of the Israel Arab states formed a policy of barring the Yom Kippur War (named after the
Defence Forces. The formation of the peace, recognition, or negotiations Jewish holy day) launched on 6 October
IDF eventually led to the disband- with Israel. This led to the War of 1973. The war was mostly fought in
ment or merging with the IDF of all Attrition against Egypt and a border the Sinai and the Golan Heights, areas
other armed Jewish militia groups. war against the Palestine Liberation occupied by Israel at the end of the
Nine brigades already existed within Organisation (PLO) in Jordan. Against 1967 Six-Day War. Some fighting also
the Haganah, with a further three Egypt this resulted in artillery duels took place in African Egypt and north-
formed to give the IDF twelve infan- and small-scale incursions, but ended ern Israel.
try and armoured brigades during the in 1970 with the IDF still holding the
1948 Arab–Israeli War.

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Initially Egyptian forces were success- the purchase of US M113 armoured had proven the success of their new
ful crossing the Suez Canal and then personnel carriers, thus allowing the combined arms tactics and gathered
advancing virtually unopposed a short infantry to keep up with the tanks in much intelligence on the level of sup-
diatance into the Sinai Peninsula. the field, and offering them some pro- port provided to the PLO by the Soviet
It took Israel three days to mobilise tection from artillery and small arms Union through captured documents
most of its forces, but these halted the fire. These new mechanised infantry and arms. However, despite the pres-
Egyptian offensive. The Syrians attacked units would form a screen in advance ence of a pro-Israeli Christian militia
the Golan Heights to coincide with the of the tanks to engage enemy anti-tank and a United Nations peace keeping
Egyptian offensive and initially made infantry, rather than the tanks being the force, PLO activities continued across
threatening gains into Israeli-held terri- first to discover them. the Israeli border. The PLO had quickly
tory. The Israelis initially concentrated Arab surface-to-air missiles, also sup- rebuilt their infrastructure.
on the Syrian attack as it immediately plied by the Soviets, effectively knocked The IDF took a different approach after
threatened the core territory of Israel. the Israeli Air Force out in the initial Litani with targeted raids and strikes
After three days Israeli forces had days of the conflict, forcing the IDF by naval commandos and paratroopers
pushed the Syrians back to their pre-war to turn to antiquated conventional against PLO targets. However, the PLO
positions. artillery for fire support. New artillery continued to launch rocket attacks
The IDF then launched a four-day coun- was purchased from the United States, against northern Israel.
ter-offensive deep into Syria, threaten- primarily the M109 155mm self-pro-
ing the Syrian capital, Damascus. The pelled howitzer. INVASION OF LEBANON
Egyptians launched an offensive in the As the IDF was expanded, improve- The rapid rebuilding after Operation
Sinai peninsula to relieve pressure on ments were also made to its offensive LITANI meant that by 1982 the PLO
the Syrians and to strengthen Egyptian and technical capabilities, all with the in Southern Lebanon was stronger
post-war negotiations. The Israelis goal of being able to fight a war on three than it had been in 1978. They also
quickly repulsed the attack and went fronts for an extended period of time continued cross border rocket and
on to the offensive themselves, crossed when the next Arab-Israeli War came. terrorist attacks, which prompted the
the Suez Canal into Egypt, cutting off IDF to plan an operation to deal with
the Egyptian forces in Sinai. They then OPERATION LITANI the Palestinian threat in southern
began slowly advancing southward The expulsion of the PLO from Jordan Lebanon once and for all. Planning
and westward towards the city of Suez. and the Lebanese Civil War (begin- and urban warfare training was geared
Eventually, a ceasefire on 25 October ning in 1975) led to the establishment to deal with the likely fighting in the
1973 ended the war. of a substantial Palestinian militant large Palestinian camps associated with
presence in southern Lebanon. These Lebanese cities, and troops began mass-
DEVELOPMENT SINCE 1973 various Palestinian groups conducted ing on the border. On 3 June 1982 an
The 1973 Yom Kippur War led to a terrorist attacks into Israel, as well as attempted assassination of the Israeli
change in the IDF’s approach to war- regular rocket attacks with Soviet mul- ambassador to Britain was made by four
fare. Organisational changes were made tiple-rocket launchers against Israeli Palestinian gunmen in London. Israel
and more time was dedicated to training border towns. responded with an aerial bombardment
for conventional warfare. The Israelis of PLO positions in Beirut. The PLO
A 15,000 strong IDF incursion into
moved from pure tank and infantry retaliated with a two day rocket attack
southern Lebanon to crush the PLO
formations to a more integrated com- on northern Israel. Israel then used this
military infrastructure, Operation
bined arms approach in response to provocation to launch their planned
LITANI, was made in March 1978.
the improved enemy infantry anti-tank invasion of Lebanon on 6 June 1982.
In an agreement with the Syrians the
capabilities. The Arab nations had been This time they had set no limit to their
Israelis promised not to advance beyond
outfitted with Soviet Sagger ‘suit case’ advance, though publicly it was set at
the Litani River and as a result the PLO
anti-tank missiles and widely used the 40km. Their goal was the entire elimi-
just withdrew further into Lebanon
RPG-7 anti-tank rocket propelled gre- nation of the PLO military infrastruc-
and the operation was unsuccessful in
nades. Infantry without tank support, ture in Lebanon. The IDF advanced
eliminating the PLO threat to northern
and tanks without infantry support into Lebanon on three fronts. The
Israel. Though the major goals of the
had proven vulnerable. Moves were also western Israeli force advanced up the
operation were not achieved, the IDF
made to mechanise the infantry with coastal road to Tyre, bypassed the city

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and attacked three PLO camps in the expected and the IDF also clashed debut, squaring off against Syrian T-72
area, they were to then move north- with the Syrian troops stationed in tanks. During these engagements,
wards supported by amphibious forces. the Beqaa Valley. The Syrian T-72s the Israelis claimed that the Merkava
In the centre, two divisions advanced proved highly effective against the proved superior to the T-72, destroying
on Beaufort Castle, a PLO stronghold, older Israeli Magach 6 (M60 Patton) a number of them without sustaining a
to take the road junction and the castle and Sho’t (Centurion) tanks. The single loss to T-72 fire.
itself. The two divisions were to then T-72 tanks of the Syrian 2nd Armoured During the urban fighting in Lebanon
separate, one heading west to join the Division halted the advance of an the Israelis found their M113 APCs
coastal forces, and the other towards Israeli armoured brigade on Rashaya vulnerable to light infantry anti-tank
the right flank of Syrian forces in the on 10 June, claiming the destruction weapons like the RPG-7, forcing the
Beqaa Valley. The eastern Israeli force, of 33 tanks. Syrian tanks saw similar new Merkava tanks (which could
the largest of the three, advanced into success against Israeli armour in Ain carry a small number of passengers if
the Beqaa Valley to prevent the Syrians Zhalta and Sultan Yacoub in fighting the ammunitions racks were removed)
from interfering with the operation on on 8–10 June, slowing their advance to and Centurion based engineer vehicles
the coastal road. cut the Beirut-Damascus highway. to be pressed into service for casualty
Palestinian resistance proved much The war also saw the new Israeli Merkava evacuation.
heavier and determined than had been main battle tank make its first combat

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During the course of combat opera- had grown with the disintegration of Israeli artillery was able to immediately
tions, the Israeli Air Force conducted Lebanon as an independent state and respond with counter-battery fire from
successful ground attack missions Israel’s loss of international prestige. 0235. The artillery duel lasted until
against Syrian and PLO targets, with A variety of lessons were gleaned 0600 when the Syrian artillery shifted
Israeli attack helicopters inflicting from the IDF operations in Lebanon. from Israeli forward positions, to those
heavy losses on Syrian armour. The Improvements were made to the new further into the Golan Heights.
Israeli Air Force quickly eliminated the Merkava tank leading to the Merkava 2. After shifting their artillery, the Syrians
threat of Syrian surface-to-air missiles A number of ideas for heavily armoured launched a massed armoured attack.
in Lebanon and its jets shot down over personnel carriers were trialled based Throughout the day a number of large
80 Syrian aircraft, with only a single on older tanks like the Sho’t and cap- scale actions ensued with the IDF only
Israeli A-4 Skyhawk and two helicop- tured T-55s, but most of these became reluctantly giving ground while inflict-
ters shot down by enemy anti-aircraft assigned to specialist engineering units. ing heavy losses on the leading Syrian
weapons. The Soviets were so shaken by Various up-armouring packages were armoured units.
the losses sustained by their Syrian allies developed for the M113, including At 1200 Syrian forces in Lebanon
that they sent a team to investigate. appliqué, spaced, or reactive armour. began a short artillery barrage on IDF
Ultimately the IDF achieved its goal, However, these armour upgrades had forces before they launched a second
forcing the PLO to evacuate Lebanon. not been adopted by August 1985. massed attack. Israeli forces were
However, attempts to impose a pro-Is- caught between Syrian forces advancing
raeli government in Lebanon failed and ISRAEL IN WWIII from the east and north. By the end of
the country lapsed back into civil war. A few hours after the Iranians and the 9 August the Israelis had brought
The Israeli support of Christian groups Soviets launched an offensive against the Syrian attacks to a halt and began
stirred up opposition among the major- Iraq and its allies, Syria, the ally of organising a counter-offensive.
ity Shia Muslims. Mounting IDF casu- Iran and the Soviet Union, had also The Israeli response was swift and forces
alties eventually led to the withdrawal mobilised their forces on the Iraqi and on the Golan Heights quickly went onto
of the IDF from Lebanon, and by June Israeli borders. Following a substan- the offensive, breaking up the Syrian
1985 most troops were back in Israel. tial artillery bombardment, starting drive and pushing back the enemy
at 0230 on 6 August, Syrian forces gains. The pursuit of the withdrawing
AFTER LEBANON launched an attack into the Israeli- Syrians became a full fledged offensive
The guerrilla war fought in Lebanon in occupied Golan Heights. as newly arriving Israeli reserve units
the three years after the invasion and The Israeli leadership, not wanting to be took over from those initially engaged.
its international consequences left the caught off-guard as it had been in 1973, A second Israeli offensive was launched
Israeli state in an economic crisis. This was forewarned by increasing global across the border into Lebanon on
led to military budget cut-backs and a tensions combined with Israeli and US 10 August. Initially, it hit strong
fall in morale in the IDF. During the intelligence. The IDF was put on alert resistance, but shortly before dusk on
IDF’s time in Lebanon there were fewer and was ready when the Syrians struck. 11 August Syrian forces began to give
volunteers for elite units, as well as for Due to preparedness, IDF casualties ground as they withdrew north.
officer training. Counter to this, Syria’s from enemy fire were minimal, and
influence and confidence in the region

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 The Israeli 188th ‘Barak’ Armoured once again at the tip of the spear. Syrian offensive was mounted. On 7 August
Brigade’s history dates back to the forces, armed with the formidable 1985, the Syrians renewed their attack
Israeli War of Independence where T-72 main battle tank provided by on Geshur with another artillery
it was formed as the 2nd Infantry their Soviet allies, poured into the bombardment damaging several
Brigade and took part in the capture of Golan Heights following a preliminary buildings in the settlement, but having
Upper Galilee. The formation became artillery barrage on 6 August. Unlike limited impact on its defenders. As the
a truly armoured unit during the the 1973 war, the Barak Brigade was Syrian armour and infantry once again
1956 Sinai Campaign while stationed prepared and their reserves had already moved forward, Israeli gunnery took
on the Jordanian border. It took part been called up. Barak Brigade Merkavas a heavy toll on the lead units. Several
in the Six-Day War, but its greatest immediately began to inflict a heavy toll Merkava tanks were hit by both missile
contribution was during the Yom on the Syrian armour with many enemy and gunfire, but only a couple received
Kippur War when its Sho’t (Centurion) tanks being knocked out at ranges of enough damage to force them out of
tanks held off the overwhelming Syrian over 3km. However, Syrian mechanised the line with no major injuries to any
offensive in the Golan Heights at the infantry began to turn the Israeli flank of the crew.
cost of 112 soldiers killed in action. late that afternoon and the brigade was With their offensive failing to achieve
Forced to rebuild after that conflict, forced to give some ground, falling the necessary breakthrough, the Syrians
the brigade would see combat again back toward the small settlement of assaulted the Israeli lines again on the
in the 1982 conflict in Lebanon where Geshur where IDF reinforcements were night of 7 August. However, unlike in
it fought near Beirut and took place able to stabilise the line. Unfortunately, the 1973 War, the Israelis were now well
in the offensive, capturing its airport. the brigade had received word that equipped with night-fighting sights
Among the last forces to leave Lebanon, the Syrians were also advancing out and vision devices. Once again, the
it was once again stationed in the Golan of Lebanon threatening to cut off the Merkavas were able to rip through the
Heights prepared to counter any new Barak Brigade and all other Israeli units advancing Syrian armour, losing only
Syrian offensive. in the Golan Heights. one tank to min gun fire when a T-72
managed to get around its flank through
Syria Attacks, 7 August sheer force of numbers. It would,
6 August 1985 Several small Syrian formations however be the furthest penetration
Equipped with the new Merkava 2 tank, including infantry and armour tested of the Israeli line near Geshur as the
the Merkava 1 having proved itself in the Israeli lines throughout the night, Syrian attack was repelled.
the Lebanon War, the Barak Brigade was but unlike in 1973, no large scale night

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8 August work, the Syrians took the opportunity east toward Izraa while other Israeli
At dawn on 8 August, the morning light to attempt an attack against the stalled units pushed out of the northern
revealed the damage – dozens of Syrian Israeli forces. Syrian T-72 tanks crossed Golan Heights toward Damascus.
tanks and armoured fighting vehicles the ceasefire line and attempted to The brigade’s role was to ensure that
lay wrecked all along the front line. The hit both flanks of the paused Barak no Jordanian forces, if they joined the
Syrians once again pounded the Israeli Brigade, but the brigade quickly found war, could intervene and push north
positions with artillery and attempted defensive positions and blunted the to relieve the Syrians. By late that
to clear the way with helicopter Syrian advance. Furthermore, the afternoon, the brigade had taken Tasil
gunships, but Israeli anti-aircraft Syrian assault had revealed pathways and was closing in on Nawa.
defences forced the Syrians to abort through the Syrian minefields. Unlike in 1973, the Syrians appeared
their air attack. The Barak Brigade had Taking the initiative, the Barak Brigade to have kept some reserves and
survived the initial two days of combat made the decision to follow the Syrians many of the towns had prepared
mostly intact with one tank lost and a back through the clear lanes in the defences. Improvised defences were
few others damaged. During 8 August minefields, while the engineers cleared also used, including anti-tank and
the IDF was resupplied and prepared the centre for the mechanised infantry. anti-personnel mines strung across
to begin their own counter-offensive Two Merkavas were lost to mines as roads and other choke points. The
bringing up additional artillery and they strayed off the safe path, but the brigade lost a few Merkavas to these
mechanised infantry. rest of the brigade made it through rapidly emplaced defences.
the defences and began to encircle the As the Barak Brigade continued its
9 August — Counterattack Syrian village of Saidah to the north- march eastward on the afternoon of
On 9 August, once again the Syrians east. There the brigade paused waiting 10 August, Syrian armour and infantry
hit the Israeli positions with artillery, for its support to make it through began conducting more hit and run
but the barrage failed to cause serious the border. Immediately eastwards attacks. Anti-tank missile attacks from
damage, the IDF prepared for the the Syrian frontier was protected by concealed positions were common, and
corresponding Syrian attack. With no a 200 metre deep gully that ran from though these were a far greater threat
Syrian attack spotted, at 1300 that the Jordanian border to just south of to the mechanised infantry than the
afternoon the Barak Brigade began Saidah. Israeli infantry secured the gully armour, they delayed the offensive.
moving forward. The brigade was and seized several villages. However, the The Barak Brigade had seen these
quickly able to reach the old cease- gully’s terrain was not suitable for the tactics before during the guerilla war
fire line pushing aside a small Syrian tanks. By late afternoon, the bridgehead in Lebanon after the conclusion of the
armoured group. Once there, brigade into Syria had been secured. 1982 war. It was a sure sign that this
lead elements called forward engineers conflict was already starting to enter a
to clear a path through Syrian 10 August — new phase.
minefields and fixed emplacements so Advance into Syria
they could enter Syria itself. The next morning, the Barak Brigade
While the combat engineers did their received orders to continue to push

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 ISRAELI FORCES
943RD ARMOURED BRIGADE 514TH ARMOURED BRIGADE 7TH ARMOURED BRIGADE 500TH ARMOURED BRIGADE

MERKAVA 3 MERKAVA 2 MERKAVA 1 MAGACH 6

TANK COMPANY TANK COMPANY TANK COMPANY TANK COMPANY
TIS201 TIS103 TIS101 TIS130
15

18

17

21
196TH ARMOURED BATTALION 1ST GOLANI MECHANIZED BRIGADE 2ND CARMELI INFANTRY BRIGADE 35TH PARACHUTE BRIGADE

SHO’T (BLAZER) MECH RESERVE PARATROOPER

TANK COMPANY INFANTRY INFANTRY COMPANY
TIS107 COMPANY COMPANY TIS141
TIS111 TIS161
23

25

29

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ARTILLERY ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT ANTI-AIRCRAFT

M109 SP M109 SP M163 VADS AA M48 CHAPARRAL

ARTILLERY BATTERY ARTILLERY BATTERY PLATOON SAM PLATOON
TIS121 TIS121 TIS123 TIS125
38

39
36

36

M106 ZSU-23-4 SHILKA AA

120MM MORTAR PLATOON
BATTERY TIS124
39

TIS120
36

ANTI-AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT
OBSERVER ARTILLERY

REDEYE SKYHAWK
M113 OP M270 MLRS SAM PLATOON FIGHTER FLIGHT
ARTILLERY OBSERVER SP ROCKET BATTERY TIS126 TIS128
39

40

TIS129 TIS150
37

37

BM-21 HAIL
SP ROCKET BATTERY AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFT
TIS151
37

ANTI-TANK ANTI-TANK AH-64 COBRA AH-64 COBRA

ATTACK HELICOPTER ATTACK HELICOPTER
PLATOON PLATOON
TIS132 TIS132
41

41

PEREH JEEP AH-1 VIPER AH-1 VIPER

ANTI-TANK PLATOON ANTI-TANK PLATOON ATTACK HELICOPTER ATTACK HELICOPTER
TIS122a TIS118 PLATOON PLATOON
38

35

TIS127 TIS127
41

41

RABBI ANTI-TANK
PLATOON
TIS119
35

RECONNAISSANCE
You may take an Allied Formation as part of your Force. A NATO Allied Formation can be
any other Force with a NATO Allied Formation in its support.
JEEP RECCE
An Allied Formation obeys all the rules for its own nationality.
PLATOON An Allied Formation Commander can only join Units in its own Formation or nation and only
TIS109
19

its Formation or national Units can benefit from its Command Leadership (see page 19 and
RABBI RECCE
PLATOON 64 of World War III: Team Yankee).
TIS133
An Allied Formation does not count as a Formation when determining if you have lost the
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12 game (see page 65 of World War III: Team Yankee).

