Israeli military websites are confirming that the IDF has retired the Pereh Missile Carrier. This weapons system is based on the hull of an M48 (Magach 5) tank hull and disguised to look like a tank. While developed and introduced in the 1980’s, this vehicle remained secret until it was finally declassified in the Summer of 2015. As far as we can tell, there have been no English language news articles yet on the retirement of the Pereh, we have obtained this news from friends of the site that follow Israeli armor developments more closely than we are able to. It is unclear if this retirement will be of the entire Pereh concept, or if the IDF will be fielding a version based on a more modern tank hull at some point. The IDF also operates versions of the Tamuz missle system mounted on lighter vehicles such as the M113 and some soft skin trucks.
IDF retires Pereh Missile Carrier “Tank”
More on the Israeli Pereh Missle Tank
Back in July we posted on the Israeli Pereh missile tank. That post garnered more views than any other post we have done. As a follow up, here is a video and some images of the Pereh in action. Unfortunately, there is no English translation available for the video, but the images alone should prove quite interesting for those that are curious about his rather unusual vehicle.
Gallery of still images from the video
Israeli “Pereh” tank officially revealed.
Earlier this week the Israeli Defense Forces officially declassified the “Pereh” (Wild) anti tank guided missile launcher vehicle. Based on the hull of the M48 tank, the Pereh features a sizable turret with a fake gun barrel intended to hid its true mission of launching Tamuz ATGMs (also known as the Spike.) The large bustle on the back of the turret pops up to reveal the launcher tubes, of which there are twelve. According to Israel Defense, the Pereh has been in service for 30 years (!). Much speculation has been made in various online forums over the past few years as pictures of these vehicles have been leaked. Thus far it does not appear that any articles have been published in English on this vehicle. However, for those that are curious, Israel Defense has an article that is relatively readable using Google translate. Below is a gallery of some of the pictures of the Pereh that have surfaced on the internet, mostly drawn from this Israeli forum.
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