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Zulfiqar and Merkava Mark IV

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

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

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

Crew:	3	4

Caliber

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Dimensions

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

Images

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 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