Merkava / War Thunder

The state of Israel had to fight for its survival right from the very beginning - and then the Israeli military had to rely on hand-me-downs from the WW2 era. They used everything, from Cromwells and Shermans to outdated Renaults… and it took the new country several decades to make a full switch to modern British and American designs.
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[@simongr63]

Gotta say, Gaijin at least did one thing right - they picked a tremendous narrator for their channel! Props to you mate!

[@Tamburello_1994]

I don't even play the game and I agree. Just here for the content. That's the ultimate compliment

[@Wiewioor666]

Oh yeah! Bruce is great!

[@taxidermypolarbear1724]

Cries in April fools:

[@dzulfikar5933]

The sounds stays the same bro

[@simongr63]

@@dzulfikar5933 What do you mean by that?

[@seafaring41]

Britain: We won’t sell you our tanks Israel: Well shet, Might as well make my own tanks. Britain: Wait what?

[@Real_Claudy_Focan]

"we gonna mount these test Chieftains backwards"

[@ofekk213]

**proceeds to make a tank that puts the challanger 2 2F to shame**

[@GM-xk1nw]

No one likes to sell tanks to criminal countries except the US and Russia.

[@AlistairAi]

@@GM-xk1nw True, that's how Egypt got their tanks

[@ofekk213]

@@GM-xk1nw and i wondered where were the haters, the comments seem clean of them tho...

[@davidsal98]

"Have you seen any merkavas with your own eyes??" Sweats in Hamas

[@Shmuzznik]

XD

[@JonathanParsons.]

LOL

[@terrypicovski]

“And you do you have any information or are you a soldier of the IDF ? write your mispar ishi down below”

[@samsaliba1532]

Malti int? Jien Saliba wkoll kunjomi!

[@Bluestripsenclavelove]

Yes

[@KomradeSeals]

Europe: "Here, have some WW2 vintage tanks." Israel: "Sweet but can we get something a bit more modern?" Europe: "lolno" Israel: "Fine, I'll do it myself."

[@schnitzel0330]

In fact Britain was under pressure of Saudi Arabia who have threatened to scale down oil delivery to the United Kingdom. In order to prevent that they made a step back and decided to not sell the Chieftain to Israel

[@itzikashemtov6045]

@@schnitzel0330 Best decision ever, We got this amazing piece of war machine in battle now.

[@danieltsimbler343]

Not to mention that (in my opinion) the latest Mk4 for example, look like spaceship on a Centurion hull with frontal engine

[@rom2987]

I once saw a Merkava brigade training in the "Negev" (Israel desert) that was really cool

[@warbadger8292]

only once lol they are there all the time

[@ronslevy7922]

I Once saw a Mercva getting transferred

[@jewishlifematters]

@@ronslevy7922 Merkava

[@rashed7z533]

Palestinian* desert

[@yangurevich8547]

@@rashed7z533 no one asked for your political opinion

[@travisyelland42]

It's just not the same without the chains with balls of steal hanging down the back of the turret.

[@novak8851]

Go back to school

[@kocayrklibirinsan3056]

it should be modification

[@araska3280]

True

[@night2957]

@@kocayrklibirinsan3056 no its should come stock

[@c0br4-themoon3]

I think the Mk4 it's the one with that type of armor

[@no2475]

My favorite Merkava tank? The one that you can unlock in the tech tree, of course! Oh wait...

[@SupaMan2122]

You’ll be retired by the time you unlock it 😂

[@aneko6713]

Wdym? Are you saying merkavas are premium?

[@Dazhimself]

I think they expected anyone who will want a merkava will have some money, so they want you to buy it instead of earning it... Its like they're saying Jews have more money or something lol

[@kotikura]

I'm not sure if that aged like milk or wine...

[@no2475]

@@kotikura Why not both? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Now to decide what to do with my Merkava 3D coupon, lol.

[@OutriseLP]

I hope we will get one more chance to get one, sadly I missed all of them...

[@baruchratz512]

You can sell things on the market place, until you have enough, I'm doing that right now.

