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Zulfiqar and Merkava Mark III

Zulfiqar Merkava Mark III
Name: Zulfiqar Merkava Mark III
Type: Main battle tank Main battle tank
Origin: Iran Israel
Produced: 1996 1990–2002
Unit cost: - -
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Specifications

Main armament: 125 mm smoothbore tank gun 120 mm (4.7 in) MG251 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine: 12-cylinder diesel 780 hp(Zulfigar 1), 1000 hp(Zulfiqar 3) AVDS-1790-9AR 1,200 hp (895 kW) V12 air-cooled diesel
Speed: 70 km/h (43 mph) 60 km/h (37 mph)
Weight: 52 tonnes 65 tonnes
Crew: 3 4

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Dimensions

Length: 9.20 m 9.04 m
Width: 3.6 m 3.72 m
Height: 2.5 m 2.66 m

Images

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
Merkava Mark III
Merkava Mark III
Author: By Michael Mass, Yad la-Shiryon Museum מיכאל מס - Orginal photo, uploaded by MathKnight, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2204281 License