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U120313908: Description and Survivability and Armor

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Description and Survivability and Armor

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 When positioning the Giraf, it is advised to point the front right side towards the enemy and is also preferred to hold a point with the enemy's position to your right. This is due to the M2HB 12.7 mm HMG on your front left hull, which prevents the missile launcher from depressing to its fullest potential. This may cost you your vehicle if not taken into consideration, so always keep this in mind and check that your launcher can fire should an enemy appear in front of you. Other positioning tips include positioning your vehicle next to cover so that only the missile tube sticks out, and avoiding sticking too close to your team as your vehicle is very much open-topped and is vulnerable to artillery fire.
-One enemy to keep in note in this vehicle is the [[T-55AMD-1]]. This vehicle has composite armor under its front plate (as does its premium cousin the [[T-55AM]]), which can sometimes heavily reduce the amount of spall your missile does to the point of it not even killing a single crew member, and in the case of the 55AM the turret also comes equipped with composite screens as well. Especially when stock, your TOW missile may even fail to penetrate said upper front plate if you hit the wrong spot. However, the real threat of the 55AMD comes in the form of its APS (Active Protection System), as it is a Hard-Kill system. In layman's terms, the tank has equipment that can shoot a projectile at your missile, prematurely detonating it before it impacts the tank - in essence meaning so long as his turret is pointing towards you, you physically can't hit him with missiles unless he is out of APS charges. This can be an extremely frustrating engagement, and if you see text suggesting your missile has been shot down by the APS you should simply either wait for him to look elsewhere or go find a different target.
+One enemy to keep in note in this vehicle is the [[T-55AMD-1]]. This vehicle has composite armor under its front plate (as does its premium cousin the [[T-55AM-1]]), which can sometimes heavily reduce the amount of spall your missile does to the point of it not even killing a single crew member, and in the case of the 55AM the turret also comes equipped with composite screens as well. Especially when stock, your TOW missile may even fail to penetrate said upper front plate if you hit the wrong spot. However, the real threat of the 55AMD comes in the form of its APS (Active Protection System), as it is a Hard-Kill system. In layman's terms, the tank has equipment that can shoot a projectile at your missile, prematurely detonating it before it impacts the tank - in essence meaning so long as his turret is pointing towards you, you physically can't hit him with missiles unless he is out of APS charges. This can be an extremely frustrating engagement, and if you see text suggesting your missile has been shot down by the APS you should simply either wait for him to look elsewhere or go find a different target.
 Otherwise, you can generally handle any vehicle at your BR bracket from almost any angle, including vehicles such as the [[T-72A]] through the upper plate with little resistance. Aiming slightly to the right (when facing one) to hit the driver and crew behind it instead of hitting the fuel tank in the left may marginally assist in your kill counts, but overall the Giraf will reward you handsomely if you park it in a good spot, get 2-3 kills, and reposition constantly to avoid being strafed as you have little armor and only one 12.7 mm MG to fend off planes.

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 ! colspan="5" | [[M2HB (12.7 mm)|12.7 mm M2HB]]
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-! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal7
+! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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 | Pintle || 1,000 (200) || 575 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
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 <!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the vehicle, the features of using vehicles in the team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but instead give the reader food for thought. Describe the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->
-The Giraf is the definition of an utility vehicle; it performs extremely well if the situation presents itself (usually somewhat open but hilly maps), but in a fair fight on flat terrain it very much is not competitive due to the lack of any form of protection. Your primary objective should be to only take out this vehicle on maps where your other vehicles perform much worse due to the hilly terrain - and turn it into an advantage of your own instead, using the vehicle's -20° gun depression to its fullest potential.
+The Giraf is the definition of a utility vehicle; it performs extremely well if the situation presents itself (usually somewhat open but hilly maps), but in a fair fight on flat terrain it very much is not competitive due to the lack of any form of protection. Your primary objective should be to only take out this vehicle on maps where your other vehicles perform much worse due to the hilly terrain - and turn it into an advantage of your own instead, using the vehicle's -20° gun depression to its fullest potential.
 When positioning the Giraf, it is advised to point the front right side towards the enemy and is also preferred to hold a point with the enemy's position to your right. This is due to the M2HB 12.7 mm HMG on your front left hull, which prevents the missile launcher from depressing to its fullest potential. This may cost you your vehicle if not taken into consideration, so always keep this in mind and check that your launcher can fire should an enemy appear in front of you. Other positioning tips include positioning your vehicle next to cover so that only the missile tube sticks out, and avoiding sticking too close to your team as your vehicle is very much open-topped and is vulnerable to artillery fire.

