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Originally Posted by Whispering Death What is its armor, the greatest armor man has ever developed?
The thing weighs 10 tons less than an abrams, is 20 mph faster than an abrams, and has more stuff tucked into it like a troop carrying area and mortar. That tells me that they slapped in all those features at the expense of armor weight. It seems like it can hold up against RPGs and landmines (weapons of the PLO) but wouldn't do very well against other modern tanks like the Abrams or Challenger 2. |
What in God's name are you talking about? The Merkava Mk 3 and 4 weigh 63 and 65 tons respectively. The heaviest version of the M1 weighs 69. Both their maximum speeds are around 40 mph. Troops are carried in expense for ammo, there is no extra space meant for troopers. The 60mm mortar barely takes up any room at all, you could fit one into any tank easily. The Merkava Mk 3 has armor estimates at 800mm KE and 1600mm CE on turret front, 750mm KE and 1350mm for the glacis, and 650mm KE and 1100mm lower hull. The Mk 4 should be even higher.
Even then, warfare is an offensive game. The Merkava is just as offensive capable as any other tank and very wel equipped to kill it.