 ISRAELI SPECIAL RULES
The Israel Defence Forces have a number of features and weapons. These are reflected in the following special rules.

AIRBORNE NLOS (NON LINE OF SIGHT)

Airborne units are specially trained, equipped, and organised Israel's top-secret Pereh anti-tank guided missile vehicle fires
to conduct airborne operations. the Tammuz missile which can be used in both ‘fire and
forget’ and ‘man-in-the-loop’ modes. When the vehicle does
This Formation may make an Airborne Assault in mis- not have direct line-of-sight the gunner guides the missile
sions that use the Airborne Assault rules (page 42 of home via a video link through a camera in the missile using
World War III: Red Dawn). the ‘man-in-the-loop’ mode.
A weapon with NLOS has no To Hit penalty for ranges
APPLIQUÉ ARMOUR over 16”/40cm and does not require a Line of Sight to
The Israeli M113 Vayzata appliqué armoured package con- Shoot at an enemy Team. The target Team always counts
sists of perforated carbon-steel plates attached at a distance as Concealed to the NLOS weapon, even when in Line
from front and sides. The spaced armour works by letting of Sight. NLOS weapons cannot hit Infantry Teams
HEAT weapons like RPG-7s explode on the Vayzata armour unless the Infantry are stationary and in Bulletproof
instead of the main hull armour. Cover.
Teams with Appliqué Armour have a Front and Side
Armour rating of 13 against HEAT weapons. RADAR
Anti-aircraft radars make tracking fast-moving aircraft much
OVERHEAD FIRE easier, especially at long range.
Despite being used since 1948 in some form, the 52mm (or Weapons equipped with Radar increase their Range
2”) mortar still sees extensive use with the infantry in the by +12”/30cm against Aircraft and do not suffer the
IDF. Its arcing fire allows it to shoot over friendly troops as usual +1 To Hit penalty for range over 16”/40cm when
they attack. Shooting at Aircraft.

A 52mm mortar team can shoot over friendly teams.

SAYUR
The paratrooper reconnaissance troops (Sayuret) are aggres-
MLRS sive when in contact with the enemy and stop at nothing to
Each MLRS launcher can deliver almost 8,000 munitions in complete their mission.
fewer than 60 seconds at ranges exceeding 32km.
If a Sayur Unit passes its Motivation test to
Each MLRS rocket launcher counts as two weapons Counterattack, they may choose to Break Off through
firing. enemy Teams instead of away from them.
They must still end their Break Off move further than
MAPATS or DRAGON 2 WEAPONS 6"/15cm away from all Assault teams to avoid being
The new MAPATS and Dragon 2 anti-tank guided missiles Destroyed.
have enlarged warheads.
A number of Units have options to have MAPATS TANDEM WARHEAD
missiles instead of Improved TOW missiles, or Weapons like the Tammuz 2 missile have a dual HEAT war-
Dragon 2 instead of Dragon missiles. head for defeating vehicles equipped with explosive reactive
If you take any units with MAPATS missiles you must armour. The first warhead detonates the reactive armour
take ALL options with MAPATS missiles in your Force. block prematurely and the second warhead passes through
the gap to hit the exposed armour underneath.
If you take any units with Dragon 2 missiles you must
take ALL options with Dragon 2 missiles in your Force. A Tandem Warhead HEAT weapon is unaffected by
ERA armour. The tank rolls its Armour Save based on
its normal armour rating, not that of the ERA.
NAPALM
The Israelis used napalm against Arab columns and troop
concentrations.
Infantry and Unarmoured Tank Teams re-roll success-
ful Saves if hit by an Aircraft Unit firing an Artillery
Bombardment using Napalm bombs.
Armoured Tank Teams use Top Armour for Saves when
hit by Napalm bombs.

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 “Laser on, 2314 metres, wind nominal,” the gunner called to Jacob, who was also viewing the target through his
own commander’s vision device.
“Fire when ready,” he instructed his gunner, Yehezkel, to fire when he was happy to take the shot. It did not
take long.
“On,” called the gunner and the tank rocked with the recoil of the 120mm gun as its big breech ejected the
spent casing and the loader quickly shoved another round in the breech.
“Hit,” Jacob acknowledged Yehezkel’s successful shot, as he watched the tank start to burn as the enemy tank’s
ammunition and fuel caught fire. It was followed by an explosion sending its turret tumbling through the air to
fall some distance from the hull. Littered around the stricken tank were several more burned out or abandoned
enemy hulls, all victims of the Merkava 3s of Jacob’s platoon.
Throughout the morning the company had driven off three attacks by Syrian armoured forces, none of them
making it within 1000 metres of their positions. Several shots had hit home on Jacob’s tank, but the new armour
of the Mark 3 had been up to the task. With each lull in the fighting, they would get out and check the armour
modules to see if they needed to call up the brigade workshop for replacements.
So far, however, they had survived their baptism of fire.

The Israeli Armoured Corps is the backbone of the IDF The requirements of the modern battlefield have called for
ground forces and operates under a ‘combined arms’ battle an increase in the Merkava’s protection by adding passive
doctrine. An armoured formation contains a majority of modular armour. Damaged modules can be easily replaced
tank units with the addition of mechanised infantry and in the field. The modular aspect of the armour allows it to be
artillery units working in cooperation. The cooperation upgraded when more advanced modules become available.
between armoured and mechanised infantry enables the The Merkava 3, like the earlier models, has a front-mounted
tanks to maintain combat momentum and mobility. engine for better crew protection.
This doctrine was successfully demonstrated during the The Merkava 3 is fitted with a fully-stabilised 120mm
1982 Operation ‘Peace for Galilee’ invasion of Lebanon. smoothbore gun, locally developed by Israeli Military
Combat in urban built-up areas has led to further Industries (IMI). This gun can fire all standard NATO
modifications and updates of the IDF armoured corps 120mm munitions. The vehicle has a new fire control system
combat doctrine. Updates were also made to equipment and with automatic target tracking.
weapons to suit battles in the urban environment. Secondary armament consists of three 7.62mm machine
Experiences in Lebanon led to the up-armouring of the guns. One of them is mounted coaxially with the main gun,
Merkava 1 main battle tank, considerations which were also while the other two are positioned on the turret roof. Often
incorporated into the design of the new Merkava 2 main the Mk.3 tanks can be seen fitted with an additional 12.7mm
battle tank. (.50 cal) machine-gun over the main gun.
Israeli armoured forces have been reinforced with the new To improve its mobility with its increased weight the early
Merkava 3 tank. The Merkava 3 has the same layout as its 908 hp engine has been replace by a 1200 hp diesel engine.
predecessors the Merkava 1 and 2. This new model has
improved armour protection, firepower, and mobility.

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 ISRAELI

MERKAVA 3 TANK COMPANY

You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
MERKAVA 3 TANK COMPANY
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
ISRAELI
• TANK FORMATION • CHOBHAM ARMOUR • THERMAL IMAGING •

COURAGE 2+ SKILL 2+
MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 2+

MERKAVA 3 TANK COMPANY HQ IS HIT ON 4+

TIS201 FRONT SIDE TOP

2x Merkava 3 34 POINTS
23 10 2
1x Merkava 3 17 POINTS TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

14”/35CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 28”/70CM 3+

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Advanced Stabiliser,
IMI 120mm gun 40”/100CM 2 2 22 2+ Laser Rangefinder, Smoke
.50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter
7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

ARMOUR ARMOUR RECONNAISSANCE INFANTRY

MERKAVA 3 MERKAVA 3 JEEP RECCE MECH

TANK PLATOON TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS202 TIS202 TIS109 TIS112

19
15

15

26
MERKAVA 2 M113 RECCE RESERVE
TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS104 TIS110 TIS162
ARMOUR
19
18

30
MERKAVA 1 RABBI RECCE
TANK PLATOON PLATOON
TIS102 TIS133
40
17

MERKAVA 3
TANK PLATOON
TIS202
15

You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for your Force.

ISRAELI

MERKAVA 3 TANK PLATOON

MERKAVA 3 TANK PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • CHOBHAM ARMOUR • THERMAL IMAGING •
MERKAVA 3 TANK PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x Merkava 3 51 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
2x Merkava 3 34 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
The latest Merkava mark is the most powerful
yet fielded by the IDF. In the hands of the well- 23 10 2
drilled Israeli tankers this powerful main battle TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
tank can deal with any enemy tank they are 14”/35CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 28”/70CM 3+
likely to encounter. Its 120mm IMI gun is more
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
powerful than the 105mm gun of the previous HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Advanced Stabiliser,
models, able to deal with any of the Soviet IMI 120mm gun 40”/100CM 2 2 22 2+ Laser Rangefinder, Smoke
designed tanks they may face in the hands of .50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter

Arab forces, or any other enemy they may face. 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

The Merkava 3 has enough frontal armour to

Crew: 4 - commander, gunner, 3x 7.62mm MG
protect it from any known tank gun or anti-tank loader, driver 1x 60mm external mortar
missile. It also has good side and top protection. Weight: 65 tonnes Armour: Spaced Rolled homoge-
Its armour system also incorporates composite Length: 9.04m (29’ 7.9”) Gun Forward neous armour
armour technology to enhance its protection 7.97m (26’ 1.8”) Hull Speed: 60 km/h (37 mph)
from HEAT and other shaped charge rounds. Width: 3.72m (12’ 2.5”) Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-9AR
Its sophisticated stabiliser and fire control Height: 2.66m (8’ 8.7”) diesel engine
system give it great tactical mobility without a Weapons: IMI MG251 120mm Gun 895 kW (1200 hp)
M2HB .50 cal MG Range: 500 km (310 miles)
reduction of firepower on the move.
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 David Even-Paz looked out of the commander’s hatch of his Merkava 2 tank through his binoculars. His tank,
along with the rest of the platoon, was hull down in one of the many prepared positions along the northern
frontier of Israel. Once again the Syrians were on the move. The artillery barrage had started around noon, and
now the ground forces were predictably following.
In his father’s day they’d only had to contend with the Syrians coming out of the Golan Heights, now they
were coming out of Lebanon as well. They’d also brought their new T-72 tanks with them this time. It wouldn’t
matter; this Merkava was more than a match for any tank in the world.
“Targets at two kilometres,” Even-Paz said to his gunner, Tal Ben Avraham, as he ducked back into the turret.
“Letting them get a bit close this time are we? We took several of them out at ranges further than this in
Lebanon,” the gunner noted. “I have them, multiple T-72s inbound.”
“Platoon,” Even-Paz said into the radio, “focus on the lead elements, let’s break up that advance! Tal, you’re free
to engage.”
The Merkava shook as Tal fired the 105mm gun. Through the periscope Even-Paz could see one, then multiple
burning Syrian tanks on the horizon as the rest of the platoon opened fire.
Just as Even-Paz was ready to identify a new target a loud clang reverberated through the hull of the tank.
“They’ve learned some gunnery skills,” Tal noted, “Glad they can’t actually penetrate us from this distance.”
“Agreed! Continue firing on available targets.” The 105mm gun spoke again, and more Syrian tanks began to
burn in the distance. Once again it looked as if the IDF may be able to go on the offensive.

After the 1967 war, the purchase of modern military equip- Like much of the IDF, the tankers of the Armoured Corps
ment became more difficult and the Israeli government are conscripts doing their term of service for the defence of
decided to design, develop, and build an indigenous main their nation. However, many volunteer to be part of this
battle tank. The design prioritised armour, armament and prestigious corps. All members undergo basic training of
mobility in that order, with the key characteristic of the new two months involving rigorous physical training, infantry
tank being its armour and crew protection. weapons training, as well as psychological and physical
The new design drew from the experience of ordnance evaluation. Those chosen to be tankers are sent to the IDF
experts, who had been upgrading and maintaining Israel’s armoured school where they are trained to be drivers, gunners
older tanks, and the tank commanders who knew the combat or signaller/loaders for a month. They are then dispatched to
capabilities they required. an armoured unit where they learn to work as a crew and to
operate in platoons and at higher command levels.
The eventual design was the Merkava (Hebrew for chariot).
The emphasis on crew protection led to the unique design On completion of this training some are selected to become
aspect of the Merkava being its front mounted engine. This tank commanders and undergo further training on a tank
meant the crew were protected from the front by the tank’s commander course. Some of these go for further training
front armour, the transmission, the engine, a layer of spaced to become tank platoon commanders and are selected for
armour, the fuel tank, and another layer of spaced armour. officer training.
The Merkava 1, 2, and 3 are indigenous Israeli designs and
are replacing the US and British designs that saw service in
the 1967 and 1973 wars.

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 ISRAELI

MERKAVA 1 TANK COMPANY

You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
MERKAVA 1 TANK COMPANY
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
ISRAELI
• TANK FORMATION • BAZOOKA SKIRTS • INFRA-RED (IR) •

COURAGE 2+ SKILL 2+
MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 2+

MERKAVA 1 TANK COMPANY HQ IS HIT ON 4+

TIS101 FRONT SIDE TOP

2x Merkava 1 12 POINTS
18 6 2
1x Merkava 1 6 POINTS TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 3+

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Brutal, Laser Rangefinder, Smoke,
M68 105mm gun 40”/100CM 2 2 19 2+ Stabiliser
.50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter
7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

ARMOUR ARMOUR RECONNAISSANCE INFANTRY

MERKAVA 1 MERKAVA 3 JEEP RECCE MECH

TANK PLATOON TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS102 TIS202 TIS109 TIS112
17

19

26
15

MERKAVA 2 M113 RECCE RESERVE

TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS104 TIS110 TIS162

19

30
18

ARMOUR
MERKAVA 1 RABBI RECCE
TANK PLATOON PLATOON
TIS102 TIS133
40
17

MERKAVA 1
TANK PLATOON
TIS102
17

You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for your Force.

ISRAELI

MERKAVA 1 TANK PLATOON

MERKAVA 1 TANK PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • BAZOOKA SKIRTS • INFRA-RED (IR) •
MERKAVA 1 TANK PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x Merkava 1 18 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
2x Merkava 1 12 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
The fighting compartment of the Merkava tank
did away with the traditional turret basket and 18 6 2
used the full width of the hull, rather than iso- TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
lating the driver from the commander, gunner 10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 3+
and loader. The low turret was fitted with the
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
M68 105mm rifled gun (the US version of the HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Brutal, Laser Rangefinder, Smoke,
British L7). It was also fitted with a co-axial M68 105mm gun 40”/100CM 2 2 19 2+ Stabiliser
7.62mm machine-gun and two more 7.62mm .50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter

FN MAG anti-aircraft machine-guns at the 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

loaders and commanders hatches. Finally an
M2 .50 cal machine-gun was mounted over the After the 1982 Lebanon operations improvements were made to the
main gun mantlet. This can be fired remotely by Merkava 1 design, ball and chain armour was added to the rear of the
the gunner. A 60mm mortar was also fitted for turret as additional protection from infantry anti-tank weapons. In
firing smoke rounds. 1984 improved armoured side skirts and additional appliqué armour
were added.

