Merkava Mk III

The Merkava was born out of the 1967 "6 day war" when the Israeli's decided to design and build their own MBT. The Merkava (Chariot) is an unusual MBT with an innovative design with specific attention to crew protection. The Mk III entered service in 1989 with vehicles being handed to the 188th Brigade of the IDF (Israeli Defensive Force). The Mk III is armed with a 120mm cannon, 3 turret mounted machine guns and a 60mm mortar installed in the turret.

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