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Merkava Mark IV and T-54-55

Name:	Merkava Mark IV	T-54-55
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	Israel	Russia
Produced:	2003	1946
Unit cost:	6 million $	-

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability	100 mm rifled gun
Engine:	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel	Model V-55(V-54) V-12 water-cooled. 38.88-l diesel
Speed:	64 km/h (40 mph)	48 km/h (30 mph)
Weight:	65 tonnes	36 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

Length:	10.8 m	6.45 m
Width:	3.72 m	3.37 m
Height:	2.66 m	2.40 m

Images

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

T-54-55

Author: By John Harwood - T55, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9421892 License