1/35 Academy Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Merkava Mk.II MBT
Another one mark Merkava from IDF. This model is build base on Academy Brand. Another 2 mark Merkava MBT need to be collect in the future. The Merkava Mk. 2 was designed long before the Lebanon War (1982). In fact, Merkava Mk. 2 was designed as early as the late 70s, when the first model (Merkava Mk. 1) entered service. Lessons learned from the operation of the Merkava Mk. 1 tanks were applied to the Merkava Mk. 2 tanks, mainly in the following on improved mobility, improved fire control system, improved special armor, internal 60mm mortar. The production of Merkava Mk. 2 tanks continued until the end of 1989, at which time Merkava Mk. 3 t tanks started to come off the production line.
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