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T-72 and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	T-72	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	Russia	Israel
Produced:	1973	2003
Unit cost:	1–2 million $ (2009)	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	125 mm 2A46M/2A46M-5 smoothbore gun	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	V-12 diesel	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	60 km/h (37 mph)	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	41.5 tonnes	65 tonnes

Crew:	3	4

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

Length:	9.53 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.59 m	3.72 m
Height:	2.23 m	2.66 m

Images

T-72

Author: "T72 cfb borden 1". Licencja: CC BY-SA 3.0 na podstawie Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:T72_cfb_borden_1.JPG#/media/File:T72_cfb_borden_1.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