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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Merkava | | | |  Merkava: Encyclopedia II - History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1979-1981In 1979 the first Israeli-made Merkava Mk1 main battle tank entered into service. The tank was fully developed and manufactured by Israel and exceeded the enemies' tanks in every parameter. It first saw active service in Lebanon and proved to be great success.
In 1979 the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty was signed, when Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat agreed on peace in return for Israel giving the entire Sinai Peninsula to Egypt. The peace agreement, still valid today, closed the bitter s ...
See also:History of the Israel Defense Forces, History of the Israel Defense Forces - Timeline and major events, History of the Israel Defense Forces - Before 1948, History of the Israel Defense Forces - The first Arab-Israeli war, History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1949-1956, History of the Israel Defense Forces - The 1956 Sinai campaign, History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1956-1966, History of the Israel Defense Forces - The 1967 Six-Day War, History of the Israel Defense Forces - The 1968-1970 War of Attrition, History of the Israel Defense Forces - The 1973 Yom Kippur War 1973, History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1974-1978, History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1978 Operation Litani, History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1979-1981, History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1982 Operation Peace for Galilee, History of the Israel Defense Forces - Appendices, History of the Israel Defense Forces - List of Chiefs of the General Staff, History of the Israel Defense Forces - Other famous generals and soldiers Read more here: » History of the Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia II - History of the Israel Defense Forces - 1979-1981 |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Israel Defense Forces - Military structure The following is a very partial list that does not refer to any reserve forces.
Israel Defense Forces - High command General Staff.
The IDF falls under the command of a single general staff. The Chief of the General Staff (Hebrew acronym: רמטכ"ל, pronounced: Ramatkal) has the rank of (Lieutenant) General (in Hebrew: רב אלוף, pronounced: "Rav Aluf") and is the high commander of the IDF. He reports directly to the Defense minister and indirectly to the Prime Minister of Israel and it ...
See also:Israel Defense Forces, Israel Defense Forces - History, Israel Defense Forces - Overview, Israel Defense Forces - Service and manpower, Israel Defense Forces - Expenditures and alliances, Israel Defense Forces - Military structure, Israel Defense Forces - High command General Staff, Israel Defense Forces - Ground forces, Israel Defense Forces - Air force, Israel Defense Forces - Navy, Israel Defense Forces - Military intelligence, Israel Defense Forces - Support, Israel Defense Forces - Regional commands, Israel Defense Forces - Related organisations, Israel Defense Forces - Israeli military technology, Israel Defense Forces - Main Israeli developments, Israel Defense Forces - Specific weapon systems, Israel Defense Forces - Nuclear capability, Israel Defense Forces - Israeli Defence Forces Ranks, Israel Defense Forces - Code of Conduct, Israel Defense Forces - Values of the Code of Conduct, Israel Defense Forces - Code of Conduct against terrorists, Israel Defense Forces - Counterterrorism tactics, Israel Defense Forces - Targeted killing, Israel Defense Forces - House demolitions, Israel Defense Forces - Related IDF articles, Israel Defense Forces - General related articles Read more here: » Israel Defense Forces: Encyclopedia II - Israel Defense Forces - Military structure |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Ambulance - Ambulances in France & Europe In France, the most general term is "vehicle adapted to patient transport", the term "ambulance" only applies for some categories of patient transport vehicles.
The word "ambulance" is reserved to transportation on medical prescription, including oral prescription in case of emergency. It does not apply to first responders vehicles (most of times firefighters), although they also transport casualties; their vehicles are called VSAV–véhicule de secours et d'assistance aux victimes (rescue and assistance to casualties vehicle) ...
See also:Ambulance, Ambulance - Ambulances in North America, Ambulance - Ambulance types, Ambulance - Ambulance Providers, Ambulance - Service Level, Ambulance - Need for Flexibility, Ambulance - Ambulances in France & Europe, Ambulance - First responders vehicles, Ambulance - Hospital ambulances, Ambulance - Special warning devices and traffic law, Ambulance - Ambulances in the UK, Ambulance - Private ambulance companies, Ambulance - Military ambulances Read more here: » Ambulance: Encyclopedia II - Ambulance - Ambulances in France & Europe |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Cultural figures
List of Israelis - Film TV and stage.
See also: List of Israeli actors.