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 ISRAELI

MERKAVA 2 TANK COMPANY

You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
MERKAVA 2 TANK COMPANY
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
ISRAELI
• TANK FORMATION • BDD ARMOUR • INFRA-RED (IR) •

COURAGE 2+ SKILL 2+
MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 2+

MERKAVA 2 TANK COMPANY HQ IS HIT ON 4+

TIS103 FRONT SIDE TOP

2x Merkava 2 14 POINTS
19 7 2
1x Merkava 2 7 POINTS TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 3+

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Brutal, Laser Rangefinder, Smoke,
M68 105mm gun 40”/100CM 2 2 19 2+ Stabiliser
.50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter
7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

ARMOUR ARMOUR RECONNAISSANCE INFANTRY

MERKAVA 2 MERKAVA 3 JEEP RECCE MECH

TANK PLATOON TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS104 TIS202 TIS109 TIS112
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15

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MERKAVA 2 M113 RECCE RESERVE
TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS104 TIS110 TIS162
ARMOUR
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30
MERKAVA 1 RABBI RECCE 19
TANK PLATOON PLATOON
TIS102 TIS133
17

40

MERKAVA 2
TANK PLATOON
TIS104
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You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for your Force.

ISRAELI

MERKAVA 2 TANK PLATOON

MERKAVA 2 TANK PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • BDD ARMOUR • INFRA-RED (IR) •
MERKAVA 2 TANK PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x Merkava 2 21 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
2x Merkava 2 14 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
The Merkava 2 was introduced in 1983. Its
design took on many of the lessons learnt from 19 7 2
the war in Lebanon in 1982. Layers of appliqué TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
armour were added to the front and sides of the 10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 3+
turret, the hull’s front armour was redesigned,
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
the 60mm mortar could be reloaded internally, HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Brutal, Laser Rangefinder, Smoke,
the side skirt armour was improved, and a M68 105mm gun 40”/100CM 2 2 19 2+ Stabiliser
number of other mechanical improvements .50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter

were made to the design. 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

Crew: 4 - commander, gunner, Armour: Spaced Rolled

loader, driver homogeneous armour
Weight: 63 tonnes Speed: 50 km/h (31 mph)
Length: 8.30m (27’ 3”) Engine: Teledyne Continental AVDS-
Width: 3.70m (12’ 2”) 1790-6A V12 air-cooled diesel
Height: 2.65m (8’ 8.4”) engine
Weapons: M68 105mm Gun 677 kW (908 hp)
M2HB .50 cal MG Range: Merkava 1 - 400 km (250 miles)
3x 7.62mm MG Merkava 2 - 500 km (310 miles)
1x 60mm external mortar
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JEEP RECCE PLATOON

JEEP RECCE PLATOON ISRAELI
• UNARMOURED TANK UNIT • SCOUT • SPEARHEAD •
JEEP RECCE PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x Recce Jeep 2 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT -
RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK -

The Israelis received both Willys MD M38A1 IS HIT ON VEHICLE SAVE

and Ford M151 light utility vehicles, many 4+ 4+
of which were used for scouting and other
reconnaissance duties. These Sayeret (special
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
forces) scouts pushed aggressive patrols ahead of 10”/25CM 12”/30CM 20”/50CM 48”/120CM 4+
the armoured advances, locating enemy positions,
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
and redirecting the advance around them. WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES

7.62mm AA MG 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6 Forward Firing

ISRAELI

M113 RECCE M113

PLATOON
RECCE PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS • SCOUT • SPEARHEAD •
M113 RECCE PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x Recce M113 3 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
3x Recce M113 2 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
The armoured scouts were mounted in FRONT SIDE TOP

American M113 armoured personnel carriers. 3 2 1

These were armed with an M2 .50 cal machine-
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
gun and two 7.62mm machine-guns. The 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
M113 offered protection from small arms fire,
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
allowing the armoured scouts to identify the HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

enemy before breaking off. .50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+

7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 2 2 2 6

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 Erez sat out of the commander’s cupola of his Magach 6 tank, leaning casually on his FNMAG machine-gun.
His loader, Uri, sat out of his own hatch beside him, rolling a cigarette. They waited, much like any day in the
previous weeks, waiting for the inevitable to kick off, but hoping it would all come to nothing. A month ago,
Erez was going about his business in Tel Aviv, running his family print shop, but now he had been called up from
the Reserve to once more command a Magach 6, an American M60, just as he had done in ’73.
Much has improved, the Magach 6 had undergone refurbishment, and has now received Blazer explosive reac-
tive armour, enhancing its protection against missiles and RPGs.
The radio crackled, then came to life. “Movement, northeast, prepare for engagement,” came the message from
company headquarters.
Erez, picked up his handset, “Acknowledged.”
This could be it, or yet another false alarm, thought Erez. He knew you must always take these alerts seriously.
He nodded to his loader, who dropped back into the turret after stubbing out his cigarette on the turret roof
and flicking it to the ground.
The tank was ready for action in moments. It was already in a hull down position covering a likely route of
Syrian approach.
Both Erez and his gunner were scanning for enemy when his gunner called out “Tanks, 1500 metres, 11 o’clock!”
Erez quickly located them. A column of T-62 tanks fanned out from a road after passing an abandoned village.
“Fire when ready,” he ordered. This is it, thought Erez.
“Sabot,” he heard his gunner instruct Uri.

Some battalions still operate the American M60 Patton, or 6 and 7 are based on M60 series tanks. By the 1980s most of
Magach 6 as the IDF calls them. These have undergone a the M48 Magachs have been retired from frontline service,
number of upgrades and modifications during their service leaving the M60 Magach 6 as the primary American tank
with the IDF, including the Urdan low profile cupola and still in service with the IDF.
Blazer ERA (Explosive Reactive Armour). The units using the Magach 6 are Reservists, but have served
Magach (Hebrew for battering-ram) is the designation of a previously during their compulsory military service periods,
series of American supplied tanks in Israeli service since the making them if anything, more experienced, older, and wiser
1960s. The Magachs are either M48 or M60 tanks. Magach than the young men in the newer tanks.
1, 2, 3, and 5 are based on M48 series of tanks, and Magach

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MAGACH 6 TANK COMPANY

You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
MAGACH 6 TANK COMPANY
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
ISRAELI
• TANK FORMATION • INFRA-RED (IR) •

COURAGE 2+ SKILL 2+
MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 2+

MAGACH 6 TANK COMPANY HQ IS HIT ON 4+

TIS130 FRONT SIDE TOP

2x Magach 6 7 POINTS
MAGACH 6 15 8 2
1x Magach 6 4 POINTS
MAGACH 6 (BLAZER) 16 8 2
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
2x Magach 6 (Blazer) 9 POINTS 10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 2+
1x Magach 6 (Blazer) 5 POINTS WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Magach 6 (Blazer) tanks have Front Armour 16 instead M68 105mm gun 40”/100CM 2 1 19 2+ Accurate, Brutal, Smoke
of 15, and the ERA special rule.
.50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter

7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

ARMOUR ARMOUR RECONNAISSANCE INFANTRY

MAGACH 6 MAGACH 6 JEEP RECCE MECH

TANK PLATOON TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS131 TIS131 TIS109 TIS112
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21

26
19
M113 RECCE RESERVE
ARMOUR PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS110 TIS162
19

30
RABBI RECCE
PLATOON
TIS133
MAGACH 6
40

TANK PLATOON You may field a Combat Unit from a black box
TIS131
as a Support Unit for your Force.
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ISRAELI

MAGACH 6 TANK PLATOON

MAGACH 6 TANK PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • INFRA-RED (IR) •
MAGACH 6 TANK PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x Magach 6 11 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
2x Magach 6 7 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
3x Magach 6 (Blazer) 14 POINTS FRONT SIDE TOP

2x Magach 6 (Blazer) 9 POINTS MAGACH 6 15 8 2

Magach 6 (Blazer) tanks have Front Armour 16 instead
of 15, and the ERA special rule.
MAGACH 6 (BLAZER) 16 8 2
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

During the 1970s the Israel Defence Forces 10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 2+
started to take deliveries of M60 Patton tanks WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

from the US, and with the outbreak of the M68 105mm gun 40”/100CM 2 1 19 2+ Accurate, Brutal, Smoke
1973 war the Israelis also received M60 tanks .50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter
direct from US Army stocks as replacements. 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6
Initially, they were modified to Israeli
specification with the addition of an M2 .50 cal Crew: 4 - commander, gunner, Armour: Upper Glacis : 109mm
machine-gun mounted over the gun mantlet loader, driver (4.29”) at 65°
and the addition of a 7.62mm machine-gun Weight: 52.6 tonnes Turret Front: 250mm (10”)
each for the loader and commanders hatches.
Length: 9.309m (30’ 6.5”) equivalent
(gun forward) Speed: 72 km/h (45 mph)
The commanders cupola was also replaced with Width: 3.631m (11’ 11”) Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12,
the lower Urdan cupola. The Magach 6 began Height: 3.213m (10’ 6.5”) air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel
to be fitted with Blazer Explosive reactive Weapons: M68 105mm Gun 560 kW (750 hp)
armour (ERA) in 1982. After 1982 they added M2 .50 cal MG Range: 480 km (300 miles)
a thermal sleeve to the main gun. 3x 7.62mm MG
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 The platoon roared up the incline, the overhanging guns dropping down as the Sho’t tanks levelled off and
pushed through the fields of the Kibbutz. The Syrians has already been through here twice, once when they
attacked a few days ago, and a second time just a few hours ago as they withdrew. The fields and Kibbutz
buildings bore evidence of their passing, track ruts and half demolished structures showed where their Soviet
made tanks had passed.
Ahead, the lead Sho’t halted behind a garden wall and rotated its turret slightly to the left. It then fired, its
105mm gun recoiling and the tank’s hull rocking back, a thin cloud of disturbed dust settling back to the tank’s
surfaces and the ground around it.
Isaac’s driver brought his Sho’t up to a stone wall to the right of the lead tank. From his position Isaac could
immediately see the other tank’s target. A T-62 sat burning 750 metres east of the hilltop Kibbutz on the road
running north through the valley below. Several more Syrian tanks were on the move towards their position.
“T-62s, 750 metres, forward,” Isaac informed his gunner.
“I see them,” his gunner immediately acknowledged, “on, firing.”
The Sho’t bucked and a sabot round tore through another enemy tank.

The British Centurion tank was known as the Sho’t (Whip) components in common with the M60 Patton, or Magach 6
in the Israeli Defence Force. Almost all of these were rearmed as the IDF call them, and the new Merkava tanks. They
with deadly British 105mm L7 guns (although a few that have been all upgraded to the M68/L7 105mm main gun in
fought on the road to Jerusalem in 1967 still had their old common with the Magach 6, Merkava 1, and Merkava 2 as
20 pdr guns). well as having improved fire-control systems and upgraded
Some battalions still operate the Sho’t (Whip) Centurion. protection in the form of Blazer explosive reactive armour
These British tanks have been heavily upgraded since the (ERA) and additional armour plates. These modifications
wars of 1967 and 1973, with new American diesel engines have greatly enhanced the combat power of the Sho’t. These
and automatic transmissions giving them many mechanical fully upgraded versions were know as Sho’t Kal Gimel.

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SHO’T (BLAZER) TANK COMPANY

You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
SHO’T
You may also field one Combat (BLAZER
Unit from TANK COMPANY
each grey) box.
ISRAELI
• TANK FORMATION • ERA • INFRA-RED (IR) •

COURAGE 2+ SKILL 2+
MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 2+

SHO’T (BLAZER) TANK COMPANY HQ IS HIT ON 4+

TIS107 FRONT SIDE TOP

2x Sho’t (Blazer) 8 POINTS

14 6 2
1x Sho’t (Blazer) 4 POINTS TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

10”/25CM 12”/30CM 18”/45CM 18”/45CM 2+

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Brutal, Laser Rangefinder, Smoke,
105mm L7 gun 40”/100CM 2 1 19 2+ Stabiliser
.50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter
7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 2 2 2 6

ARMOUR ARMOUR RECONNAISSANCE INFANTRY

SHO’T (BLAZER) SHO’T (BLAZER) JEEP RECCE MECH

TANK PLATOON TANK PLATOON PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS108 TIS108 TIS109 TIS112
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26
19
M113 RECCE RESERVE
ARMOUR PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON
TIS110 TIS162

19

30
RABBI RECCE
PLATOON
TIS133
SHO’T (BLAZER)
40

TANK PLATOON
TIS108
23

You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for your Force.

ISRAELI

SHO’T (BLAZER) TANK

SHO’T PLATOON
(BLAZER ) TANK PLATOON
ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • ERA • INFRA-RED (IR) •
SHO’T (BLAZER) TANK PLATOON COURAGE 4+ SKILL 3+
3x Sho’t (Blazer) 12 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
2x Sho’t (Blazer) 8 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
With several hundred in service, the Sho’t served
as one of the mainstays of the Israeli armoured 14 6 2
brigades serving on all fronts during the wars TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
of 1967 and 1973 defeating more numerous 10”/25CM 12”/30CM 18”/45CM 18”/45CM 2+
and technologically superior Soviet-designed
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
adversaries. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
Brutal, Laser Rangefinder, Smoke,
105mm L7 gun 40”/100CM 2 1 19 2+
The Centurion Sho’t in Israeli service went Stabiliser
.50 cal MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+ Anti-helicopter
through a number of improvements during
7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 2 2 2 6
its service including a new engine and trans-
mission, new pannier, and modified cupola in
1974; additional armour in 1976; Blazer explo- Crew: 4 - commander, gunner, Armour: 35-195mm RHA
sive reactive armour (ERA), a new fire-control loader, driver Blazer ERA
system and new sights in 1982; and a gun ther- Weight: 58 tonnes Speed: 48 km/h (30 mph)
Length: 9.75m (31’ 8”) Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-2A
mal sleeve and new laser rangefinder from 1985.
Width: 3.40 (11’) air-cooled diesel engine
Height: 3.22m (10’ 5”) 560 kW (750 hp)
Weapons: L7 L/52 105mm gun Range: 200 km (124 miles)
M2HB .50 cal MG
2x 7.62mm MG
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 Malakhi Doron was jostled as his M113 Zelda sprinted north into Lebanon. This time there would be no stop-
ping a few kilometres across the border, allowing the Syrians and their PLO allies free rein to regroup north of
the ceasefire line. This time they would finish the job.
There was a deafening noise just ahead and suddenly the armoured personnel carrier jolted to a stop.
“Contact left! Sagger teams!” barked squad leader Kaim.
The rear ramp of the M113 opened allowing Malakhi and his squad to disembark. They began deploying in a
standard cover formation along the road – mostly trying to get away from the M113 as it would be a magnet
for anti-tank rockets and missiles.
They were near Jezzine, the site of one of the first battles in the last war, and the terrain afforded scattered
cover. Just ahead Malakhi could make out Arab fighters. Sighting down the barrel of his Galil, he released the
safety and began suppressive fire.
“Mortar team, hit those Saggers,” ordered Kaim
Soon the mortar team was firing 52mm rounds overhead to try and suppress the incoming anti-tank missile fire.
An M113 had been knocked out, and now sporadic gunfire could be heard. With a loud cry the Arab fighters
rushed forward. Bullets flew past everywhere. Somewhere to his right Malakhi heard a cry as one of his squad
mates was hit. He began firing short, controlled bursts from his Galil and one, then a second, enemy went down.
He could hear the machine-gun team firing.
After what seemed an eternity Kaim yelled “Cease fire! Cease fire!”
The enemy had broken off their attack, but left many lying dead having not reached the impromptu Israeli
position. Malakhi looked around and saw a few squad mates down with medics attending to them. Casualties
had been light.
After all too short a pause, Kaim ordered, “Everyone back in the carrier – we’re moving on!” And so the advance
continued.

The IDF’s mechanised infantry play an equally important When working with tanks the mechanised infantry use their
role in the combined arms battle doctrine to that of the armoured personnel carriers to keep pace with the tanks, but
tanks. Mechanised infantry can be found in the armoured as they close with the enemy the APCs withdraw or revert to
brigades and the Golani Brigade. providing fire support, while the infantry clear enemy from
In the Golani Brigade basic training lasts for four and half terrain with the fire support of the tanks.
months and its first two months is structured around infan- In Lebanon, Israeli infantry found themselves fighting PLO
try warfare. The second phase of the training concentrates guerrilla fighters in urban areas in the cities of Tyre, Sidon,
on field deployment and operating with their M113 APCs. and Beirut. Here rapid movement wasn’t possible due to the
For the rest of their service further training is carried out prevalence of enemy man-portable anti-tank weapons like
and select recruits are sent on to specialist and squad leader- the RPG-7. Instead, slow and deliberate dismounted clear-
ship courses. Mechanised infantry from the armoured corps ing operations had to be carried out with targeted direct and
undergo similar training. indirect fire support from artillery and aircraft.

