READ BEFORE VOTING FOR EACH MBT OVERVIEW


Merkava IV
Country of origin: Israel
Weight: 65 tons
Crew: 4
Armour:Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic-steel-nickelalloy. Sloped modular design.
Primary Weapon: 120mm Smoothbore with ATGM capability
Engine: 1,500HP turbocharged Diesel Engine
Operational Range: 500km
Maximum Speed: 64km/h


T-90
Country of Origin: Russian Federation
Weight: 46.5 Tons
Crew: 3
Armour: Steel-Composite-Reactive Blend
Primary Armament: 125mm Smoothebore with ATGM capability
Engine: Various models of diesel engines
Operational Range: 550km
Maximum Speed: 60km/h


Leclerc
Country of Origin: France
Weight: 54.5 tons
Crew: 3
Armour: Steel, titanium, NERA
Primary Armament: 120mm smoothebore
Engine: 1,500hp 8-cylinder diesel engine
Operation Range: 550km
Maximum Speed: 71km/h


Leopard 2
Country of Origin: Germany
Weight: 62.3 Tons
Crew: 4
Armour: 3rd generation composite, including steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component
Primary Armament: 120mm smoothbore
Engine: 1,479hp twin turbo-diesel engine
Operation Range: 550km
Maximum Speed: 72km/h


M1 Abrams
Country of Origin: United States of America
Weight: 61.3 tons
Crew: 4
Armour: Chobham, RHA, steel encased depleted uranium mesh plating
Primary Armament: 120mm Smoothbore
Engine: 1,500hp multi-fuel turbine engine
Operation Range: 465km
Maximum Speed: 67.7km/h


Challenger 2
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Weight: 62.5 tons
Crew: 4
Armour: Chobham, Dorchester level 2
Primary Armament: 120mm rifled gun
Engine: 1,200hp diesel engine
Operation Range: 450km
Maximum Speed: 59km/h


Type 99
Country of Origin: Peoples Republic of China
Weight: 54 tons
Crew: 3
Armour: Classified, ERA
Primary Armament: 120mm smoothbore [Compatible with Chinese 140mm]
Engine: 1,500hp liquid-cooled diesel
Operation Range: 600km
Maximum Speed: 80km/h


P'okpoong-Ho
Country of Origin: North Korea
Weight: 44 tons
Crew: 4
Armour: Cast Turret and spaced armour
Primary Armament: 125mm Smoothbore with ATGM capability
Engine: Unknown, possible Russian diesel
Operation Range: 450km
Maximum Speed: 60km/h

After oparating the Merkava,its the best...(though i never been to any of the others)

Maybe you should vote for it in the poll then, easier to keep track of stuff.

Like 100 people might think the Leclerc is the best, but not vote for it, and we would be none the wiser.

a mind blowing tank,its likke paridise to be in th gunner seat

Merkava. Two rolls, best armor. Still wanna see it go up against the Abrams and T-90 to see what's better.

from what i had seen even the mark 2 and the mark 3 can go head to head with any of the tankks out there.
its just ne awsome pieace of machine

Why haven't you included the new South Korean tank??

Originally Posted by tomtom22

Why haven't you included the new South Korean tank??

The K2? Yeah I forgot about it amongst the P'okpoong.

Can you add it? Ill add the specs later on.

the problem again is, we cant know becuase these will never go up against each other, but if you had a certain amount of money to spend on the tanks, and had crews of equal quality i like the T-90, their cheap, its light, fast, manuverable, and has a gun that can penentrate a abrams, they are death traps and exstemely uncomfortable, but hey they work. Also the latest russian ERA is proof of the latest abrams rounds. Also a factor is the type of battle, in a long range shot out the western tanks will win, but in mid to short range the t-90 numbers and speed would win.

M1 is actually about 7km/h faster.


The Chinese T-99 is the fastest in this group by 8km/h to the second fastest [The German Leopard 2]