Merkava tank

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Merkava (Hebrew: מרכבה - chariot) is a series of main battle tanks developed and manufactured in Israel for the Israel Defense Forces.

עברית: מרכבה הוא טנק מערכה שפותח ויוצר על ידי ישראל עבור צבא הגנה לישראל (צה"ל)

中文: 梅卡瓦主力戰車（英語：Merkava，希伯來語：מרכבה‎，中文又譯作馳車式）是以色列國防軍目前的主力戰車之一。1970年8月以色列當時的財政部長沙皮爾主持召開了由國防部長、國防軍總司令、國防軍總參謀長以及國防部、財政部的其他相關人士共同參加的會議，決定以色列自主研製國內第一種主力戰車－「梅卡瓦」。

[edit] Prototypes

Merkava prototype in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.

[edit] Merkava Mk I

Merkava Mk I tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.	Merkava Mk I tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.	Merkava Mk I tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.	Merkava Mk I tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
Merkava Mk I tank in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Israel.	Merkava Mk I tank in Batey ha-Osef Museum, Israel.	Merkava Mk. 1 during the 6th Tank Day in Lešany Military Technical Museum, Czech Republic	Merkava Mk. 1 during the 6th Tank Day in Lešany Military Technical Museum, Czech Republic
Merkava Mk. 1 during the 6th Tank Day in Lešany Military Technical Museum, Czech Republic	Merkava Mk. 1 during the 6th Tank Day in Lešany Military Technical Museum, Czech Republic

[edit] Merkava Mk II

Merkava MkII tank with "Nochri" mine-plow, Israel	Merkava MkII tank with "Nochri" mine-plow, Israel	Merkava Mk II tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.	Merkava Mk II tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.
Merkava Mk II tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.	Merkava Mk II tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.

[edit] Merkava Mk III

Merkava Mk III tank in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel.

[edit] Merkava Mk IIId Baz

Merkava Mk IIId Baz Kasag

Weapons of the tank (MkIIId Baz)

[edit] Merkava Mk IV

Merkava Mk IV	Merkava Mk IV in Independence Day exhibition	Merkava Mk IV in Independence Day exhibition	Merkava Mk IV in Independence Day exhibition
Merkava Mk IV in Independence Day exhibition	Merkava Mk IV during training with Combat Engineering forces	Merkava Mk IV	Merkava Mk IV during training
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Merkava suspension	Merkava Mk IV gun