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MECH INFANTRY COMPANY

You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
MECH INFANTRY COMPANY
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
ISRAELI
• INFANTRY FORMATION • HQ TRANSPORT •

COURAGE 2+ SKILL 2+
MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 4+
RALLY 2+ COUNTERATTACK 2+

MECH IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

INFANTRY COMPANY HQ
TIS111 4+ 3+
1x Galil assault rifle team TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
1x M113 (TIS114) 1 POINT 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO

OPTIONS WEAPON RANGE ROF

HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

• Replace M113 with M113 Vayzata Galil assault rifle team 12”/30CM 3 3 1 6 Pinned ROF 1
transport (TIS134) for +1 point.
• Replace M113 with a Nagmasho’t
transport (TIS115) for +1 point.

INFANTRY INFANTRY ARMOUR ARTILLERY

MECH MECH MERKAVA 3 M125 81mm MORTAR

INFANTRY PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON TANK PLATOON PLATOON
TIS112 TIS112 TIS202 TIS116
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26

15

27
MERKAVA 1
INFANTRY TANK PLATOON
TIS102 ARTILLERY
17
MERKAVA 2
TANK PLATOON
TIS104
MECH
18

INFANTRY PLATOON MAGACH 6 M150 ANTI-TANK

TIS112 TANK PLATOON SECTION
26

TIS131 TIS117

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21

SHO’T (BLAZER)
TANK PLATOON
TIS108
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You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for your Force.

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MECH INFANTRY PLATOON

MECH INFANTRY PLATOON ISRAELI
• INFANTRY UNIT • THERMAL IMAGING •
MECH INFANTRY PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x Galil assault rifle team with MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
M72 anti-tank RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
3x FN MAG team with
M72 anti-tank IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

3x RPG-7 anti-tank team 4+ 3+

1x Dragon missile team (TIS113)
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
1x 52mm mortar team (TIS113) 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO
4x M113 (TIS114) 11 POINTS
3x Galil assault rifle team with
WEAPON MECH INFANTRY PLATOON
RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ISRAELI —
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

Galil assault rifle team 8”/20CM 3 HEAVY 3 WEAPONS

2 5+ Pinned ROF 1
M72 anti-tank or M72 anti-tank 12”/30 CM
• INFANTRY U1NIT • THERMAL
1 12 5+ • HEAT, Slow Firing
IMAGING
2x FN MAG team with FN MAG team 16”/40CM 5 2 COURAGE
2 6 3+Assault 5, Heavy Weapon
SKILL 3+
M72 anti-tank or M72 anti-tank 12”/30CM 1 1 12 5+ HEAT, Slow Firing
MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
2x RPG-7 anti-tank team RPG-7 anti-tank team 12”/30CM 1 1 17 4+
RALLY 3+ Assault COUNTERATTACK
5, HEAT, Slow Firing 3+

1x Dragon missile team (TIS113) Weapons data for the Dragon, Dragon 2 missiles, and 52mm mortar team are on card TIS113.
1x 52mm mortar team (TIS113) WEAPONS CARD IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

3x M113 (TIS114) 8 POINTS The Mech Infantry Platoon is a flexible unit 4+ with a wide variety 3+of heavy
weapons available.TERRAIN
TACTICAL It has
DASHan additional card [TIS113]
CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD,DASH
with the data for its
CROSS
OPTIONS
• Replace all M113 with M113 Vayzata
heavy support
8”/20 CM weapons.
8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO
transport (TIS134) for +1 point for the Unit. WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
• Replace all M113 with Nagmasho’t Assault 5, Heavy Weapon,
transport (TIS115) for +1 point each. 52mm mortar 16”/40CM 1 1 2 4+ Overhead Fire, Slow Firing, Smoke

• Replace all RPG-7 with B-300 anti-tank B-300 anti-tank 16”/40CM 1 1 17 3+ Assault 5, HEAT, Slow Firing
teams (TIS113) for +1 point for the unit. Dragon missile 8”/20CM– 1 - 18 3+ Assault 5, Guided, HEAT
28”/70CM
• Replace Dragon missile team with a 8”/20 CM–
Dragon 2 missile team for +1 point. Dragon 2 missile 28”/70CM 1 - 21 3+ Assault 5, Guided, HEAT
The main details for the Mech Infantry Platoon are on card TIS112.
Israeli infantry forces use a wide variety of self-defence anti-tank they use the US M72 LAW disposable weapon.
small arms, from foreign designs like the US The Israelis also recognise a good weapon system when they see it, so
M16 assault rifle and Belgian FN MAG light use locally manufactured copies of the Soviet RPG-7 rocket-propelled
machine-gun, to captured Soviet designs grenade anti-tank weapon. Each platoon also has a Dragon or Dragon 2
like the AK-47/AKM assault rifle and Negev anti-tank guided missile team and a 52mm light mortar.
machine-gun. However, the frontline mecha-
Each Mech Infantry Platoon is organised into three rifle squads of ten
nised brigades were issued with Israeli designed
men mounted in an M113 ‘Zelda’, with an additional armoured person-
and produced Galil assault rifles, backed up
nel carrier for the platoon headquarters.
with FN MAG machine-guns. For short range

ISRAELI

M113 TRANSPORT
M113 TRANSPORT ISRAELI

The Israelis captured a number of M113 • TANK ATTACHMENT • AMPHIBIOUS • DRAGON MOUNT • PASSENGERS 3 • THERMAL IMAGING •

armoured personnel carriers from the COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+

MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
Jordanians in 1967, and after some modifica- REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
tions to suit their needs internally and exter-
IS HIT ON 4+
nally, they eventually went about purchasing FRONT SIDE TOP
more from the US. The M113 underwent a
series of standardised modifications to become
3 2 1
the Israeli M113 ‘Zelda’ APC. Mine racks TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

were added to each side of the M113 as well 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
as a rail for mounting knapsacks, camouflage WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

nets, stretchers and tactical call-signs. Often .50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+

the splash board on the front of the hull was 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 2 2 2 6
removed due to the lack of water crossings that OPTIONAL
Dragon missile
8”/20CM– 1 - 18 3+ Guided, HEAT
28”/70CM
the IDF were required to conduct. OPTIONAL 8”/20CM– 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
Dragon 2 missile 28”/70CM
As well as the standard US armament of an
M2 .50 cal machine-gun, the Israelis also Crew: 2 - commander, driver Weapons: M2HB .50 cal MG
Weight: 12 tonnes 2x FN-MAG 7.62mm MG
added two FN MAG 7.62mm machine-guns M47 Dragon anti-tank guided
Length: 4.86m (16’) missile (Optional)
on either side of the rear hatch. The M113 was
Width: 2.69m (8’ 10”) Armour: 38mm Aluminium
nicknamed the ‘Zelda’ by the troops. Height: 1.83m (6’) Speed: 68 km/h (42 mph)
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M113 VAYZATAM113
TRANSPORT
VAYZATA TRANSPORT ISRAELI

The M113 Vayzata (from the biblical name • TANK ATTACHMENT • APPLIQUÉ ARMOUR • DRAGON MOUNT • PASSENGERS 3 • THERMAL IMAGING •

for one of Haman’s sons) is an upgrade to the COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+

MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
standard M113 ‘Zelda’ by adding the Toga REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
armour suite. This consisted of perforated steel
IS HIT ON 4+
plates mounted on an external frame around FRONT SIDE TOP
the front and sides of the vehicle. The Toga
armour added standoff protection from HEAT
3 2 1
weapons such as RPGs and ATGMs. TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
.50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+
7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 2 2 2 6
OPTIONAL 8”/20CM– 1 - 18 3+ Guided, HEAT
Dragon missile 28”/70CM
OPTIONAL 8”/20CM– 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
Dragon 2 missile 28”/70CM

ISRAELI

NAGMASHO’TNAGMASHO’T
TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ISRAELI

After the fighting in Lebanon in 1982 it was • TANK ATTACHMENT • DRAGON MOUNT • ERA • PASSENGERS 3 • THERMAL IMAGING •

decided that the M113 APC did not offer COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
enough protection. Work started on convert- REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
ing Centurion Sho’t (Whip) hulls into heavily
IS HIT ON 4+
armoured personnel carriers. The resulting FRONT SIDE TOP
design became the Nagmasho’t (Hebrew for
Armoured Personnel Carrier Sho’t).
13 6 2
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
The Nagmasho’t had a surprisingly brief devel- 10”/25CM 12”/30CM 16”/40CM 18”/45CM 2+
opment period and the first operational exam- ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
ples were in service by 1984. The Nagmasho’t 40mm
grenade launcher MG 16”/40CM 5 4 4 6
replaced the turret with a pyramidal casemate. .50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 1 1 4 5+
There are two circular hatches at the front of 2x 7.62mm AA MG 16”/40CM 2 2 2 6
the casemate roof which are hinged in the rear, OPTIONAL
Dragon missile
8”/20CM– 1 - 18 3+ Guided, HEAT
28”/70CM
and two rectangular hatches at the rear which OPTIONAL 8”/20CM– 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
Dragon 2 missile 28”/70CM
hinged to the front, allowing four soldiers to
stand in the hatches to observe all around them. A rail system around the top of the casement allowed a variety of weapons
to be attached and moved around. Usually these consisted of a .50 cal
machine-gun, a 40mm Mk19 grenade launcher and a pair of 7.62mm
FN MAG machine-guns.

ISRAELI

M125 81MM MORTAR

M125 81MMPLATOON
MORTAR PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS •
M125 81MM MORTAR PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x M125 (81mm) 2 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT -
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK -
2x M125 (81mm) 1 POINT
IS HIT ON 4+
With the adoption of the M113 came many of FRONT SIDE TOP

its variants like the M125 81mm mortar carri- 3 2 0

er. This vehicle replaced the US 81mm mortar
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
with a Soltam 81mm mortar. The M125 offered
10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
the mortar crew protection from shrapnel and
small arms fire, as well as allowing the weapon WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

system to relocate quickly. 81mm mortar 56”/140CM ARTILLERY 1 4+ Smoke Bombardment

.50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+

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 Ariel’s section moved cautiously along the left side of the street, while 2-Section advanced, slightly ahead,
down the right side. The members of each section scanned the upper levels of the buildings on the opposite
side of the street, looking for movement and signs of the enemy.
A Sayeret scout team had already been through and reported the area clear, but Ariel’s experience from the
Lebanon war in ‘82 had taught him an over abundance of caution was always wise. With no signs of enemy and
the ‘all clear’ given from 2-Section, he waved the lead team forward, who pushed on to the next building and
took up positions behind an abandoned market stall.
Ariel and the other half of the section then moved up to a large doorway at the entrance of a café. The sight
of the menu in the window, in Arabic but recognizable, reminded him of his own café back in Haifa where he’d
been happily making coffee just a few weeks beforehand. However, war had upended his life, and here he was
once more in Lebanon facing the Syrians.
A sudden burst of fire ahead saw the lead men of 2-Section diving for cover in the alcove of a shop doorway
30 metres ahead. Further up the street several camouflaged figures scampered across the street and down a
side alleyway.
Both sections fired at them as the enemy soldiers made their escape, leaving one Syrian sprawled out in the
middle of the street.

After Israeli personnel complete their regular service, they even up to two months per year). As a result, a rich folklore
are either granted exemption from further military service or developed surrounding the Israeli reserve service in which
assigned a position in the reserve forces. The organised units the IDF reservist was portrayed as a kind soldier, a little lazy,
of the reserves consist of all arms and services and range in but with a sense of humour, ingenuity and resourcefulness,
size. Many reserve units are also used to bring active service who served his country from ideological motives.
formations to full wartime strength. Under full mobilisation, All Israelis who served in the IDF and are under the age of
the reserves constitute about 80 to 85 percent of the IDF 54 for men and 38 for women, unless otherwise exempt, are
ground forces. eligible for reserve duty. The IDF calls up reservists for reg-
Reserve service is mandatory in Israel, and is considered part ular bouts of service, depending on the reservist’s speciality,
of the national ethos. In the first four decades following the to undergo training or participate in exercises. They are also
establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, a large part of called up for immediate active duty in wartime.
the Israeli population served in the IDF reserves, and the The IDF Infantry Corps has a number of reserve brigades
amount of reserve duty given to each one was relatively that are maintained by a core cadre of regulars that have their
high (in most instances one month per year, and sometimes battalions filled out with reservists in wartime.

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RESERVE INFANTRY COMPANY

You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
RESERVE INFANTRY COMPANY
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
ISRAELI
• INFANTRY FORMATION • HQ TRANSPORT •

COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+

RESERVE IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

INFANTRY COMPANY HQ
TIS161 4+ 3+
1x Galil assault rifle team TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
1x Reserve M113 (TIS164) 1 POINT 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

Galil assault rifle team 12”/30CM 3 3 1 6 Pinned ROF 1

INFANTRY INFANTRY ARMOUR ARTILLERY

RESERVE RESERVE MERKAVA 3 RESERVE

INFANTRY PLATOON INFANTRY PLATOON TANK PLATOON M125 81mm MORTAR
TIS162 TIS162 TIS202 PLATOON
30

30

15
TIS165

31
MERKAVA 1
INFANTRY TANK PLATOON
TIS102

17
ARTILLERY
MERKAVA 2
TANK PLATOON
TIS104
RESERVE
18
INFANTRY PLATOON MAGACH 6 RESERVE
TIS162 TANK PLATOON M150
30

TIS131
ANTI-TANK SECTION
21

SHO’T (BLAZER) TIS166

31
TANK PLATOON RESERVE
TIS108
JEEP
23

ANTI-TANK PLATOON
TIS167

31
You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for your Force.

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RESERVE INFANTRY PLATOON

RESERVE INFANTRY PLATOON ISRAELI
• INFANTRY UNIT • THERMAL IMAGING •
RESERVE INFANTRY PLATOON COURAGE 4+ SKILL 4+
4x Galil assault rifle team with MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 4+
M72 anti-tank RALLY 4+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
3x FN MAG team with
M72 anti-tank IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

3x RPG-7 anti-tank team 4+ 3+

1x Dragon missile team (TIS163)
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
1x 52mm mortar team (TIS163) 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO
8 POINTS
3x Galil assault rifle team with
WEAPON RESERVE INFANTRY PLATOON
RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ISRAELI —
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

Galil assault rifle team 8”/20CM 3 HEAVY 3 WEAPONS

2 5+ Pinned ROF 1
M72 anti-tank or M72 anti-tank 12”/30 CM
• INFANTRY U1NIT • THERMAL
1 12 5+ • HEAT, Slow Firing
IMAGING
2x FN MAG team with FN MAG team 16”/40CM 5 2 COURAGE
2 6 4+Assault 5, Heavy Weapon
SKILL 4+
M72 anti-tank or M72 anti-tank 12”/30CM 1 1 12 5+ HEAT, Slow Firing
MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 4+
2x RPG-7 anti-tank team RPG-7 anti-tank team 12”/30CM 1 1 17 4+
RALLY 4+ Assault COUNTERATTACK
5, HEAT, Slow Firing 4+

1x Dragon missile team (TIS163) Weapons data for the Dragon, Dragon 2 missiles, and 52mm mortar team are on card TIS163.
1x 52mm mortar team (TIS163) WEAPONS CARD IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

5 POINTS The Reserve Infantry Platoon is a flexible unit4+ with a wide variety3+of heavy
weapons available.
TACTICAL It has
TERRAIN DASHan additional card
CROSS COUNTRY DASH [TIS163], with
ROAD DASH the data for its
CROSS
OPTIONS
• Add 4x Reserve M113 transport (TIS164) for
heavy support
8”/20 CM weapons.
8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO
+2 points for the Unit. WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
• Replace Dragon missile team with a Assault 5, Heavy Weapon,
Dragon 2 missile team for +1 point. 52mm mortar 16”/40CM 1 1 2 4+ Overhead Fire, Slow Firing, Smoke
Dragon missile 8”/20CM– 1 - 18 3+ Assault 5, Guided, HEAT
28”/70CM
Equipment and weapons for the reserve troops Dragon 2 missile 8”/20 CM–
1 - 21 3+ Assault 5, Guided, HEAT
28”/70CM
matches that of the regular service infantry The main details for the Reserve Infantry Platoon are on card TIS162.
units. Many reservist infantry platoons use
the Israeli designed and produced Galil assault ISRAELI RESERVE
rifle, but some units use the American M16.
Like the regular units further firepower comes
M113
RESERVETRANSPORT
M113 TRANSPORT ISRAELI
from the FN MAG machine-gun. Short • TANK ATTACHMENT • AMPHIBIOUS • DRAGON MOUNT • PASSENGERS 3 • THERMAL IMAGING •
range self-defence anti-tank comes from the COURAGE 4+ SKILL 4+
American M72 LAW disposable weapon MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
and for heavier close range anti-tank fire
they use Israeli copies of the Soviet RPG-7 IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
rocket-propelled grenade anti-tank weapon.
Each platoon also has a Dragon or Dragon 2 3 2 1
anti-tank guided missile team for longer range TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
anti-tank work, while a 52mm light mortar 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
provides high-explosive and smoke to used ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
against enemy fixed positions. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
.50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+
Reserve Infantry Platoons are organised into 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 2 2 2 6
three rifle squads of ten men each. Though not OPTIONAL 8”/20CM– 1 - 18 3+ Guided, HEAT
Dragon missile 28”/70CM
every reserve infantry unit is mounted, many OPTIONAL 8”/20CM–
Dragon 2 missile 28”/70CM 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
are transported in M113 ‘Zelda’ armoured per-
sonnel carriers.