Gila Almagor - actress
Yvan Attal - actor, director (Israeli-born)
Mili Avital - actress
Aki Avni - actor
Nir Bergman - director
Nina Brosh - model
Oded Fehr - actor
Eytan Fox - director
Uri Geller - tv personality, self-proclaimed psychic
Ido Gideon - tv producer
Amos Gitai - director
Ralph Inbar, Dutch-born TV personality ( ...
See also:List of Israelis, List of Israelis - Historical figures, List of Israelis - Politicians, List of Israelis - Military, List of Israelis - Activists, List of Israelis - Criminals, List of Israelis - Cultural figures, List of Israelis - Film TV and stage, List of Israelis - Popular musicians, List of Israelis - Classical musicians, List of Israelis - Writers, List of Israelis - Artists, List of Israelis - Academic figures, List of Israelis - Computing and mathematics, List of Israelis - Physics and chemistry, List of Israelis - Biology and medicine, List of Israelis - Engineering, List of Israelis - Philosophy, List of Israelis - Social sciences, List of Israelis - Entrepreneurs, List of Israelis - High-tech, List of Israelis - Other, List of Israelis - Sports, List of Israelis - Basketball, List of Israelis - Football Soccer, List of Israelis - Tennis, List of Israelis - Other Read more here: » List of Israelis: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Cultural figures |
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| | | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces Stationary tanks can be well camouflaged in woodland and forested areas where there is natural cover, making detection and attack from the air more difficult. By contrast, in the open it is very hard to hide a tank. In both cases, however, once a tank starts its engine or begins to move it can be detected much more easily due to the heat and noise generated by its engine. The tank tracks across lands can be spotted from the air, and in the desert movement can stir ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Academic figures See also List of Members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Boldface font is used for laureates of Nobel prize and Turing award.
List of Israelis - Computing and mathematics.
Shmuel Agmon, mathematician,
Noga Alon, mathematician,
Shimshon Anitzur,
Robert "Yisrael" J. Aumann - mathematical game theory; Nobel Prize in Economics (2005)
Amir Ban & Shay Bushinsky - programmers of Deep Junior
Moshe Bar - creator & main develop ...
See also:List of Israelis, List of Israelis - Historical figures, List of Israelis - Politicians, List of Israelis - Military, List of Israelis - Activists, List of Israelis - Criminals, List of Israelis - Cultural figures, List of Israelis - Film TV and stage, List of Israelis - Popular musicians, List of Israelis - Classical musicians, List of Israelis - Writers, List of Israelis - Artists, List of Israelis - Academic figures, List of Israelis - Computing and mathematics, List of Israelis - Physics and chemistry, List of Israelis - Biology and medicine, List of Israelis - Engineering, List of Israelis - Philosophy, List of Israelis - Social sciences, List of Israelis - Entrepreneurs, List of Israelis - High-tech, List of Israelis - Other, List of Israelis - Sports, List of Israelis - Basketball, List of Israelis - Football Soccer, List of Israelis - Tennis, List of Israelis - Other Read more here: » List of Israelis: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Academic figures |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Command control and communications Commanding and co-ordinating a tank organisation in the field has always been subject to particular problems. Because of the isolation of small units, individual vehicles, and even the crewmen of a tank, special arrangements have had to be made. Armoured bulkheads, engine noise, intervening terrain, dust, and smoke, and the need to operate "hatches down" (or "buttoned up") comprise severe detriments to communications.
Every action of a tank's crew, movement and fire, is ordered by its commander. In some early tanks, the crew commander ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Command control and communications |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Vulnerability Whilst being a tremendously powerful weapon and the undoubted king of the land battlefield, the tank is not invulnerable. In fact it is the tank's superiority which has focused so much effort on improving antitank weapons.
Tank - Infantry.
The tank is still vulnerable to infantry, especially in close country or built up areas. The armour and mobility of tanks, while usually notable assets, also makes them large and noisy. This can give enemy infantry the initiative, allowing them to spot, track and evade t ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Vulnerability |
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| | | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - The future of tanks through research and development There has been much speculation as to how tanks will evolve for modern day conflicts. Current research involves making the tank invisible to radar by adapting stealth technologies originally designed for aircraft and a variety of luminosity and colour shaping technologies. Research is also ongoing in armour systems and new propulsion units.
One clear trend is the increasing number of electrical and communication systems on a tank, such as thermal scopes and higher powered radios.