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 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
+;Related development
-* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
+* [[M113 (Family)]]
 == External links ==

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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==

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 ''Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.''
-{{tankMobility}}
+{{tankMobility|abMinHp=305|rbMinHp=190}}
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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-! colspan="5" | [[BGM-71B TOW]] missile || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
+! colspan="5" | [[BGM-71B TOW]]/[[BGM-71C I-TOW]] missile || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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 ! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
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 ! ''Arcade''
-| rowspan="2" | 10 || rowspan="2" | -20°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±45° || rowspan="2" | - || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__ || rowspan="2" | _.__
+| rowspan="2" | 10 || rowspan="2" | -20°/+25° || rowspan="2" | ±45° || rowspan="2" | - || 26.4 || 36.5 || 44.4 || 49.1 || 52.2 || rowspan="2" | 13.00 || rowspan="2" | 11.50 || rowspan="2" | 10.60 || rowspan="2" | 10.00
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 ! ''Realistic''
-| __._ || __._ || __._ || __._ || __._
+| 17.9 || 21.0 || 25.5 || 28.2 || 30.0
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| || ___ (___) || ___ || __° || __°
+| Pintle || 1,000 (200) || 575 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
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 === Pros and cons ===
 <!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' -->
 '''Pros:'''
 * Powerful ATGM, can penetrate most tanks at the BR range
-* ATGM can overpressure lightly armored tanks and open-tops
+* ATGM can overpressure lightly armoured tanks and open-tops
 * ATGM can be manually guided to destroy helicopters
 '''Cons:'''
-* Very weak armor, extremely vulnerable to 12.7mm and autocannons
+* Very weak armour, extremely vulnerable to 12.7mm and autocannons
 * ATGM cannot go through fences and other obstacles due to HEAT warhead
 == History ==

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 Shortly after the introduction of the M113, Israel became one of the largest users of this vehicle. With over 6,000 vehicles acquired over the years from the US, the M113 became one of the most common vehicles in IDF service, being capable of fulfilling multiple roles such as APC, IFV, ATGM carrier, and Short Range Air Defence vehicle. '''Giraf''' was the name given by the Israeli Defence Force to the M113A1 carrying a TOW missile launcher. Countries like the United States, Italy, and Taiwan were already experienced with this system and many M113 were modified to serve as tank destroyers using the TOW missile. The vehicle served with Israel until the introduction of the Spike anti-tank guided missile, which was also fitted to the M113 under the name "Hafiz".
-It was introduced in [[Update "Air Superiority"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}'''is very similar to other ATGM carriers in-game. It uses the BGM-71C I-TOW anti-tank guided missile as its main armament. With access to a coaxial 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and 10 rounds for its main armament, it has a very good gun depression with -20° and the missiles have a good speed of almost 300 metres per second and a decent range of almost 4 kilometres. Like most M113s, the Giraf is not very mobile and in fact is outmatched by many other ATGM carriers like the [[AMX-13 (HOT)]], and the protection is nothing special, being very vulnerable to 20 mm or 14.5 mm autocannon shots. Thus, it should be played very passively, staying behind the cover of hills and teammates.
+It was introduced in [[Update "Air Superiority"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is very similar to other ATGM carriers in-game. It uses the BGM-71C I-TOW anti-tank guided missile as its main armament. With access to a coaxial 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and 10 rounds for its main armament, it has a very good gun depression with -20° and the missiles have a good speed of almost 300 metres per second and a decent range of almost 4 kilometres. Like most M113s, the Giraf is not very mobile and in fact is outmatched by many other ATGM carriers like the [[AMX-13 (HOT)]], and the protection is nothing special, being very vulnerable to 20 mm or 14.5 mm autocannon shots. Thus, it should be played very passively, staying behind the cover of hills and teammates.
 == General info ==