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RESERVE M125 81MM MORTAR PLATOON

M125 81MM MORTAR PLATOON
ISRAELI RESERVE

• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS •

RESERVE COURAGE 4+ SKILL 4+
M125 81MM MORTAR PLATOON
MORALE 4+ ASSAULT -
REMOUNT 4+ COUNTERATTACK -
3x M125 (81mm) 1 POINT
IS HIT ON 4+
The M125 81mm mortar carrier provides the FRONT SIDE TOP

reserve infantry with immediately on-call fire- 3 2 0

power to deal with enemy strongpoints and
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
other stubborn positions.
10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
They can also drop smoke to conceal the
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
advance or withdrawal movement of the reserve WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES

infantry. 81mm mortar 56”/140CM ARTILLERY 1 4+ Smoke Bombardment

.50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+

ISRAELI

RESERVE M150 ANTI-TANK SECTION

M150 ANTI-TANK SECTION
ISRAELI RESERVE

• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS • THERMAL IMAGING •

RESERVE M150 ANTI-TANK SECTION COURAGE 4+ SKILL 4+
2x M150 (iTOW) 2 POINTS MORALE 4+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 4+ COUNTERATTACK 5+
2x M150 (MAPATS) 3 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
The M150 armoured vehicle mounts either FRONT SIDE TOP

the American supplied wire-guided improved 3 2 0

TOW anti-tank missile launcher or the similar
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
Israeli developed laser-guided anti-tank missile,
10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
the MAPATS (man portable anti-tank system).
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

Improved TOW missile 8”/20CM – 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT

48”/120CM
MAPATS missile 8”/20CM – 1 - 23 3+ Guided, HEAT
56”/140CM
7.62mm AA MG 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6

ISRAELI

RESERVE JEEP ANTI-TANK PLATOON

JEEP ANTI-TANK PLATOON
ISRAELI RESERVE

• UNARMOURED TANK UNIT • SCOUT • THERMAL IMAGING •

RESERVE COURAGE 4+ SKILL 4+
JEEP ANTI-TANK PLATOON
MORALE 4+ ASSAULT -
4x Jeep (iTOW) 5 POINTS RALLY 4+ COUNTERATTACK -
2x Jeep (iTOW) 2 POINTS
IS HIT ON VEHICLE SAVE
4x Jeep (MAPATS) 6 POINTS
2x Jeep (MAPATS) 3 POINTS
4+ 4+
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

Not every reserve battalion has access to M150 10”/25CM 12”/30CM 20”/50CM 48”/120CM 4+
mounted anti-tank guided missiles. These units ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
instead have the same iTOW or MAPATS mis-
Improved TOW missile 8”/20CM- 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
sile systems mounted on light and nimble jeeps. 48”/120CM
Though not armoured, jeeps are small and hard MAPATS missile 8”/20CM- 1 - 23 3+ Guided, HEAT
56”/140CM
to detect on the battlefield.

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 The helicopters swept low across the countryside, hugging the contours of the landscape, manoeuvring to
avoid any tall obstacles in their path. Inside, the paratroopers clung to their seats, their assault rifles clamped to
their chests, while the Air Force crewmen manned the door machine-guns, ready to give supporting fire once
they had arrived at the landing zone.
They had crossed the border 15-minutes ago, a pair of AH-1 ‘Vipers’ attack helicopters leading the way. Aharon
nodded and gave the thumbs up as the Air Force crew chief gave the signal indicating two minutes to the LZ.
Aharon checked his gear and weapon again, ensuring he was ready. He was unsure what awaited him and his
fellow paratroopers, but they had prepared well and would be ready as soon as their boots hit the dirt.
The Bell 212 ‘Heron’ Twin Huey helicopter slowed and set down in a parched field surrounded by a low stone
wall. As they landed, the door gunners laid down a steady stream of suppressing fire in the direction of the
buildings overlooking the field a few hundred metres away.
Aharon exited the chopper first, followed quickly by the rest of his squad. Keeping low in the wash of the rotors
the squad made their way to the low stone wall facing the farm buildings where they hunkered down to access
the situation. As Aharon scanned the area for enemy, the helicopter carrying the second squad arrived and set
down. The squad dismounted and took up positions at the other end of the field, also facing the buildings. They
were quickly joined by the third squad and the platoon headquarters.
There were no signs of the enemy, so the commander ordered an advance on the buildings.
That’s when the enemy opened fire.

The first paratrooper unit in the Israel Defence Forces was ing the heavy battles for the “Chinese Farm” (an Egyptian
established in September 1948 from the experienced par- agricultural research station). The War in Lebanon in
achutist commandos of the Palmach (acronym for Plugot 1982 tested the Paratroopers’ combat doctrine, which had
Mahatz, “Strike Companies”) established in 1941. They were been revised after the Yom Kippur War, Operation Litani (an
the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground anti-PLO raid into Lebanon in 1978), and other operations.
army of the Yishuv (Jewish community) during the period of The Paratroopers fought in every sector of the war against
the British Mandate for Palestine. In 1949 it was disbanded, Syrian and PLO troops. One of the better-known operations
but re-established again later that year. The parachute school was the amphibious landing at the mouth of the Awali River,
was then established at the Tel Nof base under the command north of Sidon, from where the paratroopers advanced to
of British volunteer Captain Tom Derek Bowden. A battal- the outskirts of Beirut through the mountains, where they
ion was formed in two companies. engaged Syrian commando forces.
The paratroopers brigade was created in the mid-1950s Israeli Paratrooper forces consist of the regular 35th Paratrooper
when the commando Unit 101 was merged with the Brigade, as well as the reserve 55th Paratrooper Brigade,
890th Battalion (the IDF’s Airborne Commando unit) in the reserve 226th Brigade (heli-borne), the reserve
order to form an elite infantry brigade. The goals in creating 551st Commando/Paratrooper Anti-tank Brigade, and the
the Paratroopers Brigade were to have an elite force to serve reserve 646th Paratrooper Brigade.
as an example and cadre to innovate and improve fighting All Paratroopers are volunteers and are required to pass an
skills within other units, and to raise the next generation of intense two-day selection process that includes tests of physi-
military commanders and officers. The first commander of cal fitness, emotional preparedness, leadership skills, and the
the Paratroopers Brigade was Ariel Sharon (later general and ability to cooperate in a group. Each year the brigade receives
politician). five times more applicants than it can accept. Paratrooper
The Paratrooper Brigade made an operational combat recruits go through a year of training, and more than a quar-
parachute drop during the 1956 Sinai War. In the Six- ter drop out.
Day War (1967) reservists from this unit, formed into The paratrooper training course includes fitness training,
the 55th Paratroopers Brigade, taking part in the capture Krav Maga (Israeli martial art) unarmed combat training,
of Jerusalem. The 55th Brigade paratroopers captured the various other combat skills, specialising in a wide range of
Western Wall and the Temple Mount, considered a historic weapons, close quarters combat, urban warfare, field craft,
moment by the Israeli public due to the sanctity of these extended marches with heavy equipment, weeks of survival
places to the Jewish people. During the War of Attrition training, which includes navigation and camouflage, hel-
(1968–1973) they conducted a number of heli-borne raid icopter training, jump training, and coordinated training
operations. During the Yom Kippur War (1973) they were with other units of the IDF.
heavily engaged in the Sinai against Egyptian forces, includ-

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PARATROOPER COMPANY
You must field the Formation HQ and one Combat Unit from each black box.
PARATROOPER COMPANY
You may also field one Combat Unit from each grey box.
ISRAELI
• INFANTRY FORMATION • HQ TRANSPORT • AIRBORNE •

COURAGE 2+ SKILL 2+
MORALE 2+ ASSAULT 3+
RALLY 2+ COUNTERATTACK 2+

PARATROOPER COMPANY HQ IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

4+ 3+
TIS141

1x Galil assault rifle team TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

1 POINT 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO

OPTIONS WEAPON RANGE ROF

HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

• Add M113 transport (TIS114) for +1 point. Galil assault rifle team 12”/30CM 3 3 1 6 Pinned ROF 1
• Replace M113 with a UH-1 Twin Huey
(TIS144) at no cost.

INFANTRY INFANTRY ARMOUR ARTILLERY

PARATROOPER PARATROOPER MERKAVA 3 M125 81mm MORTAR

PLATOON PLATOON TANK PLATOON PLATOON
TIS142 TIS142 TIS202 TIS116
34

34

15

27
MERKAVA 1
INFANTRY TANK PLATOON
TIS102
ANTI-TANK

17
MERKAVA 2
TANK PLATOON
TIS104
PARATROOPER
18

PLATOON MAGACH 6 JEEP ANTI-TANK

TIS142 TANK PLATOON PLATOON
34

TIS131 TIS118

35
21

SHO’T (BLAZER) RABBI ANTI-TANK

TANK PLATOON PLATOON
TIS108 TIS119
23

35
M150 ANTI-TANK
SECTION
TIS117

35
You may field a Combat Unit from a black box as a Support Unit for your Force.

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PARATROOPER PLATOON
PARATROOPER PLATOON ISRAELI
• INFANTRY UNIT • THERMAL IMAGING •
PARATROOPER PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x Galil assault rifle team with MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 3+
M72 anti-tank RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
3x FN MAG team with
M72 anti-tank IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

3x RPG-7 anti-tank team 4+ 3+

1x Dragon missile team (TIS143)
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
1x 52mm mortar team (TIS143) 13 POINTS 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO
3x

Galil assault rifle team with
M72 anti-tank
WEAPON PARATROOPER PLATOON
RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ISRAELI —
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

Galil assault rifle team 8”/20CM 3 HEAVY 3 WEAPONS

2 5+ Pinned ROF 1
2x FN MAG team with or M72 anti-tank 12”/30 CM
• INFANTRY U1NIT • THERMAL
1 12 5+ • HEAT, Slow Firing
IMAGING
M72 anti-tank FN MAG team 16”/40CM 5 2 COURAGE
2 6 3+Assault 4, Heavy Weapon
SKILL 3+
2x RPG-7 anti-tank team or M72 anti-tank 12”/30CM 1 1 12 5+ HEAT, Slow Firing
MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 3+
1x Dragon missile team (TIS143) RPG-7 anti-tank team 12”/30CM 1 1 17 4+
RALLY 3+ Assault COUNTERATTACK
4, HEAT, Slow Firing 3+

1x 52mm mortar team (TIS143) 9 POINTS Weapons data for the Dragon, Dragon 2 missiles, and 52mm mortar team are on card TIS143.
WEAPONS CARD IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE
OPTIONS The Paratrooper Platoon is a flexible unit with 4+ a wide variety3+of heavy
• Add 4x M113 transport (TIS114) for +1 point weapons available.TERRAIN
It has
TACTICAL DASHan additional card [TIS143]
CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD,DASH
with the data for its
CROSS
for the Unit.
• Replace all M113 with up to 4x UH-1 Twin heavy support
8”/20 CM weapons.
8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO
Huey (TIS144) at no cost. WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
• Replace all RPG-7 with B-300 anti-tank Assault 4, Heavy Weapon,
teams for +1 point for the unit. 52mm mortar 16”/40CM 1 1 2 4+ Overhead Fire, Slow Firing, Smoke

• Replace Dragon missile team with a Dragon 2 B-300 anti-tank 16”/40CM 1 1 17 3+ Assault 4, HEAT, Slow Firing
missile team for +1 point. Dragon missile 8”/20CM– 1 - 18 3+ Assault 4, Guided, HEAT
28”/70CM
Dragon 2 missile 8”/20 CM–
1 - 21 3+ Assault 4, Guided, HEAT
Israel’s elite paratroopers are expected to fight 28”/70CM
The main details for the Paratrooper Platoon are on card TIS142.
on foot, as mechanised infantry, or in air-
borne and heli-borne assaults and raids. They The B-300 reusable man-portable anti-tank weapon was introduced
are organised and equipped much like their to Israeli Paratrooper and Special Forces in the 1980s. The B-300 can
brothers in the mech and light infantry with be carried and operated by a single operator, uses both anti-tank and
Galil assault rifles, FN MAG general-purpose anti-structure pre-packaged munitions, and is simple to operate, making
machine-guns, and an assortment of anti- it a versatile weapon.
tank weapons.

ISRAELI

UH-1 TWIN HUEY TRANSPORT HELICOPTER

UH-1 TWIN HUEY TRANSPORT HELICOPTER — ISRAELI
• HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT ATTACHMENT • PASSENGERS 4 •
DOOR GUNS: UH-1 Twin Huey helicopters COURAGE 3+ SKILL 4+
have door mounted FN MAG machine-guns to MORALE 3+
cover their passengers when they dismount and
mount during air assault missions. Helicopters IS HIT ON AIRCRAFT SAVE
are vulnerable to enemy ground fire when 4+ 5+
coming into the landing zone, so unload and
load quickly, and tend not to waste precious TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

ammunition and time on other targets. UNLIMITED AUTO

Unlike other Helicopters, UH-1 Twin Huey’s WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
with Door Guns can Shoot while Landed. Door
Guns can only Shoot in the turn that they Land. Door FN MAG MGs 16”/40CM 4 4 2 6 Door Guns

The first Bell UH-1 Iroquois or Huey helicop- Israeli Hueys have seen use in various Middle East conflicts and against
ters that Israel obtained were of the UH-1D Palestinian militants on the Lebanon border.
in 1969, but following this they got a batch of The UH-1 Twin Huey Transport helicopters are flown by the Israeli Air
UH-1N with the twin engine, as used by the Force with the 123rd Squadron (Southern Bells Squadron). Their main
Canadians and US Marines. By the 1980s they assignment is transportation and extraction, as well as search and rescue.
operated a mixed fleet of 64 UH-1 helicopters. During the Yom Kippur War in 1973 the squadron operated mainly on
the Southern Front against the Egyptians.

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JEEP ANTI-TANK PLATOON

JEEP ANTI-TANK PLATOON ISRAELI
• UNARMOURED TANK UNIT • SCOUT • THERMAL IMAGING •
JEEP ANTI-TANK PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x Jeep (iTOW) 6 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT -
RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK -
2x Jeep (iTOW) 3 POINTS
4x Jeep (MAPATS) 7 POINTS IS HIT ON VEHICLE SAVE
2x Jeep (MAPATS) 4 POINTS 4+ 4+
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
As they had used M106 recoilless rifles mount-
10”/25CM 12”/30CM 20”/50CM 48”/120CM 4+
ed on jeeps in earlier wars, by 1985 the IDF
had jeeps mounting Improved TOW and new WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

MAPATS missile launchers, an Israeli produced Improved TOW missile 8”/20CM- 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
48”/120CM
laser-guided missile with improved range and 8”/20CM-
MAPATS missile
56”/140CM 1 - 23 3+ Guided, HEAT
anti-tank penetration. This light and nimble
vehicle could move about rough terrain and be
in position to deliver a well-placed anti-tank
missile with relative ease.

ISRAELI

RABBI ANTI-TANK PLATOON

RABBI ANTI-TANK SECTION ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • SCOUT • THERMAL IMAGING •
RABBI (TOW) PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x Rabbi (iTOW) 6 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 3+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
2x Rabbi (iTOW) 3 POINTS
4x Rabbi (MAPATS) 7 POINTS IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
2x Rabbi (MAPATS) 4 POINTS
1 1 1
The Rabbi (RBY Mk 1) light armoured recon-
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
naissance vehicle is suitable for a wide range 10”/25CM 12”/30CM 20”/50CM 48”/120CM 4+
of roles including reconnaissance, long-range
ROF
patrols and commando-type operations, inter- WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

nal security operations and the evacuation of Improved TOW missile 8”/20CM – 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
48”/120CM
wounded in forward battlefield areas. The Israeli MAPATS missile 8”/20CM – 1 - 23 3+ Guided, HEAT
56”/140CM
paratroopers use a variant mounting a TOW 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 4 4 2 6
missile and two pintel mounted machine-guns.
Its low weight enables it to be carried by heli-
copters such as the Israeli Air Force’s CH-53s.

ISRAELI

M150 ANTI-TANK
M150 SECTION
ANTI-TANK SECTION ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS • THERMAL IMAGING •
M150 ANTI-TANK SECTION COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
2x M150 (iTOW) 3 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
2x M150 (MAPATS) 4 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
The M113 also mounted the Improved TOW FRONT SIDE TOP

guided anti-tank missile system. The TOW 3 2 0

launcher was mounted on a extendible plat-
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
form that could be raised up to 2.7 metres (9
10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
feet) above ground level, allowing the weapon
to fire from hull down positions. It could trav- WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

erse 180 degrees. The M150 carried ten TOW Improved TOW missile 8”/20CM –
48”/120CM 1 - 21 3+ Guided, HEAT
missiles in its hull. The Israelis have also devel- MAPATS missile 8”/20CM – 1 - 23 3+ Guided, HEAT
56”/140CM
oped the MAPATS (man portable anti-tank 7.62mm AA MG 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6
system) missile, which is similar to the TOW,
but operates via a laser-guided system. It has
improved penetration and range.

