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Merkava Mark IV and Zulfiqar

Merkava Mark IV Zulfiqar
Name: Merkava Mark IV Zulfiqar
Type: Main battle tank Main battle tank
Origin: Israel Iran
Produced: 2003 1996
Unit cost: 6 million $ -
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Specifications

Main armament: 120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability 125 mm smoothbore tank gun
Engine: General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel 12-cylinder diesel 780 hp(Zulfigar 1), 1000 hp(Zulfiqar 3)
Speed: 64 km/h (40 mph) 70 km/h (43 mph)
Weight: 65 tonnes 52 tonnes
Crew: 4 3

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Dimensions

Length: 10.8 m 9.20 m
Width: 3.72 m 3.6 m
Height: 2.66 m 2.5 m

Images

Merkava Mark IV
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
Zulfiqar
Zulfiqar
Author: "Zolfaghar3Tank1" by M-ATF, from military.ir and iranmilitaryforum.net - http://gallery.military.ir/albums/userpics/10187/_DSC1332.jpg. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zolfaghar3Tank1.jpg#/media/File:Zolfaghar3Tank1.jpg License