Merkava main battle tank

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The Merkava main battle tank is Israel's indigenous, heavily armored and combat-proven tank series designed for crew survivability and versatility on modern battlefields.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf main battle tank ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
armourLayout front-mounted engine ⓘ
armourType composite armour ⓘ
modular armour ⓘ
combatProven true ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Israel ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
designer Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
MANTAK ⓘ
developedInResponseTo lessons of the Yom Kippur War ⓘ
emphasis battlefield versatility ⓘ
crew survivability ⓘ
engineType diesel engine ⓘ
enteredService 1979 ⓘ
1983 ⓘ
1990 ⓘ
2004 ⓘ
feature NBC protection system ⓘ
Trophy active protection system ⓘ
advanced fire-control system ⓘ
digital battlefield management system ⓘ
gun stabilization ⓘ
improved fire-control system ⓘ
modular composite armour ⓘ
rear access door ⓘ
rear troop compartment ⓘ
smoke grenade launchers ⓘ
thermal imaging sights ⓘ
hasVariant Merkava Mark I ⓘ
Merkava Mark II ⓘ
Merkava Mark III ⓘ
Merkava Mark IV ⓘ
mainGunCaliber 105 mm ⓘ
120 mm ⓘ
mobility tracked vehicle ⓘ
primaryArmament 105 mm gun ⓘ
120 mm gun ⓘ
primaryRole armored warfare ⓘ
main battle tank ⓘ
secondaryArmament coaxial machine gun ⓘ
mortars ⓘ
roof-mounted machine guns ⓘ
usedBy Israel Defense Forces ⓘ
usedInConflict 1982 Lebanon War ⓘ
2006 Lebanon War ⓘ
Gaza conflicts ⓘ
Second Intifada ⓘ
South Lebanon conflict ⓘ

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Israel Defense Forces → usesEquipment → Merkava main battle tank ⓘ
Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun → usedOnVehicle → Merkava Mk 3 (derivative) ⓘ
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Rheinmetall 120 mm smoothbore gun → usedOnVehicle → Merkava Mk 4 (derivative) ⓘ
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105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 → usedOn → Merkava Mark I ⓘ
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105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 → usedOn → Merkava Mark II ⓘ
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Merkava → hasVariant → Merkava Mark I ⓘ
subject linked to: Merkava main battle tank
linked to: Merkava main battle tank
Merkava → hasVariant → Merkava Mark II ⓘ
subject linked to: Merkava main battle tank
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Merkava → hasVariant → Merkava Mark III ⓘ
subject linked to: Merkava main battle tank
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Merkava → hasVariant → Merkava Mark IV ⓘ
subject linked to: Merkava main battle tank
linked to: Merkava main battle tank
Israeli Ground Forces → usesEquipment → Merkava main battle tank ⓘ
Armored Corps → equipment → Merkava tanks ⓘ
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Sheva (7th) Armored Brigade → equipment → Merkava main battle tanks ⓘ
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Yad La-Shiryon → hasCollection → Merkava tanks ⓘ
linked to: Merkava main battle tank
Israeli Magach tanks → replacedBy → Merkava main battle tank ⓘ
M68 105 mm gun → usedOnVehicle → Merkava Mark I ⓘ
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M68 105 mm gun → usedOnVehicle → Merkava Mark II ⓘ
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IDF Armored Corps → usesEquipment → Merkava main battle tank ⓘ
IDF Armored Corps → primaryTankModel → Merkava ⓘ
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IDF Armored Corps → primaryTankModel → Merkava Mark IV ⓘ
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IDF Armored Corps → notableEquipment → Merkava Mark I ⓘ
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IDF Armored Corps → notableEquipment → Merkava Mark II ⓘ
linked to: Merkava main battle tank
IDF Armored Corps → notableEquipment → Merkava Mark III ⓘ
linked to: Merkava main battle tank
IDF Armored Corps → notableEquipment → Merkava Mark IV ⓘ
linked to: Merkava main battle tank
AVDS-1790 engine family → usedInVehicle → Merkava Mark I ⓘ
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AVDS-1790 engine family → usedInVehicle → Merkava Mark II ⓘ
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Magach family → replacedBy → Merkava main battle tank family ⓘ
linked to: Merkava main battle tank