If tank designs switched to electrical motors li ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - The future of tanks through research and development |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Protection The main battle tank is the most heavily armoured vehicle in modern armies. Its armour is designed to protect the vehicle and crew against a wide variety of threats. Commonly, protection against kinetic energy penetrators fired by other tanks is considered the most important. Tanks are also vulnerable to antitank guided missiles; antitank mines, larger bombs, and direct artillery hits, which can disable or destroy them. Tanks are especially vulnerable to airborne threats. Most modern MBTs do offer near complete protection from artillery frag ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Protection |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Mobility There are essentially two main aspects of mobility to consider, the tank's basic mobility such as its speed across terrain and ability to climb obstacles, and its overall battlefield mobility such as range, what bridges it can cross, and what transport vehicles can move it. Mobility of a tank is categorised as either Battlefield Mobility, Tactical Mobility, or Strategic Mobility. The first is a function of its engine performance and capability of its running gear and is determined by aspects such as acceleration, speed, vertical obstacle cap ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Mobility |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Weapons
Main article: tank gun
The main weapon of any modern tank is a single large gun. Tank guns are among the largest-calibre weapons in use on land, with only a few artillery pieces being larger. Although the calibre has not changed substantially since the end of the Second World War, modern guns are technologically superior. The current common sizes are 120mm calibre for Western tanks and 125mm for Eastern (Soviet and Chinese legacy) tanks. Tank guns have been able to fire many types of rounds, but their ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Weapons |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Entrepreneurs
List of Israelis - High-tech.
Beny Alagem - founder of Packard Bell
Safra Catz - president of Oracle
Idan & Yerach Feigenbaum - founders of SpeedBit (developers of Download Accelerator)
Eli Harari - founder of SanDisk
Yoav Hollander - founder of Verisity
Morris Kahn - founder of Amdocs
Daniel M. Lewin - founder of Akamai Technologies
David Perlmutter - mobile platforms manager of Intel (developed Centrino wholly in Israel)
Zack Rina ...
See also:List of Israelis, List of Israelis - Historical figures, List of Israelis - Politicians, List of Israelis - Military, List of Israelis - Activists, List of Israelis - Criminals, List of Israelis - Cultural figures, List of Israelis - Film TV and stage, List of Israelis - Popular musicians, List of Israelis - Classical musicians, List of Israelis - Writers, List of Israelis - Artists, List of Israelis - Academic figures, List of Israelis - Computing and mathematics, List of Israelis - Physics and chemistry, List of Israelis - Biology and medicine, List of Israelis - Engineering, List of Israelis - Philosophy, List of Israelis - Social sciences, List of Israelis - Entrepreneurs, List of Israelis - High-tech, List of Israelis - Other, List of Israelis - Sports, List of Israelis - Basketball, List of Israelis - Football Soccer, List of Israelis - Tennis, List of Israelis - Other Read more here: » List of Israelis: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Entrepreneurs |
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| | | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Sports
List of Israelis - Basketball.
Micky Berkowitz - Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Tal Brody - Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Tal Burstein - Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Amit Tamir - University of California, PAOK Thessaloniki
List of Israelis - Football Soccer.
Yossi Benayoun - Hapoel Beer Sheva, Maccabi Haifa, Racing Santander, West Ham
Tal Ben Haim - Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bolton Wanderers
Eyal Berkovic - Maccabi Haifa, Southampton, West Ham, Celtic, Man City ...
See also:List of Israelis, List of Israelis - Historical figures, List of Israelis - Politicians, List of Israelis - Military, List of Israelis - Activists, List of Israelis - Criminals, List of Israelis - Cultural figures, List of Israelis - Film TV and stage, List of Israelis - Popular musicians, List of Israelis - Classical musicians, List of Israelis - Writers, List of Israelis - Artists, List of Israelis - Academic figures, List of Israelis - Computing and mathematics, List of Israelis - Physics and chemistry, List of Israelis - Biology and medicine, List of Israelis - Engineering, List of Israelis - Philosophy, List of Israelis - Social sciences, List of Israelis - Entrepreneurs, List of Israelis - High-tech, List of Israelis - Other, List of Israelis - Sports, List of Israelis - Basketball, List of Israelis - Football Soccer, List of Israelis - Tennis, List of Israelis - Other Read more here: » List of Israelis: Encyclopedia II - List of Israelis - Sports |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Design The three traditional factors determining a tank's effectiveness are its firepower, mobility and protection. The psychological effect on enemy soldiers of a tank's imposing battlefield presence is called shock action.
