M1A1 Abrams. When first published by strategypage it had a caption that included the formation. The story is that they were training and got caught in a sandstorm and being gung-ho, kept on going. Nobody saw the ditch. Nobody got hurt, at least physically. I'm sure their egos were bruised. The crew has prolly heard enough 'parking' jokes to last a career.
Looks like a Merkava to me, a 1 or 2, not sure about that. You can see it has 6 road wheels and if I'm not mistaken the Abrams has 7. It also has the distinctive extrusion (hope that's the right word) on the sides of the turret just above the hull. The there's the barrel, you can see that there's still a bit of turret ahead of where the barrel is elevated. That's typical for a Merkava too.
I think it's a Merkava 2 as it has the extended rear end of the turret and the turret seems a bit wider than the 1 has but it still seems to be equiped with a 105mm gun. So I'm going for the Merkava 2.
Narwan
It is definately not an Abrams. As Narwan said, it is a Mekava 1or 2. More likely 2. Not to say some M1s did not end up in a Wadi/Arroyo that way......
I go with Merkava too, the back deck isn't raised like an M1. Also the turret sits further back too. And the turret shape is all wrong too.
Also aren't those Tactical markings on the side of it typically Israeli?
I say it is a Merkava 2 too...now think about the crew! it must have been a mighty punch for them crashing down like that...I wonder how longer that gunbarrel held that huge weight before bending all the way...
Definitely a Merkava not an M1 for all the reasons above plus the most obvious one - the drive sprocket is at the front!!
Other giveaway is the Israeli tactical markings as Fubar states.
I'll see if I can check which version, but one of the earlier ones.......
Alex
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