Name: | Merkava Mark IV | Type 96 |
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Type: | Main battle tank | Main battle tank |
Origin: | Israel | China |
Produced: | 2003 | 1997 |
Unit cost: | 6 million $ | - |
More: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
Merkava Mark IV and Type 96


Specifications
Main armament: | 120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability | 125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing ATGM and depleted uranium round |
Engine: | General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel | diesel 780 hp (582 kW) |
Speed: | 64 km/h (40 mph) | 65 km/h (40 mph) |
Weight: | 65 tonnes | 42.8 tonnes |
Crew: | 4 | 3 |
Caliber
Dimensions
Length: | 10.8 m | 6.33 m |
Width: | 3.72 m | 3.45 m |
Height: | 2.66 m | 2.30 m |
Images
Merkava Mark IV

Type 96