Firepower is the ability of a tank to defeat a target. This takes into account the maximum distance at which targets can be engaged, the ability to engage moving targets, the speed with which multiple targets can be attacked, and the capability to defeat armoured v ...
See also:Tank, Tank - History, Tank - World War One: the first tanks, Tank - 1920s to the end of Second World War, Tank - The Cold War and beyond, Tank - Design, Tank - Weapons, Tank - Fire control, Tank - Ammunition, Tank - Protection, Tank - Armour, Tank - Grenade launchers smoke and passive defences, Tank - Countermeasures, Tank - Exposed crew, Tank - Mobility, Tank - Water operations, Tank - Power plants, Tank - Sonic seismic and thermal traces, Tank - Command control and communications, Tank - Vulnerability, Tank - Infantry, Tank - Artillery, Tank - Helicopters, Tank - Mines, Tank - Aircraft, Tank - The future of tanks through research and development Read more here: » Tank: Encyclopedia II - Tank - Design |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Armoured warfare - Airborne threats Tanks and other armoured vehicles are vulnerable to attack from the air for several reasons. One is that they are easily detectable - the metal they are made of shows up well on radar, and is especially obvious if they are moving in formation. A moving tank also products a lot of heat, noise and dust. The heat makes seeing them on a forward-looking infra-red system easy and the dust is a good visual clue during the day. The other major reason is that most armoured vehicles have thinner armour on the roof of the turret and on the engine deck, ...
See also:Armoured warfare, Armoured warfare - First World War, Armoured warfare - The inter-war period, Armoured warfare - Second World War, Armoured warfare - Arab-Israeli wars, Armoured warfare - NATO and Warsaw Pact, Armoured warfare - Tank tactics, Armoured warfare - Airborne threats, Armoured warfare - Support Read more here: » Armoured warfare: Encyclopedia II - Armoured warfare - Airborne threats |
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| | | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Merkava - General remarks Like any other tank, the Merkava is vulnerable to command-detonated landmines. During the Al-Aqsa Intifada, three Merkava Tanks were destroyed by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, on February 14, 2002, March 14, 2002 and February 16, 2003. A total of 10 Israeli soldiers, who were inside the tanks, were killed in those incidents. A number of Merkava tanks were also damaged at various extents, including an incident, on March 19, 2004, in which a tank overturned after being hit by a landmine, injuring 2 soldiers.
Overall, the Merkava project is considered a great success, both in i ...
See also:Merkava, Merkava - History, Merkava - Merkava Mk 1, Merkava - Merkava Mk 2, Merkava - Merkava Mk 3, Merkava - Mk 3B, Merkava - Mk 3 4th generation, Merkava - Merkava Mk 4, Merkava - Special Merkava variants, Merkava - Merkava 3 LIC, Merkava - Merkava Ambulance, Merkava - Merkava-based armored fighting vehicles, Merkava - Merkava Armored Recovery Vehicle ARV, Merkava - Merkava based APC/IFV, Merkava - Merkava based self-propelled artillery, Merkava - General remarks Read more here: » Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Merkava - General remarks |
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| | | | | Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Merkava - Merkava-based armored fighting vehicles Armored fighting vehicles built on the basis of a Merkava tank chassis.
Merkava - Merkava Armored Recovery Vehicle ARV.
The Merkava ARV, called Nammer (Tiger in hebrew) is an armoured recovery vehicle based on a Merkava chassis. It is capable of rescuing stuck tanks and carries a back-up power plant for the tank.
Merkava - Merkava based APC/IFV.
Israel developed a heavy APC/IFV based on Merkava tank chassis called Nemmera ("tigress" in Hebrew, but also an a ...
See also:Merkava, Merkava - History, Merkava - Merkava Mk 1, Merkava - Merkava Mk 2, Merkava - Merkava Mk 3, Merkava - Mk 3B, Merkava - Mk 3 4th generation, Merkava - Merkava Mk 4, Merkava - Special Merkava variants, Merkava - Merkava 3 LIC, Merkava - Merkava Ambulance, Merkava - Merkava-based armored fighting vehicles, Merkava - Merkava Armored Recovery Vehicle ARV, Merkava - Merkava based APC/IFV, Merkava - Merkava based self-propelled artillery, Merkava - General remarks Read more here: » Merkava: Encyclopedia II - Merkava - Merkava-based armored fighting vehicles |
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