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M106 120MM MORTAR

M106 120MM BATTERY
MORTAR BATTERY ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS •
M106 120MM MORTAR BATTERY COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x M106 (120mm) 4 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT -
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK -
3x M106 (120mm) 3 POINTS
2x M106 (120mm) 2 POINTS IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP

The Israelis also purchased US M106 mortar 3 2 0

carriers. However, they removed the 107mm TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
mortar and replaced them with the Soltam 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
120mm mortar, which was already used exten- ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
sively throughout the Israel Defence Forces.
120mm mortar 64”/160CM ARTILLERY 3 3+ Smoke Bombardment

.50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+

ISRAELI

M109 SP ARTILLERY BATTERY

• TANK UNIT •
M109 SP ARTILLERY BATTERY COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
6x M109 (155mm) 14 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
3x M109 (155mm) 7 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
The Israel Defence Forces received their first
60 M109 155mm self-propelled howitzers just 2 2 1
before the 1973 war. These 60 were afterwards TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
upgraded with the long M185 howitzer to 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 28”/70CM 3+
M109A1 standard. By the 1980s the IDF had
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
about 350 M109s in service, replacing the older HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

Sherman based self-propelled howitzers used M185 155mm howitzer 96”/240CM ARTILLERY 4 2+ Smoke Bombardment

during the 1973 war. or Direct fire 36”/90CM 1 1 15 1+ Brutal, Slow Firing, Smoke

.50 cal AA MG 20”/50CM 3 2 4 5+

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M270 MLRS SP M270

ROCKET BATTERY
MLRS SP ROCKET BATTERY ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • MINELETS • MLRS •
M270 MLRS SP ROCKET BATTERY COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
6x M270 MLRS 20 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT -
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK -
3x M270 MLRS 10 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
OPTIONS FRONT SIDE TOP
• Arm all M270 MLRS with Minelets for
+1 point for the Battery. 0 0 1
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
First introduced into service with the US Army 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 2+
in 1983, the Israelis have received a supply of
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
these rocket systems from their American Allies. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

The M270 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket M270 MLRS 120”/300CM SALVO 3 5+
System) mounts a reloadable pod of twelve
taken a cannon battalion over an hour to fire. The tactical doctrine for
227mm rockets on a carrier based on a length-
the M270 as developed by NATO was for the vehicles to spread out
ened chassis variant of the Bradley IFV.
individually and hide until needed, then move to a firing position and
The M270 MLRS rocket system is designed launch their rockets, immediately move away to a reloading point, then
to deliver quick saturation fire in a very short move to a completely new hiding position near a different firing point.
time. In one engagement, three MLRS batteries These shoot-and-scoot tactics were planned to avoid susceptibility to
fired 287 rockets at 24 separate targets in less counter-battery fire.
than five minutes, an amount that would have

ISRAELI

BM-21 HAIL SP ROCKET BATTERY

BM-21 HAIL SP ROCKET BATTERY — ISRAELI
• UNARMOURED TANK UNIT •
BM-21 HAIL SP ROCKET BATTERY COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
6x BM-21 Hail 9 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT -
RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK -
3x BM-21 Hail 4 POINTS
IS HIT ON TANK SAVE
Having captured Soviet built BM-21 Hail 4+ 5+
rocket launchers from the Syrians and Egyptians
in 1973, the IDF quickly pressed them back
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
into action against the Syrians in 1982. 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 14”/35CM 36”/90CM 4+

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

BM-21 rocket launcher 96”/240CM SALVO 3 4+ Smoke Bombardment

ISRAELI

M113 OP ARTILLERY OBSERVER

M113 OP ARTILLERY OBSERVER ISRAELI
• INDEPENDENT TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS • INFRA-RED (IR) • OBSERVER • SCOUT •
M113 OP ARTILLERY OBSERVER COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
1x M113 OP 1 POINT MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+

You must field:

IS HIT ON 4+
• an M109 SP Artillery Battery (TIS120), FRONT SIDE TOP
• an M106 120mm Mortar Battery (TIS121), 3 2 1
• an M270 MLRS SP Rocket Battery (TIS150), or
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
• a BM-21 Hail SP Rocket Battery (TIS151)
10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
before you may field an M113 OP Artillery
WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
Observer. HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

7.62mm AA MG 16”/40CM 3 3 2 6
The M113 APC offered an observer protection
from enemy small arms fire, space for radio
equipment, and mobility.

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PEREH ANTI-TANK PLATOON

• TANK UNIT • BDD ARMOUR • INFRA-RED (IR) •
PEREH ANTI-TANK PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x Pereh (Tammuz) 7 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+
2x Pereh (Tammuz) 5 POINTS
3x Pereh (Tammuz 2) 10 POINTS IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
2x Pereh (Tammuz 2) 7 POINTS
5 4 1
Initially identified as a Magach 5 (M48 Patton) TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
variant by observers from outside the IDF, the 10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 2+
Pereh had many military experts baffled. The ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
Pereh was in fact an anti-tank guided missile 16”/40CM –
Tammuz missile 1 - 21 3+ HEAT, NLOS
carrier based on the Magach 5 tank. Fitted with 64”/160CM
Tammuz 2 missile 16”/40CM – 1 - 23 3+
a dummy gun tube to keep its silhouette similar 104”/260CM
HEAT, NLOS, Tandem Warhead

to a tank, it featured an enlarged turret contain- 7.62 AA MGs 16”/40CM 4 4 2 6

ing twelve Tammuz NLOS (non-line of sight)
also been introduced with extended range by radio control, improved
missiles in a pop-up missile launcher at the rear
penetration, and a Tandem Warhead to defeat explosive reactive armour.
disguised as a turret bustle.
Its Tammuz missile system was capable of being Crew: 3 - commander, gunner, driver Weapons: Pop-up missile launcher
Weight: 65 tonnes 12x Tammuz NLOS missiles
used in both ‘fire and forget’ or ‘man-in-the-
Length: 9.30m (30’ 6”) 2x 7.62mm FN-MAG AA MG
loop’ modes, where the gunner guided the Width: 3.65m (12’) Armour: 20mm - 152mm
missile home via a video link through a camera Height: 3.10m (10’ 2”) Speed: 48 km/h (30 mph)
in the missile. A Tammuz mark 2 missile has Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-2D diesel

ISRAELI

M163 VADS AA PLATOON

M163 VADS AA PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • AMPHIBIOUS •
M163 VADS AA PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x M163 VADS 7 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
2x M163 VADS 4 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
The air defence battalions are part of the
Israeli Air Force. A battalion equipped with 3 2 0
M163 VADs or ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-pro- TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
pelled anti-aircraft cannons, M48 Chaparral 10”/25CM 16”/40CM 24”/60CM 32”/80CM 3+
self-propelled surface-to-air (SAM) missile ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE NOTES
systems, HAWK SAMs, and FIM-43 Redeye HALTED MOVING TANK POWER
M168 20mm Vulcan 20”/50CM 7 4 6 5+ Dedicated AA, Radar
man-portable air defence (MADPAD) missiles Gatling AA gun
was attached to each division.
The IDF first fielded a small number of M163 Crew: 4 - commander, gunner, Weapons: M168 20mm Vulcan
VADS self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicles at loader, driver Gatling gun
the end of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. With
Weight: 12.5 tonnes Armour: 38mm Aluminium
Length: 4.86m (16’) Speed: 68 km/h (42 mph)
its withering 3000 rpm from its M168 20mm Width: 2.69m (8’ 10”) Engine: GM 6V53
Vulcan Gatling gun, helicopters and low flying Height: 2.9m (9’ 7”) 158 kW (212 hp) diesel
aircraft made easy targets.

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ZSU-23-4 SHILKA AASHILKA

ZSU-23-4 PLATOON
AA PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT •
ZSU-23-4 SHILKA AA PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x ZSU-23-4 Shilka 6 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 5+
REMOUNT 3+ COUNTERATTACK 4+
2x ZSU-23-4 Shilka 3 POINTS
IS HIT ON 4+
FRONT SIDE TOP
During the 1967 and 1973 wars the IDF cap-
tured over 60 ZSU-23-4 Shilka anti-aircraft 1 1 1
vehicles and put them back into service with TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
their air defence battalions. 10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 24”/60CM 3+

WEAPON RANGE ROF ANTI- FIRE- NOTES

HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

23mm 2A7 AA gun 20”/50CM 6 4 6 5+ Dedicated AA, Radar

ISRAELI

REDEYE SAMREDEYE
PLATOON
SAM PLATOON ISRAELI
• INFANTRY UNIT •
REDEYE SAM PLATOON
COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x Redeye team 4 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 4+
2x Redeye team 2 POINTS RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK 3+

IS HIT ON INFANTRY SAVE

Following the 1973 war the reserve elements of
the air defence battalions were equipped with 4+ 3+
the FIM-43 man-portable air defence missile TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
system. This light weapon could easily be fired 8”/20CM 8”/20CM 12”/30CM 12”/30CM AUTO
by a single operator and used an infra-red seeker ROF ANTI- FIRE-
WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES
to chase the hot exhaust of attacking aircraft.
Redeye team 48”/120CM 3 - - 5+ Guided AA, Heavy Weapon

ISRAELI

M48 CHAPARRAL SAM PLATOON

• UNARMOURED TANK UNIT • INFRA-RED (IR) •
M48 CHAPARRAL SAM PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x M48 Chaparral 9 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT -
RALLY 3+ COUNTERATTACK -
2x M48 Chaparral 4 POINTS
IS HIT ON VEHICLE SAVE
The US also supplied the IDF with M48 4+ 5+
Chaparral surface-to-air missile (SAM) carriers.
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
It used the MIM-72G Chaparral missile that
10”/25CM 14”/35CM 20”/50CM 28”/70CM 3+
was aimed manually by the operator until the
missile locked on the hot exhaust of the aircraft WEAPON RANGE ROF
HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

with its infra-red seeker before firing. MIM-72 72”/180CM 2 - - 3+ Guided AA

Sidewinder AA Missile

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RABBI RECCE RABBI

PLATOON
RECCE PLATOON ISRAELI
• TANK UNIT • SCOUT • SAYUR • SPEARHEAD •
RABBI RECCE PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
3x Rabbi (MGs) 4 POINTS MORALE 3+ ASSAULT 2+
REMOUNT 2+ COUNTERATTACK 5+

The RBY Mk 1 ‘Rabbi’ light armoured IS HIT ON 4+

reconnaissance vehicle is used for a wide range FRONT SIDE TOP

of roles including reconnaissance, long-range 1 1 1

patrols and commando-type operations.
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
These Sayeret (special forces) scouts pushed 10”/25CM 12”/30CM 20”/50CM 48”/120CM 4+
aggressive patrols ahead of the advances,
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
locating enemy positions, and redirecting the WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES

advance around them. 7.62mm AA MGs 16”/40CM 6 6 2 6

ISRAELI

SKYHAWK FIGHTER FLIGHT

• STRIKE AIRCRAFT UNIT •
SKYHAWK FIGHTER FLIGHT COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
4x Skyhawk 6 POINTS MORALE 3+

2x Skyhawk 3 POINTS
IS HIT ON AIRCRAFT SAVE
OPTIONS 4+ 5+
• Arm all Skyhawk aircraft with Napalm TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
bombs for +1 point each.
UNLIMITED AUTO
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
First used in the 1973 war, the A-4 Skyhawk WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES

continued into service in the 1980s with the 30mm DEFA gun 8”/20CM - 3 7 5+ Anti-helicopter

reservists of 147 Squadron. This high-perfor- CBU-100 Cluster bombs 6”/15CM SALVO 7 5+
mance ground-attack aircraft carried a variety Optional 6”/15CM ARTILLERY 1 Auto Napalm, One Shot
Napalm bombs
of weapons loads, including cluster bombs and
napalm. Israeli Skyhawks replaced the Colt
Mk.12 20mm cannons of the US version with
French DEFA 30mm cannons.

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AH-1 VIPER ATTACK HELICOPTER PLATOON

• HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT • UNIT • HUNTER-KILLER • THERMAL IMAGING•
AH-1 VIPER
ATTACK HELICOPTER PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
MORALE 3+
4x AH-1 Viper (iTOW) 16 POINTS
2x AH-1 Viper (iTOW) 8 POINTS IS HIT ON AIRCRAFT SAVE

4x AH-1 Viper (MAPATS) 18 POINTS 4+ 5+

2x AH-1 Viper (MAPATS) 9 POINTS TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS

UNLIMITED AUTO
The AH-1S Cobra first entered service with ROF
WEAPON RANGE ANTI- FIRE- NOTES
the Israeli Air Force (IAF) in 1975 and saw HALTED MOVING TANK POWER

Improved TOW missile 8”/20CM– 1 - 21 3+

extensive use in Lebanon. The IAF named its 48”/120CM
Guided, HEAT

AH-1S attack helicopters the ‘Tzefa’ (Hebrew MAPATS missile 8”/20CM– 1 - 23 3+ Guided, HEAT
56”/140CM
for Viper). M197 20mm Gatling gun 8”/20CM 6 3 6 5+ Anti-helicopter
In the 1982 Lebanon War 160 Squadron M159 rocket launcher 16”/40CM SALVO 4 6 One Shot
Tzefa’s were use to attack Syrian armour and
fortifications, destroying dozens of Syrian
Crew: 2 - pilot, gunner Weapons: M197 20mm Gatling gun
ground vehicles. Weight: 5 tonnes 8x TOW or MAPATS missiles
Like the Americans, the IAF Vipers were armed Length: 13.59m (45’) Armour: Armoured windscreen
with Improved TOW, or their own development Rotor: 14.36m (48’) Speed: 227 Km/h (141 mph)
the MAPATS, anti-tank guided missiles, M197
20mm Gatling guns, and M159 rocket launchers.

ISRAELI

AH-64 COBRA ATTACK HELICOPTER PLATOON

• HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT UNIT • HUNTER-KILLER • THERMAL IMAGING •
AH-64 COBRA
ATTACK HELICOPTER PLATOON COURAGE 3+ SKILL 3+
MORALE 3+
4x AH-64 Cobra 22 POINTS
2x AH-64 Cobra 11 POINTS IS HIT ON AIRCRAFT SAVE
4+ 4+
The Israelis have been supplied with the new
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
American AH-64 Apache attack helicopter to UNLIMITED AUTO
supplement their existing AH-1 ‘Viper’ attack
ROF ANTI- FIRE-
helicopters. The Israelis have named the new WEAPON RANGE HALTED MOVING TANK POWER NOTES

helicopter the ‘Cobra’, or Peten in Hebrew. AGM-114 Hellfire 16”/40 CM – 1 - 25 3+ Guided, HEAT
missile 64”/160CM
The AH-64 attack helicopter is adaptable to
M230 30mm
numerous roles in the combat environment. In chain gun 6”/15CM 6 3 8 5+ Anti-helicopter, HEAT

addition to its 30mm M230 Chain Gun, the

M159 rocket launcher 16”/40CM SALVO 4 6 One Shot
AH-64 carries a range of external stores and
weapons on its stub-wing pylons, typically a
mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missiles, and Hydra 70mm
general-purpose unguided rockets. The Hellfire missile can defeat
stationary or moving tanks from as far away as 6500 metres.

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The main Israeli formation for airborne operations is the You may add one CH-53 Sea Stallion transport helicopter
Paratrooper Company. These have integral UH-1 Twin Huey for every two (or part thereof ) Rabbi Tank teams in a:
helicopters (see page 34). They may replace their UH-1 Twin • Rabbi Anti-tank Platoon, or
Huey helicopters with CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters or • Rabbi Recce Platoon
land by parachute, and some of their light supporting vehi- for +1 point per helicopter.
cles can also be carried by CH-53 Sea Stallions.
PARACHUTING INFANTRY
CH-53 SEA STALLION
Paratroopers are trained to land by parachute. You may
You may replace all of a Paratrooper Platoon’s UH-1 Twin choose to drop your Paratrooper Company by Parachute (see
Huey transport helicopters with one CH-53 Sea Stallion Air Assault Mission booklet or World War III: Red Dawn). If
transport helicopter (see below). you do this leave your UH-1 Twin Huey helicopters out of
the game.

