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| IDF develops tiny bulldozer for warfare inside Palestinian cities |
| 2008-01-07 |
| The IDF has developed a tiny bulldozer for combat operations inside Palestinian cities, a military publication reported. The little machine is designed for rumbling down narrow roads and paths in the closer quarters of Palestinian cities, where old sections are warrens of crowded alleyways between rundown concrete block buildings. In previous operations, Israeli forces have sent full-size bulldozers ahead of ground troops, causing considerable damage to buildings. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #18 done in pink, with Hello Kitty decals on the sides. ;-) So long as the Hello Kittys are wearing those silly Israeli hats, lotp. ;-) Olive drab is fine for the Israeli uniforms, but for a calfdozer? The firing post sounds like a good thing, but can the 'dozer driver shoot and knock walls down at the same time? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-01-07 21:44 |
| #17 From the article: "a vehicle taller than it is wide or long, painted olive drab, with small wheels, and a black shovel attached to the front. It has room for one person behind heavily reinforced and protected windows. The main innovation, besides its small size, is a firing post for the driver, the article said. The driver can fire in all directions, staving off attacks and "destroying targets." Ordinary bulldozers do not allow the driver to open fire." |
| Posted by: Pappy 2008-01-07 21:17 |
| #16 Problem with a mini-dozer is traction, there isn't enough weight to keep the tracks from sliding instead of biting in and pushing. Unless you build in huge weights it's pretty useless. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-01-07 20:19 |
| #15 "Israeli forces have sent full-size bulldozers ahead of ground troops" Since that wasn't effective, they should have gone bigger, not smaller. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2008-01-07 19:21 |
| #14 How could anyone protest against a cute bulldozer (a calfdozer, perhaps?) with a straight face? It'll make those stone-throwing youths look like they bullies they are, picking on those poor, little things like that! I can see them now: done in pink, with Hello Kitty decals on the sides. ;-) |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-01-07 19:13 |
| #13 Wanna bet your Army would be placing an order for a gross of them with IMI in less than a year? Nah. Maybe we'll just steal the plans from Israel. Then maybe sell them to China. Or we'll trade a few of them for Pollards head. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2008-01-07 18:59 |
| #12 Wanna bet your Army would be placing an order for a gross of them with IMI in less than a year? Nah. Maybe we'll just steal the plans from Israel. Then maybe sell them to China. Or we'll trade a few of them for Pollards head. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2008-01-07 18:59 |
| #11 How could anyone protest against a cute bulldozer (a calfdozer, perhaps?) with a straight face? It'll make those stone-throwing youths look like they bullies they are, picking on those poor, little things like that! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-01-07 16:48 |
| #10 bigjim-ky has the right idea. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-01-07 14:18 |
| #9 In previous operations, Israeli forces have sent full-size bulldozers ahead of ground troops, causing considerable damage to buildings. I fail to see the problem... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-01-07 13:03 |
| #8 Ow! My foot! |
| Posted by: Rachel Corrie 2008-01-07 12:45 |
| #7 Best thing is, they're cheap. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2008-01-07 11:42 |
| #6 It's for mini pancakes. |
| Posted by: Penguin 2008-01-07 09:54 |
| #5 The D12 is the right machine. Those alleys will only be a tight squeeze the first time. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2008-01-07 08:34 |
| #4 My advice is to make it remote controlled, and go to a Cat D12 chassis. Happy motoring! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-01-07 08:06 |
| #3 Wanna bet your Army would be placing an order for a gross of them with IMI in less than a year? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-01-07 05:43 |
| #2 How sad. They've been screwing around with the same shithole for so long that they've broken down and developed a piece of equipment just to fit it's streets better. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2008-01-07 03:49 |
| #1 Israeli forces have sent full-size bulldozers ahead of ground troops, causing considerable damage to buildings If it ain't broke, don't fix it! |
| Posted by: gorb 2008-01-07 03:16 |