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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer
I always thought the casevac capability the Merkava had was for other nearby tank crews that'd lost their vehicle and/or had non-ambulatory wounded that needed a "hard" extract off the battlefield, but hey, whatever works.
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Israel places a high value on its soldiers. I would venture to say probably more so than most other nations (they have launched invasions over missing soldiers). So, casevac is one of the primary intentions.