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In 1992, the IDF drafted a Code of Conduct that is a combination of international law, Israeli law, Jewish heritage and the IDF's own traditional ethical code - Ruach Tzahal רוח צה"ל ("The Spirit of the IDF"). Israel Defense Forces - Values of the Code of Conduct. The IDF Code of Conduct emphasis the following values: Tenacity of Purpose in Performing Missions and Drive to Victory (חתירה לניצחון והשלמת המשימה) Responsibility (אחריות)See also:

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Owing to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the tactics of the IDF have been adapted for low intensity warfare primarily against Palestinian militants operating from within densely-populated civilian areas. Sometimes, such clashes have resulted in deaths of nearby civilians. Israel Defense Forces - Targeted killing. Main articles: Targeted killing, and See also:

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Owing to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the tactics of the IDF have been adapted for low intensity warfare primarily against Palestinian militants operating from within densely-populated civilian areas. Sometimes, such clashes have resulted in deaths of nearby civilians. Israel Defense Forces - Targeted killing. Main article: Targeted killing The IDF employs a controversial strategy of "focused foiling" (in Hebrew: סיכול ממוקד sikul memukad) of Palesti ...

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Although as stated above, officially "Magach" stands for "Chariot of War Heroes", other versions exist. One version states that the real source of the name is the designation M48A3 (in Gematria 40 is "mem" ("m"), 8 is "chet" ("ch") and 3 is "gimel" ("g")). Yet another version says that M48A3 can be read as MAgAch (4 looks like "A", 8 like "g" etc.). According to another version, "Magach" comes from the Hebrew root "n.g ...

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The Israel Defense Forces has four enlisted ranks, 5 non-commissioned officer ranks, 2 academic officer and 9 officer ranks. Unlike most world armies, these ranks are common for all corps in the IDF, including the air force and navy. Enlisted personnel sew their ranks to their sleeves, while officers and NCOs wear them on their shoulders. ...

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The IDF is considered to be one of the most high-tech armies in the world, possessing top-of-the-line weapons and computer systems. Besides purchasing American-made weapon systems (such as the M4A1 assault rifle, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon jets and Apache helicopter), the IDF has several large internal R&D departments. IDF also purchases many technologies produced by the Israeli security industries including IAI, IMI, Elbit, El-Op, Rafael, Soltam and dozens of smaller firms. Many of these developments have been battle-tes ...

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The first attempt to carry troops in an armoured tracked vehicle was made by the British in the First World War, a lengthened Mark V that could house a squad of infantry while still armed as a tank. Post-war, the idea was largely dropped in favour of trucks and lightly-armoured half-tracks, which were widely used during the Second World War. During WWII there were some experiments into heavily armoured carriers, such as the Kangaroos, converted by stripping turrets from tanks. After the ...

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Armoured fighting vehicle classification, Armoured fighting vehicle classification - Tank, Armoured fighting vehicle classification - Armoured personnel carrier, Armoured fighting vehicle classification - Infantry fighting vehicle, Armoured fighting vehicle classification - Self-propelled artillery and assault gun, Armoured fighting vehicle classification - Tank destroyer, Armoured fighting vehicle classification - Tankette

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In addition to the possibility of being run by a local or regional government (similar to, or even as part of, the local fire department), in the U.S., ambulance services may be provided by a private company. Private companies may be either non-profit charities or for-profit businesses. In the United States, private companies may contract with local governments to provide emergency or non-emergency services. In this case, their revenue often comes from a combination of user fees for those who can afford to pay for the service, and tax ...

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Self-propelled anti-tank guns, or tank destroyers, are used primarily to provide antitank support for infantry or tank units, in defensive or withdrawal operations. They may mount a high-velocity anti-tank gun or sometimes an antitank guided missile launcher, or ATGM. Tank destroyers cannot fulfil the many roles of tanks; they are much less flexible, and usually lacking in anti-infantry capability. But they are much less expensive to manufacture, maintain, and resupply than tanks. Gun-armed tank destroyers have been larg ...

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The following is a very partial list that does not refer to any reserve forces. Israel Defense Forces - High command General Staff. The IDF falls under the command of a single general staff. The Chief of the General Staff (Hebrew acronym: רמטכ"ל, pronounced: Ramatkal) has the rank of (Lieutenant) General (in Hebrew: רב אלוף, pronounced: "Rav Aluf") and is the high commander of the IDF. He reports directly to the Defense minister and indirectly to the Prime Minister of Israel and it ...

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Royal Ordnance L7 - Ammunition Available. APDS APERS-T ("Anti-personnel-tracer") APFSDS Dummy HE HEAT HESH Smoke-White phosphorus incendiary Target Practice Target Practice Discarding Sabot ...

