Black Saturday: Listing Equipment Losses During The 7th October Attack On Israel

Black Saturday: Listing Equipment Losses During The 7th October Attack On Israel

By Elmustek, WarVehicle, BuschModelar and Archie Irving

This list attempts to track equipment losses during the October 7th Terror Attacks.

We the contributors of Armada Rotta strongly condemn the attack on October 7th.

On the 7th October the military wings of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, PFLP and DFLP started an coordinated incursion into Israel.

In order to make this Article more readable we will call those groups simply “Hamas” in this Article.

The Attack left around 766 Israeli Civilians and 373 Members of Security Forces dead, 3400 wounded and 5 missing. Additionally 247 Civilians and Soldiers were taken Hostage by Hamas Forces.

Also around 1000 Hamas Fighters were killed and 200 taken captive by Israel (Israeli Claim)

During the fighting Hamas fighters managed to bring the Nahal Oz military base under their control together with most of the vehicles there.

Israeli Security Forces recaptured all the lost territory (including the Nahal Oz Base) until the 9th October. Until the date of the writing of this article (4th January 2024) no footage was released that shows what happened to the heavy Vehicles in that base.

Hamas forces managed to bring some captured Vehicles back to Gaza, namely MDT David, M998 HMMWVs and AIL Storm.

(Captured Israeli M998 HMMWV filmed by a security camera at al Shifa Hospital on the 7th October; Source: https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1726314618493206553)

It’s most likely that Hamas forces left the captured heavy equipment behind or burnt them down.

(Israeli Wolf captured by Hamas forces, that got later left behind; Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gATd6EZ3kKc)

(Captured Israeli M998 HMMWV that Hamas Forces try to blow up; Source: https://t.me/CIG_telegram/36662)

To better show the extent of Equipment that Hamas Forces managed to bring under their control and since we don’t have visual evidence that shows in which state the Vehicles were recaptured, we decided to list them as “captured” in this list.

But keep in mind their current status is unknown and they were most likely recaptured or burnt down.

While we were searching for equipment losses, we were also able to find footage that shows lost Hamas Vehicles when they were still in use by Hamas and actively participating in the massacres.

An more in depth look into these Pickups can be found here:

Armada Rotta and its contributors do not support any belligerent engaged in war crimes, crimes against humanity, or acts of terrorism.

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or video-graphic evidence is available. Civilian Cars, Vehicles of Emergency Services (i.e. Ambulances), Derelict Equipment, and Loitering Munitions won’t be included in the list. As Police Forces have an active role in this conflict, their equipment losses are included in the list.

(Click on the numbers to get a picture of each equipment loss)

Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) (120, of which destroyed: 16, damaged: 2, captured: 102)

Tanks (15, of which destroyed: 4, abandoned: 0, damaged: 1, captured: 10):

⮞ 3 Merkava Mk.2B (1, Destroyed) (1 and 2, Captured) (3, Captured)

⮞ 10 Merkava Mk.4M (1, Destroyed) (2, Destroyed) (1, Damaged) (1, Captured) (2, Captured) (3, Damaged and Captured) (4, Captured) (5, Captured) (6 and 7, Captured)

⮞ 1 Unknown Merkava (1, Destroyed)

Armored Personnel Carriers (48, of which destroyed: 1, damaged: 1, captured: 46):

⮞ 10 Achzarit (1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Captured) (7 and 8, Captured) (9, Captured) (10, Captured)

⮞ 8 M113 (1, Captured) (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8, Captured)

⮞ 1 Nagmachon (1, Captured)

⮞ 1 Nakpadon (1, Captured)

⮞ 25 Namer (1, Damaged) (1, Captured) (2, Captured) (3, Captured) (4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, Captured) (10 and 11, Captured) (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24, Captured)

⮞ 3 Wolf APC (1, Destroyed) (1 and 2, Captured) (1, Abandoned, Recaptured)

Infantry Mobility Vehicles (9, of which captured: 9):

⮞ 9 MDT David (1, Captured) (2, Captured) (3, Captured) (4, Captured) (5, Captured) (6, Captured) (7, Captured) (8 and 9, Captured)

Command Posts and Communication Stations (1, of which captured: 1):

⮞ 1 Unknown Communications Station based on Chevrolet Express (1, Captured)

Engineering Equipment (10, of which destroyed: 3, captured: 7):

⮞ 1 IDF Caterpillar Excavators-330 (1, Destroyed)

⮞ 2 IDF Caterpillar 966 Wheel Loader (1, Destroyed) (1, Captured)

⮞ 3 IDF Caterpillar D9R (1, 2 and 3, Captured)

⮞ 2 M548 Tracked Cargo Carrier (1 and 2, Captured)

⮞ 1 M984 Wrecker (1, Captured)

⮞ 1 Unknown Excavator (1, Destroyed)

