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T-54-55 and Merkava Mark IV

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

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	100 mm rifled gun	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	Model V-55(V-54) V-12 water-cooled. 38.88-l diesel	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:	36 tonnes	65 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

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Dimensions

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

Images

T-54-55

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