IDF D9 armored bulldozers - IZE 1666
IDF Caterpillar D9 "Doobi" armored bulldozer
דחפור משוריין די-9 "דובי" של צה"ל
IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer (nicknamed "Doobi", which is teddybear in Hebrew) of Israel's Combat Engineering Corps.
Used by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Combat Engineering corps the Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer is a versatile, dependable, durable ans well-protected platform. The tasks of the armored bulldozer include earthworks, combat engineering, mine breaching, path clearing, construction and demolition. Used in routine security, combat, full scale war and counter-terrorism operations, the D9 is cited by military experts as a key factor in keeping IDF casualties low in the war against Palestinian terrorism.
The D9's armor kit includes ballistic armor plates coat on all parts of the tractor, armored tracks, reinforced ballistic bulletproof glass and slat armor (also known as cage armor or bar armor). The Israeli armor kit proved itself effective against terrorists and anti-tank weapons. The D9 withstood IED belly charges of 200 kg and 500 kg (more than 5 times the mass of high explosives needed to destroy a main battle tank).
In the skilled hand of the Israeli Combat Engineering Corps heavy equipment operators the D9 became the nightmare of terrorists and a key factor in defending Israeli troopers and keeping IDF casualties low.
Photograph by Zachi Evenor צחי אבנור.
For my IDF Caterpillar D9 page with information, online book and multimedia, visit: sites.google.com/view/dr-zachi-evenor/d9
For more information about the D9, in Wikipedia:
he.wikipedia.org/wiki/D9 (Hebrew)
he.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF_Caterpillar_D9 (Hebrew, on the military IDF version of the D9)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF_Caterpillar_D9 (English)
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_D9 (More free pictures)
IDF D9 armored bulldozers - IZE 1666
IDF Caterpillar D9 "Doobi" armored bulldozer
דחפור משוריין די-9 "דובי" של צה"ל
IDF Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer (nicknamed "Doobi", which is teddybear in Hebrew) of Israel's Combat Engineering Corps.
Used by the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) Combat Engineering corps the Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer is a versatile, dependable, durable ans well-protected platform. The tasks of the armored bulldozer include earthworks, combat engineering, mine breaching, path clearing, construction and demolition. Used in routine security, combat, full scale war and counter-terrorism operations, the D9 is cited by military experts as a key factor in keeping IDF casualties low in the war against Palestinian terrorism.
The D9's armor kit includes ballistic armor plates coat on all parts of the tractor, armored tracks, reinforced ballistic bulletproof glass and slat armor (also known as cage armor or bar armor). The Israeli armor kit proved itself effective against terrorists and anti-tank weapons. The D9 withstood IED belly charges of 200 kg and 500 kg (more than 5 times the mass of high explosives needed to destroy a main battle tank).
In the skilled hand of the Israeli Combat Engineering Corps heavy equipment operators the D9 became the nightmare of terrorists and a key factor in defending Israeli troopers and keeping IDF casualties low.
Photograph by Zachi Evenor צחי אבנור.
For my IDF Caterpillar D9 page with information, online book and multimedia, visit: sites.google.com/view/dr-zachi-evenor/d9
For more information about the D9, in Wikipedia:
he.wikipedia.org/wiki/D9 (Hebrew)
he.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF_Caterpillar_D9 (Hebrew, on the military IDF version of the D9)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDF_Caterpillar_D9 (English)
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar_D9 (More free pictures)