1/35 Tamiya Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Merkava Mk.1 MBT
This year 2013, I'm started new mission to start collected Israel Ground War Machine. This Mark 1 Merkava MBT has been build by Mr lee Wui Chong. Another great finished model after T90A MBT. I am still waiting second Merkava Mk.3 from him also hahahaha..Waiting waiting with patient hahahaha.
The first Merkava Mk. 1 tanks were supplied to the IDF in April 1979, nearly nine years after the decision to produce the Merkava Mk. 1 tank was taken. The Merkava Mk. 1 tank has been designed in accordance with experience gained from IDF armored battles in all Israel's wars since the Sinai Campaign (1956). The Merkava Mk. 1 is unique in its basic concept, common to all generations of the Merkava Mk. 1, according to which armor and survivability of the tank are its basic features. The tank's protection is based on all-round spaced ballistic armor, and deployment of the tank systems around the crew, thus utilizing basic elements and systems of the tank to protect the crew and ammunition, in addition to their specific functions. The most striking example of this concept is placement of the power pack (engine and transmission) at the front of the tank.
The Merkava Mk. 1 tank participated with a high degree of success in Lebanon War (1982) when the war started Israel had 200-300 Merkava Mk. 1 tanks. The Merkava Mk. 1 proved superior to the Syrian T-72 MBT (then the Soviet's newest tank). Production of Merkava Mk. 1 continued up to 1983
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