CH-53 SEA STALLION TRANSPORT HELICOPTER

In 1968, an Israeli Air Force (IAF) delegation
visited Sikorsky’s plant seeking to select their
next assault helicopter. They required a heli-
copter with good payload capacity, was highly • HELICOPTER AIRCRAFT ATTACHMENT •
• PASSENGERS 10 •
manoeuvrable, and robust. The CH-53 Sea
Stallion met these requirements. The CH-53 COURAGE 4+ SKILL 3+
MORALE 3+
first saw action with 118 Squadron during the
1973 Yom Kippur War, at the Third Battle of IS HIT ON AIRCRAFT SAVE
Mount Hermon when the entire squadron (15 4+ 5+
helicopters) transported two reserve paratrooper
TACTICAL TERRAIN DASH CROSS COUNTRY DASH ROAD DASH CROSS
battalions into combat.
UNLIMITED AUTO

FIELDING CH-53 HELICOPTERS WEAPON RANGE ROF

HALTED MOVING
ANTI- FIRE-
TANK POWER NOTES

You may replace all of a Paratrooper Platoon’s Door FN MAG MGs 16”/40CM 4 4 2 6 Door Guns
UH-1 Twin Huey transport helicopters with
two CH-53 Sea Stallion transport helicopters.
DOOR GUNS: CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters have door mounted FNMAG
You may add one CH-53 Sea Stallion transport machine-guns to cover their passengers as they dismount and mount during
helicopter for every two (or part thereof ) Rabbi air assault missions. Helicopters are vulnerable to enemy ground fire when
Jeep teams in a Rabbi Anti-tank Platoon or a coming into the landing zone, so unload and load quickly, and tend not to
Rabbi Recce Platoon for +1 point per helicopter. waste precious ammunition and time on other targets.
Unlike other Helicopters, CH-53 Sea Stallions can Shoot while Landed.
PASSENGERS 10 However, their Door Guns can only Shoot in the turn that they Land.
A CH-53 Helicopter Team can carry ten
Infantry Teams or two Rabbi Jeep Teams as
Passengers.

TUSO18

CONTAINS:
1x Sea Stallion Transport Helicopter
with Cardboard Rotors
2x Optional External fuel tanks (not pictured)
Helicopter shown at approximately 75% size.

Sea Stallion Transport Helicopter (Direct Order)

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Adam scrambled up the rocky slope, occasionally using his Galil assault rifle for some extra leverage as he
sought to increase his purchase among the dry dust and rocks. It was good to be moving after spending the
morning under enemy artillery fire and the constant threat of enemy tanks. Eventually, the tankers had seen
off the Syrian armoured threat and the order had come to mount up the tracks and follow the tanks forward.
Adam spied his friend Noam ahead, already in position hugging the crest of the ridge.
“Anything happening?” He inquired, as he crawled up beside him.
“Pretty quiet, not much movement at the moment”, replied Noam, who handed Adam some binoculars to see
for himself.
A couple of hundred metres from the ridge their platoon now occupied the remains of a Kibbutz. The Syrians
has run through it with their tanks and transports, demolishing houses and tearing up the fields and groves.
Adam hoped the residents had been evacuated in time. There were no signs of the vehicles that had done this,
but many of buildings and sheds were still standing, plenty of places to hide.
As Adam and Noam contemplated the scene before them, a platoon of Israeli tanks roared up the slope to their
right and down to the kibbutz. They were soon followed by several more platoons.
“I guess that’s our signal,” Adam commented to Noam, as they and the rest of their platoon got to their feet and
began picking their way down to ridge towards the Kibbutz.

As well as playing the missions in the World War III: Team There is also no reason why you can’t play all the scenarios
Yankee rulebook, or downloaded from the website www. with different forces. You can even try different terrain
Team-Yankee.com, you can also play scenarios inspired by arrangements, as terrain can often make all the difference
your imagination, your favourite WWIII fiction, or even to how a game plays, or even a different sized table if
historical battles put into a WWIII context. you have one.
The following three scenarios are based on the actions of the Most importantly of all, have fun and feel free to modify the
Israeli forces featured in this book. scenarios anyway you see fit.
You can play them as a one-off action or in order, using the
Consequences and Campaign sections to carry forward the PLAYING THE CAMPAIGN WITH DIFFERENT
results from one game to another. You can swap sides and NATIONS
play through the campaign to compare your forces and your You may like to pick your favourite nation and run them as
approaches. the NATO allied or Warsaw Pact allied side in the scenarios.
In this case use the Alternative Forces points value at the
bottom of the suggested forces for each Scenario.

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 A horrendous clang shook the entire Merkava of Lieutenant Adam Koren. Koren’s ears rang and all other sounds
were muffled. He searched ahead for the enemy tank that had just hit them, locating it about 2000 metres to
the northwest. He slapped his gunner Avi’s shoulder to get his attention.
“Target, 2000 metres, Sabot,” he shouted.
Avi replied, but Koren couldn’t hear him. However, Avi acknowledged the order with a thumbs up before taking
aim and sending a round towards the Syrian T-72M in the distance. Koren watched the T-72M as the round hit.
For a few moments nothing happened, then a crewman scrambled from its turret just seconds before a funnel
of flame erupted from the hatches.
Koren immediately began searching for another target. His loader, a new boy from Tel Aviv called Ezra, had
already slammed another Sabot round into the breach of the gun, with Avi ready for the next target.

It is late in the day and the Syrians have smashed through the DEPLOYMENT
frontlines with a massed brigade group of T-62 and T-72M The Israeli Player places a Merkava 1 Tank Platoon, an
tanks. The Israeli commander has been ordered to hold the M109 SP Artillery Battery, and a Jeep (TOW) Platoon
line until reinforcements can strengthen his position. in Immediate Reserve and holds a Merkava 1 Tank Platoon
The Syrian commander’s orders are to exploit the gap in the in Ambush. Reserves will arrive from the Israeli short table
Israeli front line and push deeper into the Golan Heights edge. The Israeli Player then places their remaining Units
before the Israelis can reinforce their line. in their deployment area at least 12”/30cm from the table
centreline.
SPECIAL RULES The Syrian Player places all of their Units in their deploy-
• Ambush (Israeli Player, see Mission rules in World War III: ment area at least 24”/60cm from the centreline.
Team Yankee) All Infantry Teams start the game in Foxholes (see page 37,
• Dusk (see below) 48, and 54 of World War III: Team Yankee).
• Immediate Reserves (Israeli Player, see Mission rules in
World War III: Team Yankee) STARTING THE GAME
The Syrian Player has the first turn.
DUSK The game starts in Daylight using the Dusk rules to
In a Scenario being played at Dusk, the game starts determine when Darkness arrives.
in Daylight.
At the start of the Defender’s (Israeli) third turn, roll a die: WINNING THE GAME
• On a score of 5+, night has fallen. Once night falls, the The Syrian Player wins if they start a turn on or after the sixth
Night Fighting rules (see page 92 of World War III: Team turn Holding one of the Objectives. The Israeli Player wins if
Yankee) come into effect and the rest of the battle is they start a turn on or after the sixth turn with no Attacking
fought in Darkness. Tank or Infantry Units within 8”/20cm of an Objective.
• If the roll is unsuccessful, at the start of the Attacker’s
(Syrian) turn four, they roll two dice with night falling CONSEQUENCES
on any roll of 5+. If the Syrian player wins, they have broken through the
• If it is still light at the start of the Defender’s (Israeli) reserve position and pushed on into the Israeli rear areas. If
next turn, they roll three dice, and so on with each player the Israeli player wins they have delayed the Syrian break-
rolling one more die until night falls on any roll of 5+. through, allowing their following forces time to organise a
counterattack.
SETTING UP
Layout the terrain on a 6’ x 4’ (180cm x 120cm) table as WHAT HAPPENED
shown on the map on the following page. The Israeli were able to fend off the Syrian assault before
going on the attack themselves, organising their reserve
Place an Objective on each of the spots marked . forces to push the Syrians back across the border.

TERRAIN
The Golan Heights are well-cultivated and scattered with
Israeli settlements, farms and natural features such as
gullies, streams, and rocky outcrops. Craggy high ground
breaks up the terrain and the Israelis have built an extensive
road network.

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 24”/60cm 12”/30cm

12”/30cm

Israeli Player places their on table Units here

12”/30cm

Syrian Player places their Units here

Israeli Reserves arrive here

20”/50cm

16”/40cm

24”/60cm 12”/30cm

FORCES
ISRAELI TANK COMPANY SYRIAN TANK BRIGADE
Merkava 1 Tank Company HQ T-62 Tank Battalion HQ (Formation 1)
2x Merkava 1 1x T-62
Merkava 1 Tank Platoon T-62 Tank Company (Formation 1)
3x Merkava 1 10x T-62
Mech Infantry Platoon T-62 Tank Company (Formation 1)
4x Galil assault rifle team with M72 LAW anti-tank 8x T-62
3x FN-MAG team with M72 LAW anti-tank BMP-1 Motor Rifle Company (Formation 1)
3x RPG-7 team 10x AK-47 assault rifle team
1x Dragon missile team 9x RPG-7 anti-tank team
1x 52mm mortar team 2x PKM LMG team
4x M113 12x BMP-1
M113 OP Artillery Observer (Support Unit) T-72M Tank Battalion HQ (Formation 2)
1x M113 OP 1x T-72M
AMBUSH T-72M Tank Company (Formation 2)
7x T-72M
Merkava 1 Tank Platoon
3x Merkava 1 T-72M Tank Company (Formation 2)
7x T-72M
IMMEDIATE RESERVES
BDRM-2 Scout Platoon (Support Unit)
Merkava 1 Tank Platoon 2x BRDM-2
3x Merkava 1 BM-21 Hail Rocket Battery (Support Unit)
M109 SP Artillery Battery (Support Unit) 6x BM-21 Hail
3x M109 (155mm) Artillery Observer (Support Unit)
1x BTR-60 OP
Jeep (TOW) Platoon (Support Unit)
ALTERNATIVE FORCE: 89 POINTS
4x Jeep (TOW)
ALTERNATIVE FORCE: 91 POINTS See Oil War for how to field Syrian Forces.

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 Abdul’s Syrian infantry had just take up watchful positions in the abandoned trench lines just north of an
Israeli settlement, with their BMPs to their rear ready to provide fire. A few tanks could be heard clanking and
rumbling into position, ready to resume the advance.
Abdul spied to the north a cloud of dust rising against the harsh sun.
“Enemy to the north” he yelled, before gabbing a nearby runner, “Get over to the battalion HQ, tell the Colonel
the Israelis are counterattacking from the north.” The runner sprinted off in the direction of the battalion
headquarters.
A few moments later Abdul’s world turned into a hell-scape of explosions, screams, dirt, and blood as he scram-
bles to find cover, clamping his helmet firmly to his head with both hands. An Israeli artillery barrage had landed
right on their position.

The Israeli defensive line has held and an armoured coun- STARTING THE GAME
ter thrust has been organised to hit the slowing attack of The Israeli Player has the first turn.
the Syrians.
The Syrian commander’s orders are to keep his attack rolling WINNING THE GAME
forward, but he must first blunt this Israeli counteratttack. The Israeli Player wins if they start a turn on or after the sixth
turn Holding one of the Objectives. The Israeli Player wins if
SPECIAL RULES they start a turn on or after the sixth turn with no Attacking
• Immediate Reserves (Syrian Player, see Mission rules in Tank or Infantry Units within 8”/20cm of an Objective.
World War III: Team Yankee)
CAMPAIGN
SETTING UP If the Israelis won the Golan Heights Clash, the Syrian
Layout the terrain on a 6’ x 4’ (180cm x 120cm) table as player must play Golan Heights Counterattack with one of
shown on the map on the following page. the 10-tank T-62 Tank Companies in Reserve.
If the Syrians won the Golan Heights Clash, the Israeli
Place an Objective on each of the spots marked .
player must play Golan Heights Counterattack with only
two AH-1 Viper helicopters in the Unit.
TERRAIN
The Golan Heights are well-cultivated and scattered with
CONSEQUENCES
Israeli settlements, farms and natural features such as
If the Syrian player wins, they have blunted the Israeli attack
gullies, streams, and rocky outcrops. Craggy high ground
and can immediate resume their advance.
breaks up the terrain and the Israelis have built an extensive
road network. If the Israeli player wins they have broken through the
Syrian line, allowing reinforcing forces to further exploit the
DEPLOYMENT situation.
The Syrian Player places the 9-tank T-62 Tank Company,
T-72M Tank Battalion HQ, and two T-72M Tank Companies WHAT HAPPENED
in Immediate Reserve. Reserves will arrive from the Syrian The Israelis take the Syrians by surprise as they halt to refuel
long table edge. The Syrian Player then places their remain- and resupply with ammunition. The Syrians redirect their
ing Units in their deployment area up to 16”/40cm from the reserves to deal with the potential breakthrough, resulting in
table edges on their side of the table. a number of further armoured encounters along the Golan
Heights and the Syrian frontier.
The Israeli Player places all of their Units in their deploy-
ment area up to 12”/30cm from their long table edge.
All Infantry Teams start the game in Foxholes (see page 37,
48, and 54 of World War III: Team Yankee).

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 Syrian Reserves arrive here

16”/40cm 16”/40cm

12”/30cm
16”/40cm 20”/50cm

20”/50cm Syrian Player places their

on table Units here

12”/30cm Israeli Player places their Units here

FORCES
ISRAELI TANK COMPANY SYRIAN TANK BRIGADE
Sho’t (Blazer) Tank Company HQ T-62 Tank Battalion HQ (Formation 1)
2x Sho’t (Blazer) 1x T-62
Sho’t (Blazer) Tank Platoon T-62 Tank Company (Formation 1)
3x Sho’t (Blazer) 10x T-62
Mech Infantry Platoon T-62 Tank Company (Formation 1)
4x Galil assault rifle team with M72 LAW anti-tank 10x T-62
3x FN-MAG team with M72 LAW anti-tank BMP-1 Motor Rifle Company (Formation 1)
3x RPG-7 team 10x AK-47 assault rifle team
1x Dragon 2 missile team 9x RPG-7 anti-tank team
1x 52mm mortar team 2x PKM LMG team
4x Nagmasho’t transport 12x BMP-1
Sho’t (Blazer) Tank Platoon ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA Company (Formation 1)
3x Sho’t (Blazer) 4x ZSU-23-4 Shilka
Sho’t (Blazer) Tank Platoon BM-21 Hail Rocket Battery (Support Unit)
3x Sho’t (Blazer) 6x BM-21 Hail
Artillery Observer (Support Unit)
M109 SP Artillery Battery (Support Unit) 1x BTR-60 OP
3x M109 (155mm)
IMMEDIATE RESERVES
M113 OP Artillery Observer (Support Unit)
1x M113 OP T-62 Tank Company (Formation 1)
9x T-62
Jeep (MAPATS) Platoon (Support Unit)
4x Jeep (MAPATS) T-72M Tank Battalion HQ (Formation 2)
1x T-72M
AH-1 Viper Attack Helicopter Platoon (Support Unit)
4x AH-1 Viper (MAPATS) T-72M Tank Company (Formation 2)
5x T-72M
ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA Platoon T-72M Tank Company (Formation 2)
2x ZSU-23-4 Shilka 5x T-72M
ALTERNATIVE FORCE: 100 POINTS ALTERNATIVE FORCE: 99 POINTS

See Oil War for how to field Syrian Forces.

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 Three shots went down range in rapid succession as Ira sat in his driver’s seat ready to move the Merkava at a
moment’s notice. A pall of smoke began rising in the distance, a successful hit.
“Move us left fifty metres, to the walled olive grove,” came the commander’s orders through his headset.
“Acknowledged,” Ira responded. He backed the tank out of their current position nested in the ruins of an
old hilltop farmhouse, now only a few walls and the ageing remains furniture and possessions, and down the
slope to the road. After moving along the road to the olive grove, Ira pushed the Merkava up the slope again
to the grove gate in the wall. He pushed the tank thought the gap that was not quite wide enough for it,
sending masonry and stones tumbling. A few crushed olive trees later and he had brought his chariot to the
desired position.
As the tank halted, the turret had already began to swing towards its next target. The commander, gunner, and
loader hard at work, while Ira waited for his next orders.

Localised guerilla attacks from southern Lebanon have All Infantry Teams start the game in Foxholes (see page 37,
prompted the Israelis to send forces across the border to pre- 48, and 54 of World War III: Team Yankee).
empt any further hostility. However, as an armoured brigade
advances they encounter enemy armour. STARTING THE GAME
The Syrians have received welcome reinforcements from The Syrian Player has the first turn.
their Soviet Allies, a regiment of Soviet tanks have arrived
after a Soviet breakthrough in eastern Turkey. WINNING THE GAME
Either Player wins if they start a turn on or after the sixth
SPECIAL RULES turn Holding one of their Objectives.
• Meeting Engagement (Both Players, see Mission rules in
World War III: Team Yankee). CAMPAIGN
• Immediate Reserves (Both Players, see Mission rules in If the Israelis won the Golan Heights Counterattack, the
World War III: Team Yankee). Syrian player must play Encounter in Lebanon with the
6-tank T-72M Tank Company in Reserve.
SETTING UP If the Syrians won the Golan Heights Counterattack, the
Layout the terrain on a 6’ x 4’ (180cm x 120cm) table as Israeli player must play Encounter in Lebanon with the
shown on the map on the following page. Merkava 2 Tank Platoon on table instead of the Merkava
3 Tank Platoon which goes to Reserve in its place.
Place a Syrian Objective on each of the spots marked .
Place an Israeli Objective on each of the spots marked . CONSEQUENCES
If the Syrian player wins, they have pushed the Israeli probe
TERRAIN back into Israel to further their own advance.
Northern Israel and southern Lebanon is well-cultivated and If the Israeli player wins they have discovered the Syrian
scattered with settlements, farms and natural features such as attack towards Israel, allowing them to reinforce their forces
gullies, streams, hills, and rocky outcrops. and push further northeast towards further Syrian and Soviet
positions.
DEPLOYMENT
The Syrian Player places the Soviet T-80 Tank WHAT HAPPENED
Battalion HQ, and two T-80 Tank Companies A chaotic encounter results in an Israeli victory, but not
in Immediate Reserve. Reserves will arrive from the Syrian without losses. The Israeli commander decides to reinforce
short table edge. The Syrian Player then places their remain- the positions and wait for further reserves. The Syrian
ing Units in their deployment area up to 24”/60cm from commander withdraws in good order and Syrian and Soviet
their table righthand corner edges. reinforcements are promptly called forward.
The Israeli Player places a Merkava 3 Tank Platoon, and a
Merkava 2 Tank Platoon in Immediate Reserve. Reserves
will arrive from the Israeli short table edge. The Israeli Player
then places their remaining Units in their deployment area
up to 24”/60cm from their table righthand corner edges.

