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M48 Patton and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	M48 Patton	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	USA	Israel
Produced:	1952–1959	2003
Unit cost:	-	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	M48A5 and later variants: 105 mm M68 gun	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	48 km/h (30 mph)	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	44.3 tonnes	65 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

Length:	9.3 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.65 m	3.72 m
Height:	3.1 m	2.66 m

Images

M48 Patton

Author: "M48 Patton Thun" by Wikimedia Commons user TheBernFiles. - Own photograph. Shot at the Army Days 2006 (Heerestage 2006) in Thun.. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M48_Patton_Thun.jpg#/media/File:M48_Patton_Thun.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