FRAG OUT! thanks editor the chief of the warehouse K-ISOM
for providing original photos of the tank Merkava IV.
be a breakthrough. The Mk 3 variant has managed to catch up with the West.
Even though the first versions still had a disadvantageous fire control system
and weaker armor, the Mk 3 BAZ fielded in 1995 had a FCS that had capabil-
ities comparable to its French, US, or German ones. As the 21st Century got
closer, the stabilizer system of the Mk 3 BAZ started to be better than the one
used in the aforesaid designs. The DorDalet's armor was effective, yet differ-
ent from the NATO solutions. The new Merkava Mk 4 has been following this
trend. Better mobility, ammunition, fire control system, new armor are just
the background for establishing the information advantage, which decisively
places the IDF ahead. The Israeli defense industry, which was established
from scratch, leaped from a primitive (yet brilliantly designed) Merkava Mk 2,
to a vehicle that can be considered to be among the three best MBTs in the
world - the Merkava Mk 4.
MERKAVA
MK
IV
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