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FV4034 Challenger 2 and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	FV4034 Challenger 2	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	United Kingdom	Israel
Produced:	1998	2003
Unit cost:	6 million $	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	L30A1 120 mm rifled gun with 58 rounds	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	Perkins CV-12 V12 diesel 26 litre	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	59 km/h (37 mph)	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	62.5 tonnes	65 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

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Dimensions

Length:	11.5 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.5 m	3.72 m
Height:	2.49 m	2.66 m

Images

FV4034 Challenger 2

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Merkava Mark IV

Author: "Merkava-4-tank-67" by MathKnight and Zachi Evenor - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merkava-4-tank-67.jpg#/media/File:Merkava-4-tank-67.jpg License