idflogo.jpg (19449 bytes) Israeli Military Vehicles - walkaround

Sherman Kilshon
This vehicle is basically an M4A1 composite hull HVSS with diesel engine (ala M50) with the turret replaced by a launch rail and turntable for an anti radiation missile, generally a Shrike and later Standard missiles.   Taken out of service about the 1980s.

Photos taken by John Myszka 1998 and the last 2 in the top row by Alon Harksberg

kilshon1.JPG (34478 bytes)  kilshon2.JPG (48479 bytes) kilshon10.jpg (8733 bytes) kilshon11.jpg (12385 bytes)

 kilshon3.JPG (34099 bytes)  kilshon4.JPG (36586 bytes)  kilshon5.JPG (38866 bytes)

kilshon6.jpg (44951 bytes)  kilshon7.jpg (35355 bytes)  kilshon8.jpg (48957 bytes)  kilshon9.jpg (33751 bytes)

keres.jpg (115111 bytes) This is an M54 6x6 5ton truck with the Standard missile system that replaced the Kilshon above.  Photo by Serge Batoussov

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