Israeli Eitan IFV Prototype - Bugs, Inaccuracies, And Discussion!

BasherBenDawg8 · March 2, 2026, 3:24pm

Eitan IFV Discussion - The “Strong” Wheeled APC for Israel

The Eitan APC:

As of the announcement of War Thunder Major Update “Ninth Wave”, Israel is to receive the new “Eitan” Wheeled IFV Prototype/Demonstrator. The Eitan APC is a uniquely Israeli and Indigenous APC developed by and for Israel. The APC version is currently in service with the IDF today, and the IFV will be the first wheeled vehicle with an auto cannon introduced to the Tech Tree.

The vehicle we are getting in War Thunder is the Eitan “IFV” Prototype, a original Prototype turned demonstrator that was modified to house a turret featuring a 30mm Bushmaster II Mk.44, Spike missile launchers, and Iron Fist APS. If you’re familiar with the Namer IFVs turret, it’s the same one but modified to use the Iron Fist APS rather than the Trophy APS, sacrificing 2 additional APS charges for the ability to intercept much higher velocity munitions including kinetic rounds! The Eitan APC weighs less than 35 tons empty (claims of 30, 33), but its exact weight with the turret and a combat load is unknown, and specs on the turret itself are also unknown. The vehicle has a 750hp engine, and an assumed power to weight ratio of ~21.5-25 Hp/t. The most notable feature of the Eitan is its armor. The vehicle is raised high with lower hull armor to protect from IEDs and other explosives, but that doesn’t take away from the sides or front. The sides and frontal hull armor feature the infamous SLERA (Self Limiting Explosive Reactive Armor) in a modular design simile to that found in the Merkavas and Namers, making it rightfully regarded as one of the most heavily armored APCs in the world. No gaijin the side armor is not just composite blocks… I know you’re gonna do it aren’t you…

If this vehicle is fully realized based on common knowledge information, the following will set it apart from vehicles ingame:

It will be the most armored, the heaviest (second to the Boxer), have the strongest power pack, and the strongest Hp/t ratio of any wheeled IFV ingame (assuming it gets the higher end of the estimated Hp/t ratio, as the VBCI-2 and Type 24/25 have 22.2 and 21.9 ratios respectively). On top of this: it will have the strongest Hardkill APS present ingame, a modestly armed 30mm Bushmaster Cannon with APFSDS/APDS/HEI-T Shells, and 2 (likely to be given 4 by gaijin) Spike F&F Missiles (which would be nice when they actually work…). Other less notable features include a Top Speed of 90km/h (56mph), a Laser Rangefinder and Laser Warning Receiver, Smoke Grenades and a Smoke Mortar, ESS, Gunner and Commander Sights with High-Gen Thermals & NVD, Full Steering with the Front 4 Wheels, Air Target Tracking, Commander Override, will likely be given a Recon Drone, and a 7.62mm Coaxial Machine Gun.

Current Bugs

(If you make or find a report not present here, please post it in this thread and I’ll happily add it! Sources are it are heavily appreciated!)
Notable placeholder things: Engine power, Current Weight, Front Armor Values, 30mm Armament Selection, Spike Not Functionally Modelled, APS not modeled, Modifications, Smoke Grenades,