Self-Propelled Artillery (4, of which captured: 4):

⮞ 4 120mm M106 Keshet (1, 2, 3 and 4, Captured)

Helicopters (1, of which destroyed: 1):

⮞ 1 CH-53 Sea Stallion (1, Destroyed)

Trucks, Vehicles and Jeeps (32, of which destroyed: 7, captured: 25):

⮞ 2 AIL Storm (1, Destroyed) (1, Captured)

⮞ 2 Chevrolet Express (1, Destroyed) (1, Damaged and Captured)

⮞ 3 FMTV M1085A1P2 (1, 2 and 3, Captured)

⮞ 2 Ford F-Series (1, Destroyed) (1, Captured)

⮞ 2 HEMTT M978 Fuel Tanker (1, Captured) (2, Captured)

⮞ 4 HEMTT Truck (1, 2 and 3, Captured) (4, Captured)

⮞ 12 M998 HMMWV (1, Captured) (2, Captured) (3, Captured) (4, 5, 6 and 7, Captured) (8, Captured) (9, Captured) (10, Captured) (11, Captured) (12, Captured)

⮞ 1 MDT Land Rover 130 Defender (1, Destroyed)

⮞ 2 Mercedes Sprinter (1, Destroyed) (1, Captured)

⮞ 2 Unknown Vehicle (1, Destroyed) (2, Destroyed)

Israel Police (13, of which destroyed: 6, damaged: 6, abandoned: 1)

Infantry Mobility Vehicles (3, of which destroyed: 3):

⮞ 3 Plasan IBEX (1, Destroyed) (2 and 3, Destroyed)

⮞ 0 Plasan Sandcat Gen.2 (1, Abandoned, Recaptured)

Trucks, Vehicles and Jeeps (9, of which destroyed: 3, damaged: 6, abandoned: 1):

⮞ 1 Kia Sorento (1, Damaged)

⮞ 6 Mitsubishi L200 (1 and 2, Damaged and Abandoned, Recaptured) (3 and 4, Damaged and Abandoned, Recaptured) (1, Damaged and Abandoned)

⮞ 1 Skoda Octavia (1, Destroyed)

⮞ 2 Toyota Hilux (1, Destroyed) (1, Damaged)

⮞ 1 Unknown Police Car (1, Destroyed)

Hamas (68, of which destroyed: 40, damaged: 1, abandoned: 10, captured: 17)

Engineering Equipment (1, of which destroyed: 1:

⮞ 1 Unknown Wheel Loader (1, Destroyed)

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (2, of which destroyed: 1, captured: 1):

⮞ 1 Unknown Fixed Wing UAV (1, Captured)

⮞ 1 Unknown Sextocopter (1, Destroyed)

Ships (10, of which destroyed: 10):

⮞ 10 Unknown Speedboat (1, Destroyed) (2, Destroyed) (3, Destroyed) (4, Destroyed) (5, Destroyed) (6, 7, 8 and 9, Destroyed) (10, Destroyed)

Trucks, Vehicles and Jeeps (55, of which destroyed: 28, abandoned: 10, damaged: 1, captured: 16):

⮞ 28 Toyota Hilux (1, Destroyed) (2, Destroyed) (3, Destroyed) (4, Destroyed) (5, Destroyed) (6, Destroyed) (7, Destroyed) (1, Abandoned) (2, Abandoned) (3, Abandoned) (4, Abandoned) (5, Abandoned) (6 and 7, Abandoned) (8, Abandoned) (9, Abandoned) (1, Captured) (2, Captured) (3, Captured) (4, Captured) (5, Captured) (6, Captured) (7, Captured) (8, Captured) (9, Damaged and Captured) (10, Captured) (11, Captured) (12, Captured)

⮞ 2 Toyota Landcruiser (1, Damaged and Captured) (2, Captured)

⮞ 2 Isuzu D-Max (1, Captured) (2, Damaged and Captured)

⮞ 1 Kia Picanto (1, Destroyed)

⮞ 1 Dodge RAM (1, Abandoned)

⮞ 1 Unknown Car (1, Destroyed)

⮞ 12 Unknown Vehicle (1, Destroyed) (2, Destroyed) (3, Destroyed) (4, Destroyed) (5, Destroyed) (6, Destroyed) (7, Destroyed) (8, Destroyed) (9, Destroyed) (10, Destroyed) (11, Destroyed) (1, Damaged)

⮞ 7 Unknown Pickup (1, Destroyed) (2, Destroyed) (3, Destroyed) (4, Destroyed) (5, Destroyed) (6, Destroyed) (7, Destroyed)

⮞ 1 Unknown Truck (1, Destroyed)

Sources: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xxF7N6jZnc-pBpOrOx-HCfOIkk1UrEHvdVN-AnMB5HE/edit?usp=sharing

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