Merkava Mk.4

* Default
* Eraser

## Crew

* Commander
* Driver
* Gunner
* Loader

The **Merkava Mk.4** is a progression Tier 9 Main Battle Tank under Sol Schreiber's dealership.

## History

Class: Main Battle Tank

Developed: 1999-2002

Service: 2003+

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 currently produced Merkava Mk.4 is the newest model of the tank. Visually, it might not look all that different from the older Mk.3D model but the Mk.4 is jam-packed with advanced technologies. The development of the Merkava Mk.4 started around 1999 as, arguably, the first major variant of the Merkava optimized not only for standard large-scale battlefields, but also for limited asymmetric combat since terrorists and insurgents are the most common opponents of the IDF. The protection levels were upgraded and the tank is armed with a new smoothbore gun, the IMI M253 paired with a semi-automatic 10-round magazine – the loader still has to insert the round manually into the gun, but this electric drum-like rack makes it much easier to do so. In 2009, the production was switched to an upgraded model with Trophy APS called Mk.4 Meil Ruach (or Mk.4M, also known under the name Windbreaker).

## 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.
* High Durability: This vehicle has more hitpoints than other vehicles of this Tier.
* 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.

## Upgrades

### Armor

Merkava Mk.4 Stock Armor
 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

**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°

## Abilities

**Description:**Mortar squad provides long-range high-arc indirect fire.

## Footnotes

1. ↑ 750 mm at 150m
563 mm at 500 m
2. ↑ 227 for partial Penetration
57 for Non-Penetrating Hit
3. ↑ 72 for non-penetrating hit
4. ↑ 111 for non-penetrating hit
5. ↑ 18 mm at 100m
9 mm at 1000m

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