The Machbet (Hebrew: מחבט; meaning "Racquet") is a Israeli Anti-Aircraft Artillery that appears in Nation Pack: Israel DLC of Wargame: Red Dragon.
History[]
After the M163 VADS began being decommissioned from American service, the vehicle was heavily exported to foreign operators. Israel was one of several states which adopted the M163 VADS into its own military under the name "Hovet" in the early 1980s. By the early 1990s however, it was realized that the system required modernization. As such, the IAI company was tasked with developing an upgrade package together with General Dynamics.
Machbet was a upgrade of the Hovet. This upgrade included 4 all-aspect infrared-tracking Stinger missiles along with upgraded tracking system having TV and FLIR target auto-tracking capability. The IRST tracker that was more reliable than the AN/VPS-2 and also doesn't trigger aircraft RWR.
Following successful testing of the prototype in 1997, the vehicle was formally accepted into service with the IDF under the name "Machbet" in 1998. These vehicles replaced the Hovet in service and were deployed along the Purple Line (post-Six-Day War ceasefire line between Israel/Syria, de facto border line) until the Israel Air Defense Command was disbanded in 2006.
Weapons[]
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| Type | Gatling Gun | SAM | No Weapon |
| Name | M168 Vulcan | FIM-92C Stinger | |
| Caliber | 20mm Radar [AoE] [RAD] |
Infrared [AoE] [FoF] | |
| Ammo | x 1100 | x 8 | |
| Range | Ground = 1050 m Helicopters = 2800 m  Airplanes = 2625 m
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Ground = N/A m Helicopters = 2255 m Airplanes = 1820 m
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| Accuracy | 55% | 70% | |
| Stabilizer | 35% | 70% | |
| AP Power | N/A | N/A | |
| HE Power | 1 | 5 | |
| Suppression | 92 | 200 | |
| Rate of fire | 818 r/min | 10 s r/min |
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