loofkar
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when I was first in we actually trained with live fire and grenades in a real town in South Lebanon, called El-Khiam. It had been entirely abandoned during the bloody Lebanese civil war and we used it for CQB training.
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A visit to an Israeli boneyard
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when I was first in we actually trained with live fire and grenades in a real town in South Lebanon, called El-Khiam. It had been entirely abandoned during the bloody Lebanese civil war and we used it for CQB training.
@loofkar Is this sort of trip safe nowadays ? I'm thinking of the vineyards in the Bekaa valley . If there are battlefield relics , I'd take them in as well
Through vineyards and valleys: on the wine trail in Lebanon - Lonely Planet
Lebanon's rich, ancient viticultural traditions are often eclipsed by more recent events and regional troubles, but its wine industry has found fertile soil for growth.
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loofkar
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A friend was in Beirut for her studies in 2020 and at the weekends, they would visit various archaeological/historic sites in that area and encountered no issues. Beyond that I don't honestly know.
I do remember the area well for its beauty and the villagers seemed friendly enough.
AULD_SWEAT
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Not really authentic. Where are the red crescent ambulances delivering rockets and ammunition to the terrorists on the front line?
Inside the Israeli army’s mock Gaza – in pictures
Zeelim army base in southern Israel is known officially as the Urban Warfare Training Centre. But to some soldiers, it is known as Mini Gaza, simulating a Palestinian urban area with 500 buildings and narrow alleyways adorned with murals and posters honouring slain fighterswww.theguardian.com
Jacl
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That second video would not be out of place in the "Fit Birds in Uniform" thread.
Jacl
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IDF soldiers took care of them just before the cameras rolled.Not really authentic. Where are the red crescent ambulances delivering rockets and ammunition to the terrorists on the front line?
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Drlligaf
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A slightly different form of recycling.
Drlligaf
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No TVs back then, but I like the idea.
Drlligaf
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She's living a graffiti sprayers dream. Spray all she wants and gets paid.
loofkar
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but I'm sure I heard someone say the Romans gave us TV
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loofkar
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a rather depressing dystopian urban (small Arab town) landscape - the town abandoned as-is.
Realistic for live CQB training but also dangerous. Entering a room on automatic after chucking a grenade, a speck of stone ricocheted off the wall in front of me and cut my cheek - I could have lost an eye....
In "official" training facilities the walls are covered with mats or special panels to absorb ricochets.
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Drlligaf
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Or was it VD? You know what sqaddies are like.
Matelots as well.
old_bloke
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Was the Sherman itself captured originally from the IDF ?
loofkar
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I doubt it.
WikiP says:
Egyptian M4A4 fitted with the AMX-13's FL-10 turret.
Egypt is one of the least-known users of the Sherman. Egyptian Sherman tanks saw limited combat in the Arab-Israeli wars in 1956, 1967 and 1973. This included a local version which was installed with a French AMX-13 tank's 75mm gun turret. In all, Egypt only had a small number of Sherman tanks, probably less than 150 total. Most Shermans in their service with of the M4A4 variant, purchased from the British military forces in Egypt after WWII.[4]
loofkar
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Found a pic showing it - Beirut 1982 - two M203's, rifle grenade and 2 MAGs (GPMG) as well
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