Merkava Mark II
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
Crew | 4 (commander, driver, gunner, and
loader) |
| Passengers | Maximum 6 passengers |
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| Manufacturer(s) | MANTAK/IDF Ordnance
Corps (assembly) |
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| Production Quantity | Mark II: 580 |
Production Period | 1983-1989 |
| Designed | 1969-1979 (Mark I) |
In service | 1983–present |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass (combat) | 62t |
Length with Gun | 8.30 m |
| Length without Gun | 7.45 m |
Barrel Overhang | 0.85 m |
| Width | 3.70 m without skirts |
Height | 2.65 m (turret roof) |
| Ground Clearance | 0.53 m |
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| ARMAMENT/ARMOR | |||
| Primary Armament | 105 mm (4.1 in) M64 L71A rifled
tank gun* |
Ammunition Carried | 53-62 |
| Secondary Armament | 1 × 12.7 mm (0.50 in) MG** |
Ammunition Carried | 2500 |
2 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) MG*** |
10000 |
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| Other Armament | 2-3 × FN MAG58, 1 ×
60 mm internally-mounted Soltam mortar, 12 smoke grenades launchers
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| Armor | Cast and welded steel, in a spaced
configuration with composite add-on armor on the turret sides |
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(*) capable of firing LAHAT ATGM, copy
of the British Royal Ordnance L7/ Initial speed: 1508
m/s (arrow shell), firing rate: 10 rounds / min, effective
range: 4000 m
(**) Coaxial, (***) Roof-mounted
| AUTOMOTIVE | ||||
| Engine | Teledyne Continental AVDS-1790-7A
V12 air-cooled diesel engine |
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| Horsepower | 950 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 15.3 hp/t |
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| Transmission | Renk RK 304 |
Suspension | vertical double coil spring |
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| Speeds | 4 forward, 2 reverse |
Fuel capacity | 900 L |
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| PERFORMANCES | ||||
| Operational range | 400 km
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Speed | On
Road |
50-55 km/h, 25 km/h (reverse) |
Cross-Country |
? km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 1 m |
Ditch crossing | 3m |
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| Fording | 1.40 m |
Gradient | 60%. Side Slope 40% |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | armyrecognition.com | ||
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