Merkava Mk 3

Main battle tank, Israel. In service since 1989

How to recognise it

Front-mounted engine and a long wedge turret set far back, with older and less sharply pointed armour than the Mk 4.

Also known as

Merkava 3

Used by

Israel

Same family

Naming one of these instead still scores family points.

• Merkava Mk 4

Other tanks

• Altay
• C1 Ariete
• Challenger 2
• Challenger 3
• K2 Black Panther
• Leclerc
• Leopard 1A5
• Leopard 2A4
• Leopard 2A5
• Leopard 2A6
• Leopard 2A7
• M1A1 Abrams

All 30 tanks

Sources

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• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkava