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Leopard 2 and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	Leopard 2	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	Germany	Israel
Produced:	1979	2003
Unit cost:	5.74 million $ (2A6)	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	MTU-12-cylinder-Diesel engine MB 873-Ka 501	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	72 km/h (45 mph)	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	55.15 - 62.5 tones	65 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

Length:	9.97 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.75 m	3.72 m
Height:	3.0 m	2.66 m

Images

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 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