BTR-T – Heavy APC based on the T-55. DPM – Convoy escort vehicle. [42] Achzarit – Israeli military converted captured T-55/54s into a tracked APC.

The Achzarit is based on the Soviet-built T-54/T-55 tank, [2] beginning with those captured from Arab armies during the Arab–Israeli wars. To make space for a troop compartment, the eight …

The BTR-T (Russian: Бронетранспортёр-Тяжелый (Bronetransporter-Tyazhelyy), ‘Armoured Transporter–Heavy’) was a Russian heavy APC (armored personnel carrier), designed by the …

Aug 21, 2011 · Achzarit is based on the Soviet-built T-55 tank captured by the IDF during the Arab-Israeli wars. The conversion resulted in a troop compartment with hydraulically operated …

Oct 12, 2023 · In the 1967 Six-Day War, the 1973 Yom Kippur War and other conflicts, the Israeli army captured hundreds of Soviet-made T-55 tanks belonging to Arab armies.

Oct 28, 2023 · The Israeli military and industrial complex once undertook a remarkable endeavor, resulting in the substantial retrofitting of heavily armored personnel carriers, which were …

Achzarit T-55 APC. This heavy armored personnel carrier was engineered in the late 1980s to meet the specific operational requirements of the IDF for a well-protected vehicle capable of …

May 11, 2014 · The Achzarit (Hebrew for "cruel woman") is an original Israeli APC. The IDF had captured T-54 and T-55 MBTs by the hundreds in the 1967 and 1973 wars.

Apr 20, 2023 · The Israeli army and industry at one time created a rather massive modification of a heavily armored personnel carrier based on the T-55 medium tanks that the IDF captured …

The APC known as the "Achzarit" is an APC which is based on the "Tiran" a Russian model captured in combat- the T-55/T-54. The tank has been converted by the Armament Corps into …