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 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-Shortly after the introduction of the M113 Israel became one of the largest users of this vehicle. With over 6000 vehicles acquired over the years from US the M113 became one of the most common vehicles in IDF service being capable of fulfilling multiple roles such as APC, IFV, ATGM carrier and Short Air Defence Vehicle. Giraf Was the name given by the Israeli Defence Force to the M113A1 carrying a TOW missile launcher like many other countries. Countries like the United States, Italy and Taiwan already experienced this system and many M113 were modified to serve as tank destroyers using the TOW missile. The vehicle served with Israel until the introduction of the Spike anti tank guided missile. When the M113 became a carrier for those under the name “Hafiz”.
+Shortly after the introduction of the M113, Israel became one of the largest users of this vehicle. With over 6,000 vehicles acquired over the years from the US, the M113 became one of the most common vehicles in IDF service, being capable of fulfilling multiple roles such as APC, IFV, ATGM carrier, and Short Range Air Defence vehicle. '''Giraf''' was the name given by the Israeli Defence Force to the M113A1 carrying a TOW missile launcher. Countries like the United States, Italy, and Taiwan were already experienced with this system and many M113 were modified to serve as tank destroyers using the TOW missile. The vehicle served with Israel until the introduction of the Spike anti-tank guided missile, which was also fitted to the M113 under the name "Hafiz".
-It was introduced in [[Update "Air Superiority"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}'''is very similar to other ATGM carriers in game. It uses the BGM 71C I-TOW anti tank guided missile as its main armament. With access to a coaxial 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and 10 rounds for its main armament, it has a very good gun depression with -20° and the missiles have a good speed of almost 300 metres per second and a decent range off almost 4 kilometres. Like most M113 D graph is not very mobile and in fact is outmatched by many other ATGM carriers like the AMX 13 hot while protection is nothing special, is very vulnerable to even 20 millimetre or 14.5 millimetre autocannon shots and thus it should be played very passively staying behind the cover of hills and teammates.
+It was introduced in [[Update "Air Superiority"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}'''is very similar to other ATGM carriers in-game. It uses the BGM-71C I-TOW anti-tank guided missile as its main armament. With access to a coaxial 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and 10 rounds for its main armament, it has a very good gun depression with -20° and the missiles have a good speed of almost 300 metres per second and a decent range of almost 4 kilometres. Like most M113s, the Giraf is not very mobile and in fact is outmatched by many other ATGM carriers like the [[AMX-13 (HOT)]], and the protection is nothing special, being very vulnerable to 20 mm or 14.5 mm autocannon shots. Thus, it should be played very passively, staying behind the cover of hills and teammates.
 == General info ==
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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-Like other anti tank guided missile carriers on the M113 platform this vehicle is not very survivable, in fact is vulnerable to even relatively weak projectiles from 14.5 and 20 millimetre guns. The crew compartment is very crammed and a single shot from another tank or missile should be enough to destroy the vehicle. But even with that into consideration the launcher is separated from the hull of the vehicle and it can be used to hide the main body while launching from above obstacles and hills.
+Like other anti-tank guided missile carriers on the M113 platform, this vehicle is not very survivable, in fact it is vulnerable to even relatively weak projectiles from 14.5 mm and 20 mm guns. The crew compartment is very crammed and a single shot from a tank or missile is often enough to destroy the vehicle. But even with that into consideration, the launcher is separated from the hull of the vehicle and it can be used to hide the main body while launching from above obstacles and hills.
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli tank destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Air Superiority"]].
 == General info ==
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 {{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
 <!-- ''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.'' -->
-''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''
+Like other anti tank guided missile carriers on the M113 platform this vehicle is not very survivable, in fact is vulnerable to even relatively weak projectiles from 14.5 and 20 millimetre guns. The crew compartment is very crammed and a single shot from another tank or missile should be enough to destroy the vehicle. But even with that into consideration the launcher is separated from the hull of the vehicle and it can be used to hide the main body while launching from above obstacles and hills.
 '''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations -->
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 '''Pros:'''
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*
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 * ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''
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