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 8”/20cm

32”/80cm 16”/40cm

24”/60cm

Syrian Reserves arrive here

Israeli Reserves arrive here

16”/40cm
Syrian Player places their
24”/60cm on table Units here

Israeli Player places their on

24”/60cm
table Units here

16”/40cm

24”/60cm
32”/80cm
16”/40cm

8”/20cm

FORCES
ISRAELI TANK COMPANY SYRIAN TANK BRIGADE
Merkava 3 Tank Company HQ T-72M Tank Battalion HQ
1x Merkava 3 1x T-72M
Merkava 3 Tank Platoon T-72M Tank Company
3x Merkava 3 7x T-72M
Mech Infantry Platoon T-72M Tank Company
4x Galil assault rifle team with M72 LAW anti-tank 7x T-72M
3x FN-MAG team with M72 LAW anti-tank T-72M Tank Company
3x RPG-7 team 7x T-72M
1x Dragon 2 missile team BMP-1 Motor Rifle Company
1x 52mm mortar team 10x AK-47 assault rifle team
4x Nagmasho’t 9x RPG-7 anti-tank team
M113 Recce Platoon 2x PKM LMG team
4x Recce M113 12x BMP-1
Jeep (MAPATS) Platoon (Support Unit) ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA Company
4x Jeep (MAPATS) 4x ZSU-23-4 Shilka
BM-21 Hail Rocket Battery (Support Unit)
IMMEDIATE RESERVES
6x BM-21 Hail
Merkava 3 Tank Platoon Artillery Observer (Support Unit)
3x Merkava 3 1x BTR-60 OP
Merkava 2 Tank Platoon IMMEDIATE RESERVES
3x Merkava 2
Soviet T-80 Tank Battalion HQ (Allied Formation)
ALTERNATIVE FORCE: 166 POINTS 1x T-80
Soviet T-80 Tank Company (Allied Formation)
5x T-80
Soviet T-80 Tank Company (Allied Formation)
See Oil War for how to field Syrian Forces, 4x T-80
and World War III: Soviet for Soviet units. ALTERNATIVE FORCE: 167 POINTS

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 Basing Infantry

RPG-7 anti- 52mm mortar

Dragon tank team team
missile team
FN MAG team with M72 LAW anti-tank Base a these teams on a small base with one gunner
Base an FN MAG team on a medium base. Teams combine a miniatures and a loader or rifle armed assistant.
machine-gunner armed with a FN MAG machine-gun, riflemen
armed with Galil rifles and M72 LAW anti-tank weapons.

Formation Commander Galil assault rifle team with M72 LAW anti-tank
Israeli Galil assault rifle team Base a Galil assault rifle team on a medium base. Teams combine riflemen
Base the Commander on a small base armed with Galil rifles and M72 LAW anti-tank weapons, and a grenadier
with a radio operator and rifleman. armed with a Galil rifle and under-slung grenade launcher.
Unit Leaders replace a Galil rifleman and grenadier with
an officer and radio operator.
Some players like to mark their Unit Leaders with a small piece of terrain on
the base or a dot of paint on the back of the stand for easy identification.

Redeye AA missile teams

Base Redeye AA missile teams on a large base with three
missile gunners and three rifle-armed assistants.

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Israeli Infantry
Helmets
Green Grey
(863)

Flesh
Flat Flesh
(955)

Gunmetal
Gunmetal Grey
(863)

Wood
Beige Brown
(875)

Webbing
Olive Grey
(888)

Uniform
Yellow Green
(881)

Boots
Black
(950)

Israeli Vehicles

Skyhawk Base
Vehicles
Dark Sand
Green Grey (847)
(863)
Skyhawk Camo 1
Reflective Green
(890)

Skyhawk Camo 2
Flat Earth
(983)

Viper Helicopter
German Camo Beige
(821)

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 Israeli forces use products from the following nations catalogues:
ISRAELI AMERICAN SWEDISH SOVIET

The Israeli Merkava Tank Company is

the best starting point for any Israeli
army with an exciting mix of miniatures.
Expand your force by adding other units
from the Israeli range shown over the
following pages.

ISRAELI
STARTER FORCE CONTAINS:
• 5x Merkava Tanks
• 3x Sho’t Tanks
• 4x M113 Recce Vehicles
• 2x M163 VADS AA Vehicles
• 3x M270 MLRS Rocket Launchers
• 1x M113 OP Artillery Observer
• 2x Decal Sheets
• 1x Complete A5 Rulebook
• 1x “Start Here” Booklet
• 12x Unit Cards

Includes Bonus: TISAB02

• 20x Dice LIMITED EDITION
• 21x Tokens Israeli Starter Force and
Unit Card Pack available for a limited time,
• 2x Objective Markers so make sure you get yours while stock is available.

TIS950

ISRAELI Israeli Decals

ISRAELI Israeli Unit Cards WW3-10U

Contains 48x Unit Cards

TTK26 TIS900
Israeli Tokens Israeli Dice
CONTAINS: 21 Israeli Tokens and 2 Objective Markers CONTAINS: 20x Israeli Dice

For the complete range of tokens, templates and other gaming accessories, visit your local stockist or
www.Team-Yankee.com

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 TIBX10

Merkava 2
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Me

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Merk

CONTAINS:
5x Merkava Tanks
ISRAELI Merkava Tank Platoon

TIBX11

CONTAINS:
5x Magach 6 or Magach 6 (Blazer) Tanks

ISRAELI Magach 6 Tank Platoon

TSWBX01

CONTAINS:
5x Sho’t Tanks

SWEDISH Centurion Tank Platoon

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M72 ams RPG
LAW -7 te
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Gali
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CONTAINS:
1x Formation Command team
52m
4x Galil assault rifle team with mm
or ta
M72 LAW anti-tank Com r tea
man m
3x FN MAG team with d te
M72 LAW anti-tank am
M47
3x RPG-7 or B-300 anti-tank team Miss Drago
1x M47 Dragon missile team ile te n
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1x 52mm mortar team

ISRAELI Infantry Platoon

TIBX03

06
M1
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M150 (TO

CONTAINS: ce
4x M113 Vehicles Rec S
M 113 D
2x M163 VADS Upgrade Kits VA
2x M150 (TOW) Crew 3
16
4x M125 or M106 Mortar Crew M

ISRAELI M113 Platoon (Plastic)

TIBX05 TIS122

CONTAINS:
3x Pereh Anti-tank Vehicles
X 3 CONTAINS:
4x Rabbi (iTOW), Rabbi (MAPATS) or
Rabbi (MG) Armoured Vehicles
X 4
ISRAELI Pereh Anti-tank Platoon ISRAELI Rabbi Platoon

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 TIBX08

CONTAINS:
2x A-4 Skyhawk Aircraft
4x Rare Earth Magnets
2x Flight Stands
1x Decal Sheet
1x Unit Card

ISRAELI Skyhawk Fighter Flight

TIS120 TIS121

CONTAINS: CONTAINS:
4x Jeep (TOW) 3x Recce Jeep

ISRAELI Jeep (TOW) Platoon ISRAELI Recce Jeep Platoon

TISO03 TIBX12
DIRECT ONLY

CONTAINS:
5x M113 Vayzata Upgrades
X 5 CONTAINS:
5x Nagmasho’t Transports
X 5
ISRAELI M113 Vayzata Upgrades ISRAELI Nagmasho’t Platoon

TIS704 TUBX09

CONTAINS:
4x Redeye teams
X 4 CONTAINS:
4x M48 Chaparral SAM Launchers
X 4
ISRAELI Redeye SAM Platoon AMERICAN M48 Chaparral SAM Platoon

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 TUBX07

CONTAINS:
2x UH-1 Huey
Transport Helicopters
2x Flight Stands
8x Rare-earth Magnets
AMERICAN UH-1 Huey Helicopter Platoon

TUBX05

CONTAINS:
2x AH-1 Tzefa (Viper) Attack Helicopters
2x Flight Stands
8x Rare Earth Magnets
AMERICAN Cobra Attack Helicopter Platoon

TUBX21

CONTAINS:
2x AH-64 Peten (Cobra) Attack Helicopters
2x Flight Stands
4x Rare-earth Magnets
AMERICAN Apache Attack Helicopter Platoon

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TUBX25

CONTAINS:
3x M270 MLRS Rocket Launchers
1x Minefield Marker
AMERICAN M270 MLRS Battery

TUBX24

CONTAINS:
3x M109 155mm Self-propelled Howitzers
AMERICAN M109 Field Artillery Battery

TIBX06 TSBX08

CONTAINS:
2x ZSU-23-4 Shilka
Anti-aircraft Tanks
X 2 CONTAINS:
3x BM-21 Hail Rocket Launchers
X 3
SOVIET ZSU-23-4 Shilka AA Platoon SOVIET BM-21 Hail Battery

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 MERKAVA 3
After the 1967 Six-day War the Israelis found it harder
Merkava 3
to import supplies of needed military equipment and in
Crew: 4: commander, gunner, loader, driver
Weight: 65 tonnes 1970 the government decided that Israel should develop
Length: 9.04m (29’ 7.9”) Gun Forward an indigenous tank design. The end result was the Merkava
Width: 3.72m (12’ 2.5”) tank. It is both well-protected and heavily armed,
Height: 2.66m (8’ 8.7”) incorporating a number of unique innovations such as a
Weapons: IMI MG251 120mm smooth-bore gun front mounted engine, a large fighting compartment, and
1x M2HB .50 cal MG
3x 7.62mm MG the heavy use of spaced armour. The next evolution is the
1x 60mm mortar Merkava 3, which introduces a more powerful 120mm gun,
Armour: Spaced Rolled homogeneous armour further armour improvements, and a more powerful engine.
with additional composite modules
Speed: 60km/h (37 mph)
Engine: AVDS-1790-9AR diesel
1200 hp (895 kw)
Range: 500 km (310 miles)]

Design work on an Israeli tank had begun in 1967. of this was to evacuate the crews of knocked out
Experts from industry, who had been involved in tanks and casualties. The hull rear door also made
updating foreign tanks for the IDF, and veteran tank ammunition resupply easier.
commanders gathered to share their opinions with the Prototypes began field trails in 1974 and the first
design team. This allowed them to produce a design not forty Merkava (Chariot) tanks were delivered to the 7th
hampered by previous ideas and well within Israel’s Armoured Brigade in 1979. They saw their first combat
manufacturing capabilities. in Lebanon in 1982. The Merkava performed well, proving
The initial design team decided on the M68 105mm rifled more than a match for the Syrian T-62 and T-72M tanks
gun (US copy of the British L7) as the tank’s main that they encountered. However, the urban nature of the
armament. The gun was fully-stabilised and the turret fighting in Lebanon led to some design improvements.
fitted with a laser rangefinder. The tank was also The Merkava 2 replaced the Merkava 1 in production in
armed with co-ax, commander’s, and loader’s 7.62mm FNMAG 1983 and made a number of design changes. The Merkava 2
machine-guns, and an M2 .50 cal heavy machine-gun added additional appliqué armour to the front and side
mounted over the gun mantlet. A externally loaded 60mm of the turret, added armour to the hull front, reinforced
mortar was also fitted to the turret for firing smoke. the side skirt armour, revised the stowage basket,
The new tank was well protected to keep the tank in improved the laser rangefinder, modified the 60mm
action and the crew safe. Between the tank’s front and mortar to internal reloading, and an improved engine.
the crew was the glacis armour, transmission, engine, The Merkava 3 saw further improvements to armoured
armoured bulkhead, a fuel tank, and another armoured protections, with the introduction of modular armour
plate. Side skirts and two layers of rear and floor that could be easily replace in the field. It also saw
armour further protected the crew. The turret has a change in armament with the introduction of the
outer and inner layers of armour. new and more powerful smooth-bore 120mm IMI gun, as
The rear compartment, which normally carried between well as a more powerful engine. The new gun could fire
62 and 85 main gun rounds, once additional ammunition NATO 120mm ammunitions as well as locally produced
stowage was stripped out, could also be used to Israeli rounds.
transport four or five passengers. The intention
 MAGACH 6 (BLAZER)
The M60 Patton tank entered service with the US Army
Magach 6 (Blazer)
in 1960. It was the first US tank to be designated a Main
Crew: 4: commander, gunner, loader, driver
Weight: 52.6 tonnes Battle Tank, incorporating the speed and mobility of a
Length: 9.309m (30’ 6.5”) medium tank with the armour and firepower of a heavy
Width: 3.63m (11’ 11”) tank. When the Yom Kippur War broke out in 1973, Israel
Height: 3.213m (10’ 6.5”) had begun receiving M60 Patton tanks from the US, which
Weapons: M68 105mm gun the IDF named the Magach (Battering Ram) 6, the previous
1x M2HB .50 cal MG
3x 7.62mm MG Magach models being based on the US M48 Patton.
Armour: Upper Glacis 109mm (4.29”) at 65˚
Turret Front 250mm (10”) equivalent
+ Blazer explosive reactive armour
Speed: 72 km/h (45 mph)
Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled
Twin-turbo diesel engine
560 kW (750 hp)
Range: 480 km (300 miles)

The M60 tank started life as an upgrade to the M48 The Magach 6, through continuous upgraded, many of
Patton to increase its operational range and mobility these keeping pace with similar improvement made to
with minimal refuelling and servicing. It also the US M60 fleet, remained in service with several
included an improved 105mm main armament, replacing Israeli armoured units well into the 1980s.
the previous 90mm.
The new main gun was a hybrid of the British 105mm L7A1
barrel (as found in the West German Leopard 1 among
others) and the US developed T254E2 breech and was
designated the M68. The production turret was larger
than the M48, with an improved ballistic shape. The
M60A1 made improvements to armour, suspension, and drive
train. Combination day and infra-red (IR) periscopes were
introduced for the gunner and the commander.
During the Yom Kippur War, in 1973, the backbone
of Israeli armoured troops was formed by the FORCES.TEAM-YANKEE.COM
American M48A3 and M60A1 Patton tanks. However, the Team Yankee Forces is the online force builder
significant losses suffered during the battles, led for World War III: Team Yankee.
to an improvement program to increase the operating
effectiveness and the reliability of these tanks.
During the 1970s, the American M60s were improved as
the Magach 6. Numerous modifications were made to
improve the combat effectiveness of the Magach 6.
The Israeli’s installed of a new fire control system,
added additional turret hatch 7.62mm machine-guns, and
added a lower profile Urdan cupola for the commander.
The most visible change was the adoption of Blazer ERA
(explosive reactive armour) protection, fitted to reduce
the effects of anti-tank weapons and missiles.
 The dust rolled across the front as the wind picked up. Sergeant Nazari adjusted his shemagh
scarf across his face and brought his binoculars back up to his eyes after giving the lenses a quick
wipe. He lay along the top of a low rise.

“I can’t see anything through this dust, any luck through the IR?” Nazari asked Said, who was
positioned next to him with one of the company’s Milan ATGM.

“Nothing Sergeant, all I can see is the hot dust,” replied Said.

A few moments later a tank loomed out of the dust as a spray of machine-gun rounds thumped into
the front of the rise. Nazari ducked as Said fired the Milan, sending a missile towards the tank. It
was obscured by a flash, before it emerged again, clearly outlined against the dust and smoke.

“That’s a Merkava!” Nazari exclaimed as another Israeli tank joined the first.

A few short hours after the Iranians and Soviets had

launched a new offensive against Iraq, Syria (Iran and
INSIDE YOU WILL FIND:
• Background on the World War III and Israel.
the Soviet Union’s ally) launched an attack into the
Israeli occupied Golan Heights. With Israeli forces • Instructions on how to build Israeli forces
already mobilised and alert, they weather the Syrian including Merkava 3, Merkava 2, Merkava 1,
storm, reluctantly giving ground while inflicting heavy Magach 6, and Sho’t Tank Companies, as well as
losses on the Syrian armoured units, before marshalling Mech Infantry, Reserve Infantry, and Paratrooper
their forces to counter-attack. The Israeli Defence Companies.
Forces, or IDF, are a well-trained and equipped force • Three Scenarios to test your skills.
ready to defend their hard-won territory. They are • Painting guides to help you prepare your Israeli
equipped with tanks and weapons of their own design, troops for combat.
as well as equipment supplied by their allies.

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