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Type 99 and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	Type 99	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	China	Israel
Produced:	2001	2003
Unit cost:	-	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	125 millimetres (4.9 in) smoothbore gun with ATGM capability	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	Diesel 1,500 hp (1,119 kW)	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	road: 80 km/h (50 mph)	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	52-54 tonnes	65 tonnes

Crew:	3	4

Caliber

Speed

Weight

Dimensions

Length:	11 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.5 m	3.72 m
Height:	2.25 m	2.66 m

Images

Type 99

Author: "Type 99 MBT front right" by Max Smith - Own photo, release into the public domain, but a photo credit would be nice.. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Type_99_MBT_front_right.jpg#/media/File:Type_99_MBT_front_right.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