Bruce's MidEast Soundbites

Capturing the MidEast in short soundbites: poignant reflections by people who understand the complexities of the Middle East. My philosophy is: "less is more." You won't agree with everything that's here, but I'm confident you will find it interesting! Excepting the titles, my own comments are minimal. Instead I rely on news sources to string together what I hope is an interesting, politically challenging, non-partisan, non-ideological narrative.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Urban Warfare Revolutionized

Israel's Urban Warfare Ladder

-Yaakov Katz, Herb Keinon & Tovah Lazaroff

The IDF is purchasing a new tactical ladder to enable soldiers to climb high walls with greater ease during urban warfare.

The current ladder used by the IDF needs to be carried by at least two soldiers and held in place by two more soldiers. The new ladder can be carried by a single soldier [photo above], open up to over 10 meters, and be held in place by one soldier.

Ladders are often needed by soldiers to climb over obstacles during operations inside cities – or to surprise a target and enter a building through a window.
(Jerusalem Post)
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2 comments:

LHwrites said...: Seems helpful but uncomfortable.; Thursday, July 28, 2011 12:48:00 AM
Bruce said...: I wonder if the thing is large, but light as a feather...??; Thursday, July 28, 2011 7:07:00 AM