Class: Main Battle Tank
Developed: 2007-2009
Service: 2009+
Vehicles Built: cca 460-480 (sources vary)
Operators: Israel
The Merkava ("Chariot") series is one of the most famous MBTs in the world, designed in Israel specifically with the IDF requirements in mind. All variants feature sloped armor and front-mounted engines, offering maximum protection to their crews. The design has its roots in the 1970s in a program led by one of the most influential tank visionaries of all time, General Israel Tal. Its heavily upgraded variants are still in service.
The Merkava Mk.4M (or Mk.4 Meil Ruach, which stands for “windbreaker coat”) is, simply put, a Merkava Mk.4 with a Trophy hard-kill APS installed on it. The development of this variant started around 2007 as a response to the ever-increasing threat of ATGMs, especially the deadly Russian Kornet. The mass-production of this variant was launched in 2009. The Trophy-equipped Merkava Mk.4 tanks have already seen combat, especially during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge where the system intercepted a large number of enemy RPGs and even guided missiles – the exact number is unknown (some sources claim around a dozen successful interceptions while others claim more than three dozen) but no Merkava Mk.4M has been lost in combat to this date.
Vehicle Traits[ | ]
Armored: This vehicle's armor can withstand a lot of punishment, allowing it to survive even serious firefights.
Heavy Weapon: This vehicle carries one of the largest weapons around with significantly increased damage per shot.
Moden APS: This vehicle's advanced Active Protection Sytem can destroy not only incoming ATGMs, but also other types of shells.
Fire and Forget: This vehicle features advanced ATGMs that, when a target (ground or flying) is locked, home in on it without having to be controlled manually.
Ready Rack: This vehicle features a Ready Rack, which consists of several easily accessible rounds. It can fire several rounds in rapid succession, after which the reload time increases. Ready Rack reloads automatically when not in combat.
Troop Compartment: This vehicle features a troop compartment, allowing you to repair your modules faster and to capture objectives more effectively.
This MBT's front is protected by composite armor. Composite armor consists of combined layers of steel and other material and offers excellent protection against HEAT shells and ATGMs. Its steel sides and rear are considerably more vulnerable. However, its heavily sloped frontal armor and the front-mounted engine offer a significant advantage when it comes to crew protection.
Weapon[ | ]
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Name
XP Cost
Credit Cost
Aim Time
Reload Time
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Weapon1
120mm IMI MG253 Smoothbore Cannon
Stock
Stock
1.96 s
6.40 s
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Stats:
Magazine Type: Ready Rack
Magazine Size: 4
Reload within Magazine: 2.50 s
Burst Fire Rate: 24.00 rd/min
Depression/Elevation: -7.0° / 20.0°
Ammo: 120mm M322 APFSDS 120mm M339 "Hatzav" HE 120mm M325 HEAT-MP LAHAT ATGM-TH 120mm M338 APFSDS 7.62mm AP
Description: This ability temporarily improves your vehicle's acceleration, turret and hull traverse rates, and damage dealt to modules as well as your reload speed and the time it takes to repair your own modules. It also grants extra protection against ramming damage. However, it also reduces your maximum speed, the effect of foliage on your camouflage and makes your vehicle easier to spot when firing your weapon.
Conditions: This ability becomes inactive if the vehicle speed is 40km/h or higher.
Override
Override
400,000
Acceleration: +200% Max Speed: +5% Handling: +100%
N/A
8 s
53 s
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Description: Temporarily improves your vehicle's acceleration and maximum speed. This ability also makes you lose less speed during sharp turns.
Conditions:
TopSpeed
Top Speed
400,000
Acceleration: +200% Max Speed: +5% Hull Traverse Rate: +50% Camo Penalty from Motion: +50%
N/A
20 s
60 s
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Description: Temporarily improves your vehicle's acceleration, maximum speed and hull traverse values at the cost of increased camouflage penalty for movement. In other words, activating this ability makes your vehicle easier to spot when moving.
Conditions: No conditions bound to this ability.
MortarTroop
Deploy Mortar Squad
Stock
Squad Size: 1 Upgrade: 82mm O-832DU HE Ammo Type: High-Explosive Damage: 480 Vision Range While Stopped: 175m Camouflage: 40%
Cooldown: 0.5s Intercepts Gun Shells of Caliber Over: 100mm Extra Charges: 12
N/A
10 s
120 s
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Description: Once activated, the APS starts intercepting all incoming projectiles (save for autocannon ones) with increased frequency, consuming APS charges in the process.