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Modern armour warfare doctrine was developed and established during the run up to World War II. The fundamental key to warfare is the concentration of force at a particular point. Concentration of force permits the guarantee or near-guarantee of victory in a particular engagement. Correctly chosen and exploited, victory in a given engagement or a small number of engagements is often sufficient to win the battle. For example, visualize a straight defensive line composed of two infantry and two armoured divisions, deployed ...

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In 1992, the IDF drafted a Code of Conduct that is a combination of international law, Israeli law, Jewish heritage and the IDF's own traditional ethical code - Ruach Tzahal רוח צה"ל ("The Spirit of the IDF"). Israel Defense Forces - Values of the Code of Conduct. The IDF Code of Conduct emphasis the following values: Tenacity of Purpose in Performing Missions and Drive to Victory (חתירה לניצחון והשלמת המשימה) Responsibility (אחריות)See also:

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Owing to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the tactics of the IDF have been adapted for low intensity warfare primarily against Palestinian militants operating from within densely-populated civilian areas. Sometimes, such clashes have resulted in deaths of nearby civilians. Israel Defense Forces - Targeted killing. The IDF employs a controversial strategy of "focused foiling" (Hebrew: סיכול ממוקד sikul memukad) of Palestinian militant leaders, aimed at preventing future acts of vi ...

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At the start of the 1970s, the AMX-30 was ageing and, in 1977, the French Army drafted a requirement for a new main battle tank, called "EPC" (Engin Principal de Combat). Importation of foreign matériel, like the M1 Abrams, the Leopard 2, or the Merkava was studied and rejected; a joint programme with Germany, based upon the Leopard 2, went astray in 1979 and studies for a national project started then. In contrast with most Western programmes, the stress was put on active, rather than passive protection, to limit the overall mass of the vehicle. Mobility for evading incoming fire and firing con ...

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Leclerc, Leclerc - History, Leclerc - Characteristics, Leclerc - Armament, Leclerc - Self-protection, Leclerc - Fire control and observation, Leclerc - Propulsion, Leclerc - Combat experience, Leclerc - Variants

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Both sides in the Arab-Israeli series of conflicts have made heavy use of tanks and other armoured vehicles. Up until the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Israeli armoured units typically had the advantage, mainly due to good tactics and unit cohesion. In 1973, Israel failed to understand the importance of the introduction of anti-tank guided missiles. Hundreds of AT-3 Sagger man-portable anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) supplied to the Egyptians by the Soviet Union inflicted heavy losses on Israeli tanks. Since then, ATGMs have played an important rol ...

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The first Leclerc were commissioned in 1992, too late for the 1991 Gulf war, and have not been used in all-out war. As for "low-intensity conflicts", 15 Leclerc have been deployed in Kosovo in the context of UN peace-keeping operations, where their performances were judged satisfactory by the French parliament. ...

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Notes: If the ranks of the IDF are to be translated one-to-one to Western ranks then a "Rav Aluf" is equivalent to Lieutenant General (since Major General is "Aluf"). But since Rav Aluf in Israel is the high commander of the army (including air force and navy), the translation of it as "General" is more appropriate. In the IDF, the same ranks are used throughout the army, including air force and navy. This contrasts with many other armed forced that have a separate rank system for different br ...

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The IDF is considered to be one of the most high-tech armies in the world, possessing top-of-the-line weapons and computer systems. Besides purchasing American-made weapon systems (such as the M4A1 assault rifle, F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon jets and Apache helicopter), the IDF has several large internal R&D departments. IDF also purchases many technologies produced by the Israeli security industries including IAI, IMI, Elbit, El-Op, Rafael, Soltam and dozens of smaller firms. Many of these developments have been battle-tes ...

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In the UK, ambulance services are provided under the National Health Service through local ambulance 'trusts'. Each trust is specific to a county or area, and so the country is divided across a number of ambulance trusts, in a similar way to the British Police are. There are 31 ambulance trusts in England but there are likely to be several mergers in 2006 which will result in fewer trusts. Most trusts offer three levels of personnel for service: care assistants, technicians and paramedics. Care assistants operate PTS (Patient Transpor ...

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Military ambulances include both regular ambulances painted in olive and armed ambulances based upon AFVs. Military helicopters often function as aerial ambulances, since they are extremely useful for MEDEVAC. Due to the high level of danger in battle-fields, military ambulances are often armored, or based upon armored fighting vehicles (AFV). Since laws of war demand ambulances not to mount any weapon, an ambulance AFV is disarmed and marked by ...

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Because of waves of terrorist attacks (most notable is the road massacre of 37 civilians) coming from the PLO in Lebanon, the IDF undertook Operation Litani, a wide-ranging and thorough anti-terrorist operation which included occupying part of Southern Lebanon in 1978. ...

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