[@PerditasAcademy]

Yup

[@yonneye2427]

@@baruchratz512 Because everyone has access to the market

[@neptune5726]

I mean the mk 3 is like 160 gaijn coin atm which is well out of price range

[@jPlanerv2]

@@neptune5726 price will only go up with time

[@biggesthorst4503]

Origin of excellent British engineering. Wait what. What did i just witness

[@baruchratz512]

Lol, nice one

[@Dude-nu5be]

Scratch that "British" and put in Iraelsi

[@ofekk213]

@@Dude-nu5be thats the joke

[@Slycarlo]

Gaijin could just have add the Israeli tanks on American tech tree with their own line of research tanks like what they did on the South africa on British tech tree

[@AJ-happydad]

How would they milk American players for more money if they did that?

[@JefferytheSpaghettiPlant]

@@AJ-happydad more grind = more money

[@EFE-kc5pg]

they shouldnt have done that for SA anyway

[@Li8eralsarescum69]

Over my dead body lmfao

[@JefferytheSpaghettiPlant]

@@EFE-kc5pg why?

[@tomerlubashevski2315]

I'm an Israeli solider and I saw plenty of Merkavas mk4 the best thing about them is that they have air conditioning

[@unknownace7084]

יו גם אתה ישראלי?

[@user-gy3em2rs9j]

@@unknownace7084 lots of people that play war thunder are

[@turklander69]

@@unknownace7084 Lots of people that play war thunder are I just speak a bit of Hebrew

[@tomerlubashevski2315]

@@unknownace7084 כן

[@j.lawrence9242]

@@unknownace7084 שיריון!!!

[@oopp8611]

I love the fact that this channel is so active

[@Donpru]

Indeed unlike their competitor company Wargaming

[@rashedbaderalthabahi9671]

Israel: Has old tanks. T-55: ha ha easy kell Israel: hmm... *reveals Merkava* T-55:Oh no no no...

[@artemivanovichmikoyan3710]

The arab weapns now its very good Like t90 and m1a2 The iraqis shoot down f/a 18 by mig25 foxbat

[@golucid745]

@@artemivanovichmikoyan3710 Whether they use them well is questionable, though

[@artemivanovichmikoyan3710]

@@golucid745 labanon use Cornet abvance version Thats mean they can destroy merkava tank easily

[@shrk128]

@@artemivanovichmikoyan3710 didn't lebanon got kaboomed by their own home-sponsored terrorist militia? Besides, Kornet ice-cream missile's only good if you can hit your target - I doubt their skills are that good. And even if they ARE, that's what TROPHY is for; people seem to forget; TROPHY is not only an Active Protection system with a hard-kill feature, but also a soft kill system that can jam the incoming missile, misdirect it, and can detect incoming lock from enemy forces before a missile is even launched - there's a reason the merkavas are covered with radar dishes like they are. And even IF you disable a single merkava, it's allies in the field have already found your location (because a missile launch isn't quite stealthy) and chances are you're about to eat a 120mm shell, a nasty burst of 12.7 mm rounds, or yeeted by a bomb from a plane. Syria (that's basically deleted from the whole isis thing), jordan (who are sorta chill despite shaking their fist occasionally), Egypt (who are also chill while shaking their fist on occasion and also co-operate with israel against ISIS in the sinai peninsula ) all tried, with (at the time) brand spanking new soviet armor to take us on and they failed; and it wasn't even the equipment's fault, since the commanders basically ordered a charge over an open area against an opponent in an elevated and entrenched position who are equipped for a defensive battle and with tanks that are meant to work slopes. Hell, they didn't even use their NVD properly. WHILE ATTACKING AT NIGHT. I fail to see how (or why on earth) would any of these neighbors attack Israel, when they have more to lose than to gain. The only reason I can see is the palestinian thing, but that's a made-up word; that community is composed of Jordanian, Egyptian and Syrian refugees from around the '48-'67 era who were denied their citizenship in a political move back in the day, as well a very small amount of indigenous people who were evacuated from their original settlements back in the day. Nothing justifying a country to give up a sizeable part of it's territory for absolutely no gain. But sure, by all means, try to 1v1 IRL one of the leading countries in scientific, technological and pharmaceutical countries, whom can call on more than two million citizens as reserve forces, and is one of the world's leading arms dealers selling to over 20 other nations. That should go well. Go ahead.

[@ballsdeep7056]

@@artemivanovichmikoyan3710 athe mig 25 can reach 3 match while the f 18 is 2 also the mig 25 is a interceptor

[@yanivray]

I was Merkava mk. 4 Gunner. best job of my life.

[@dontmindme4466]

have you operated in any other tanks, say the magach? how were they?

