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Leopard 2 and Merkava Mark III

Leopard 2 Merkava Mark III
Name: Leopard 2 Merkava Mark III
Type: Main battle tank Main battle tank
Origin: Germany Israel
Produced: 1979 1990–2002
Unit cost: 5.74 million $ (2A6) -
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Specifications

Main armament: 120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun 120 mm (4.7 in) MG251 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine: MTU-12-cylinder-Diesel engine MB 873-Ka 501 AVDS-1790-9AR 1,200 hp (895 kW) V12 air-cooled diesel
Speed: 72 km/h (45 mph) 60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight: 55.15 - 62.5 tones 65 tonnes
Crew: 4 4

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Dimensions

Length: 9.97 m 9.04 m
Width: 3.75 m 3.72 m
Height: 3.0 m 2.66 m

Images

Leopard 2
Leopard 2
Author: "Leopard 2 A5 der Bundeswehr" by Bundeswehr-Fotos - originally posted to Flickr as Leopard 2 A5. Licensed under CC BY 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leopard_2_A5_der_Bundeswehr.jpg#/media/File:Leopard_2_A5_der_Bundeswehr.jpg License
Merkava Mark III
Merkava Mark III
Author: By Michael Mass, Yad la-Shiryon Museum מיכאל מס - Orginal photo, uploaded by MathKnight, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2204281 License