Compare tanks

M1 Abrams and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	M1 Abrams	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	USA	Israel
Produced:	1980	2003
Unit cost:	8.58 million $ (2012)	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	120 mm L/44 M256A1 smoothbore gun (42 rounds)	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	Honeywell AGT1500C multi-fuel turbine engine	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	67 km/h (42 mph) - M1A2	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	62 tonnes (M1A2)	65 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

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Dimensions

Length:	9.77 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.66 m	3.72 m
Height:	2.44 m	2.66 m

Images

M1 Abrams

Author: "Abrams-transparent" by United States Army and User:ZStoler - English Wikipedia and User:ZStoler. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abrams-transparent.png#/media/File:Abrams-transparent.png 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