[@bipbopking1101]

@@dontmindme4466 The Magach tanks have been retired for a very long time so probably not unless he's very old which is unlikely.

[@dontmindme4466]

@@bipbopking1101 thought maybe one was kept and used during demonstrations or something

[@bipbopking1101]

@@dontmindme4466 Nah, the only place you'll see them now is in museums. Though I think some of them are displayed in military bases too (not operational just for decoration)

[@dontmindme4466]

@@bipbopking1101 ah, i see. my bad lol

[@baruchratz512]

I saw a merkava twice in real life, it's a very cool tank, that made me appreciate the complexity of modern tanks. Also, my grandfather was an IDF sherman commander in the yom kippur war (1973), and got an award for that. Inside War Thunder, I am planning on buying a merkava, but I first need to get a few tanks closer to that br, because my main interest is planes, and I don't know how to properly play top tier (or almost top tier) tanks.

[@gutaguta0115]

Don't you mean 1973 and not 1873?

[@baruchratz512]

@@gutaguta0115 thanks for the correction, I did mean 1973

[@mr.sisterfister2903]

Nice, I live in Israel so I see them a lot and my house is quite close to the factory that builds the turret of the mk 4 (and also you write tier not tire).

[@baruchratz512]

@@mr.sisterfister2903 nice, and thx for the correction

[@NickThePilotUSA]

@@baruchratz512 i didnt know israel used the sherman til the 70s, pretty interesting but israel and us as a people have a habit of breathing new life into old designs (Kurnass 2000 phantom performed better than 4th gen planes in the 80s and the US made them pull the plug cuz they thought it would hurt sales) among other examples.

[@ginod8914]

Day 8: make test runs possible for non-premium vehicles that you don't own too (and maybe update the test run arena!)

[@gtaman4602]

Yes

[@dantem4119]

This isn’t an issue on pc. I think it has to do with the gaijin shop being unavailable for console.

[@tacshrimp5184]

This is a good idea

[@Crazyguitarist38]

With all the ammo setups !

[@tacshrimp5184]

@@Crazyguitarist38 yes

[@mattdovale]

Fun fact: The Israeli Centurions won over the Arab T-55 and T-62's because of their 15 degrees of gun depression and the Soviet tanks couldn't raise their guns high enough.

[@Muffinkakes1]

Talk about gaming on your terrain advantage

[@mattdovale]

@@Muffinkakes1 I wish we had 15° gun depression in War Thunder but that would be broken af

[@lil__boi3027]

@@mattdovale I wouldn't mind We need large maps that Russian tonks can rush and american/brit/israeli can defend with large depression

[@happyalltheday2275]

@@lil__boi3027 thats a suicide mission!

[@happyalltheday2275]

@@lil__boi3027 Israel tactics was killing you in the back

[@gfortunate8650]

When I was eleven, my parents took me to Israel for my mother's birthday. Our tour guide was an Israeli native and was an active member of the IDF. Because at the time I was super engaged in the military as a young lad, he took us to an military base and we met with some of the soldiers there. While my parents weren't looking the young guys put a helmet and flak vest on me and gave me a M4 (that I think wasn't loaded looking back lol). Mom took a picture, and then we got to see what I think was the Merkava Mk4. I got to climb in it too. I don't know about the space thing for the Mk4 if it was that model since it was super tight, but overall it was a great experience.

[@AightImmaDip]

The israeli military are honestly really nice people and are really fun to be around them.

[@hadarweil7131]

Fun fact: my grandpa helped design the merkava mk 1

[@YTMMS-hy6mz]

You a jew?

[@hadarweil7131]

@@YTMMS-hy6mz yes

[@alphauros8120]

@@hadarweil7131 nice

[@sylvain01]

@@hadarweil7131 y-yes 🥺👉👈

[@Alirious_thunder]

Fun fact , my grandpa helped destroy them in Lebanon 🥺👉👈

[@LuckyLuke689]

Please add the balls and chains to the Merkava series, you guys already added animated buckets to several tanks, this shouldnt be too hard

[@leakahoshi5049]

I don't think so. massive building distruction already make the game quite laggy, adding real 3d animation probably will hit the engine limitation.

