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Milton Bradley · Jul 23, 2006, 06:57 am

Why are the Isreali tanks I'm seeing on my television all marked with chevrons tilted at different angles?

Why are our troops in Iraq marked in exactly the manor? ( The armor bears no American marking whatsoever, but has the same chevrons tilted at different angles. )

Is anybody else noticing this stuff?

Does anybody out there have a rational explanation for this ( seemingly unnoticed ) phenomenon?

**Jack** · Jul 23, 2006, 09:48 am

I would suspect they're unit marking, like our division and unit markings and patches. Perhaps one of the members who lives over there can tell us for sure.

Scribbler1 · Jul 23, 2006, 11:07 am

Apparently it's a "V" and not really a chevron. Isherwood gets the cigar.

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"Turret markings are in white and represent the platoon number followed by a Hebrew letter indicating the vehicle in the platoon. Company/battalion markings are the well-known white "spinning V" and barrel bands, while a formation sign is carried on the front left hull."

http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/usa/gasherm.htm

Sonart · Jul 23, 2006, 04:15 pm

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Why are the Isreali tanks I'm seeing on my television all marked with chevrons tilted at different angles?

If I recall correctly, this practice was started by U.S. units in Desert Storm after a series of friendly fire incidents. The chevron was easy to identify.

Anticipating the followup question -- what's to prevent enemy armor from applying their own chevrons? Don't know.

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grandpa · Jul 23, 2006, 08:43 pm

Why? Because that's who the troops are serving.

Grandpa h.

Milton Bradley · Jul 25, 2006, 12:20 pm

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Quote by: Scribbler1

Apparently it's a "V" and not really a chevron. Isherwood gets the cigar.]

Thank you Sir. My interest was mainly about us using the practice, but any clue was indeed welcome.

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Quote by: Sonart

If I recall correctly, this practice was started by U.S. units in Desert Storm after a series of friendly fire incidents. The chevron was easy to identify.

I knew this adaptation was fairly recent, but thanks for pinning it down for me.

There is still the nagging question of just why the ( our ) armor bears no American identification.

This practice is very peculiar in my view.

Dalton · Aug 7, 2006, 11:17 pm

Was provided by the U.S. Google it. Every bomb, fighter jet, you name it. You may not have known that, but the Palestinians throwing rocks, their only weapons besides suicide bombers, have known this for a very long time. File under: "Why They Hate Us".

Jul 23, 2006, 06:57 am	#1 (permalink) (top)
Milton Bradley BANNED Location: Ohio Province, Rep. of Comerica Posts: 7,320	Why, Why, Why? Why are the Isreali tanks I'm seeing on my television all marked with chevrons tilted at different angles? Why are our troops in Iraq marked in exactly the manor? ( The armor bears no American marking whatsoever, but has the same chevrons tilted at different angles. ) Is anybody else noticing this stuff? Does anybody out there have a rational explanation for this ( seemingly unnoticed ) phenomenon?

Jul 23, 2006, 09:48 am	#2 (permalink) (top)
Jack formerly Isherwood Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 13,012	I would suspect they're unit marking, like our division and unit markings and patches. Perhaps one of the members who lives over there can tell us for sure. The Forum Rules Radical Atheist Heathen Queer Let's agree to respect each others views, no matter how wrong yours may be. (Ashleigh Brilliant)

Jul 23, 2006, 08:43 pm	#5 (permalink) (top)
grandpa blasphemer Location: Michigan Posts: 7,369	Why? Because that's who the troops are serving. Grandpa h. "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography" -Ambrose Bierce

Aug 7, 2006, 11:17 pm	#7 (permalink) (top)
Dalton Sedimentary Rock Posts: 22	Israel's military Was provided by the U.S. Google it. Every bomb, fighter jet, you name it. You may not have known that, but the Palestinians throwing rocks, their only weapons besides suicide bombers, have known this for a very long time. File under: "Why They Hate Us".