[@turklander69]

The chains and stuff were added in the Merkava MK 4 so till they add it they won’t do it

[@LuckyLuke689]

@@leakahoshi5049 it can be implemented the same way tracks are. basically, if they can add actual 3D tracks (all animated and moving) i dont see how this isnt achievable

[@LuckyLuke689]

@@turklander69 google merkava mk2, and you'll see it with balls and chains..... as well as mk3... they both have them

[@yoyolast6559]

As an Israeli I have seen Merkavas multiple times. The last time I saw a Merkava was a couple of Merkava Mk.1 set up outside the Shizafon military base on display as well as some other types of Israeli armor. On the way there there were also tank firing ranges with a bunch of Merkava Mk.4M. Hopefully we will get that in War Thunder some day ;)

[@blkmgk16]

F you give that land back

[@Benamon9]

@@blkmgk16 nah

[@aids1205]

@@blkmgk16 Lmao stfu kid

[@BigfootsArmsRace]

Yoooooo dude wassup

[@johannesthesportsathlete6756]

God bless Israel 🇮🇱 🇮🇱 🇮🇱

[@14thbkrctsecks]

if you fix test drive map, ill be happy

[@aidanrocha9488]

whats wrong with it?

[@jmsdfdamacloid__9306]

Nothing

[@14thbkrctsecks]

@@aidanrocha9488 well, you can only shoot tanks and that's it

[@Νικόλαος-ΡαφαήλΛασκαρίδης]

@@14thbkrctsecks thats the point of it tho innit?

[@riccards]

@@Νικόλαος-ΡαφαήλΛασκαρίδης yeah ofc, you cant test anything else like amphibous and stuff, but its not like testing us for that. And you cant also test all vehicles!

[@phoenixeye22]

I saw a Merkava in the Tank museum of Saumur (France). It was one of the widest tanks of the museum! and also the only one that have a full presentation, from the enginering to the combat activities, in videos and multiple photos.

[@itzikashemtov6045]

If we give a present then why not decorate it abit :)

[@grieftex803]

I am a gunner on a Merkava IV tank, nice summary 👍

[@z3rochief665]

In comparison to other tanks, how big is the Merkava mk4 compared to other Mbts because it looks smaller than the abrams but bigger than the k2

[@j.lawrence9242]

שיריון

[@grieftex803]

@@z3rochief665 I have never been around any other mbts so you may just compare the sizes on Wikipedia

[@manuelmurphy8322]

Does the real thing have the M2 machine gun over the main gun breech? how is it used? it seems that you have to crawl out of the protection of the turret to man it

[@grieftex803]

@@manuelmurphy8322 it does have the m2 browning, you have to crawl out to load it but you can fire it from the inside.

[@jacobjoseph5396]

I'm in the Nahal Brigade in the IDF, I had training of 4 days without sleep in winter climate on the golan heights with an armor division, We had many merkavas rolling next to us in the extreme rain and snow we had, It was a pleasure seeing the power of our Merkava tanks, And I am proud of it.

[@meridiasbeacon7669]

You do us proud, your hard work keeps us safe. All the best to you guys at Nahal!

[@Asmar420_]

@@meridiasbeacon7669 Abusing Civilians isn't hard work

[@123456789X17]

Here from the Givati brigade 💪🏻

[@TomilHVH]

@@Asmar420_ nobody asked for your opinion

[@jacobjoseph5396]

@@Asmar420_ Nah, Ain't abusing civilians, Peace and love brother.

[@Yeeetman]

Fun fact: the french did something similar to israel by not selling them mirages so israel just made it's own aircraft based on the mirage, the kfir (which I hope to see in french tech tree soon)

[@gamingkingdom1146]

Nope thats the nesher and they did it by stealing their mirage 5 plans lmfaoooo and they made the kfir by strapping a phantom 2s engine to the nesher XD

[@Maverick966]

The Merkava 3D is still missing the LAHAT laser guided ATGM!

[@gamingkingdom1146]

Not just the 3D but all of them

[@Maverick966]

@@gamingkingdom1146 Yes but the Merkava 3 was the first Merkava to use the LAHAT

[@yakovkratzberg802]

@@gamingkingdom1146 mk3 had 120mm smoothbore which allowed it to use lahat The 105 was rifled I believe

[@edxcal84]

My Dad was a US Army Tanker from 83'-89', he was on M60A3's and M1A1's. After he got out he told me if he could have been in any tank, it would have been the Merkava, for it's crew survivability alone! So I've been hearing about that Tank since I was 6 years old!

[@saracen1488]

100% child proof , can resist any stones throwing.

[@hampy9294]

as an israeli u are not wrong my guy xD

[@arinyv]

Can also resist suicide bombers, rockets, rpg's, fire kites and loser ideology. Can destroy invading armies incompetent armor. Most probably killed more terrorist then any other tank.

[@SpitFire-ug5uw]

100% Salt inducing in its enemies.

[@j.lawrence9242]

@Сергей Владимирович Таборицкий palestine children? What is that? A salad?

[@hamzakanso5453]

funny

[@nightshadedawn]

Now we need the Merkava Mk 4.

[@scp-049lover8]

Boy do I have news for you

[@nightshadedawn]

@@scp-049lover8 Now we need the F-111 Aardvark.

[@zedtank]

I saw some merkavas in real life. inside, ontop and beneath :-) I was a Merkava Tank Commader :-) Thanks for the video, made me proud!

[@user-nb7ts1qv5j]

I'm Israeli and I really appreciate the research on this video. I saw a MK4 in real life and it is by far my favourite, hope your working on getting it in the game. the only complaint I have is that the name "Merkava" is pronounced as it sounds and not like "Merchava", The stress on the last syllable is correct though (got me a little off guard ngl). Love from Israel!!

[@leonidkalinin462]

אשכרה יש אנשים שמשחקים בזה בארץ

[@biggesthorst4503]

remember tho. merkava, even with a 4 remains paper :D

[@panzer-blitz-1446]

Hallo ich mag das juden

[@Fatuzci]

@@leonidkalinin462 IDF squadron, search it in squadrons

[@unknownace7084]

יו גם אני לא ידעתי שיש אנשים שמשחקים את זה בארץ

[@chriswagner5177]

"Have you seen any merkavas with your own eyes?" Yes! In Munster, in the german Tank Museum. :)

[@shrk128]

Munster actually traded Latrun a Leopard 1 for that baby - You should try visiting there (Latrun); I went a couple of times and it's just hundreds of meters of armored warfare history, so thick you can almost smell the diesel, gunpowder, and gay sex jokes.

[@user-ii1ii5sm9e]

@@shrk128 bro waht is u problem waht he say that u mad for

[@tinycockjock1967]

@@shrk128 You can definitely smell the diesel and the oil…

[@tinycockjock1967]

@@user-ii1ii5sm9e He ain’t mad tho

[@razerez]

Im a gunner in a "merkava mk4 400" in the idf, it is much better then mk3, has battle controll systems (like mini map with enemys irl but even better ) and an active missile protection system named "wind coat"

[@ManuelKahana]

Wind Breaker :)

[@scp-049lover8]

Or as we in the west call it "Trophy"

[@omrikad]

Served as a merkava 4m TC. Best job ever.

[@kakakiri2601]

I see merkava i click

[@ffpg369]

Same

[@galadato7425]

Same

[@stephanhugo4185]

Same

[@f-20tigershark20]

Same

[@Ozebe]

same

[@PNolandS]

Israel could (and probably should) be their own nation. Merkava being in the US tech tree just doesn’t make sense

[@theneef174]

Good luck with getting a full tree.

[@yellowlightsyndrome9959]

I’d wanna see that too but most of the tech trees have ww2 aircraft and tanks however Idk how Israel would do that.

[@mufticheesecake4532]

Makes perfect sense, since US funds them, Israel pretty much owned by US, and maybe Britain

[@exit5398]

My co-worker was an IDF mechanic on the Sho't Kal and Mk1 Merkava, lots of cool stories, nice to see you guys finally doing this.

[@jacobspeirs8938]

Yes indeed, I've seen one with my own eyes. Czech Republic owns two Merkavas in museums, fully capable and operational. We own Mk. I in our garage. But sadly I have never seen it in motion or firing. One is stationed in Lešany Museum and other one I dont know. It's magnificent tank.

[@itzikashemtov6045]

We won't forget the aid we got from you're country during our independence war, If anything happens to you I am sure "somehow" the enemy will see a full brigade of those beasts in Europe.

[@hashy4940]

When you're early but don't even play War Thunder

[@Tamburello_1994]

Right?

[@BadassBobY]

@@Tamburello_1994 right

[@hashy4940]

@Nadhif Dirgohayu okay.... you play in 720p?

[@thatguy3977]

@Nadhif Dirgohayu this isnt 1990 why are you playing on 720p noob

[@BooMeringue1]

I sometimes log in and look at my vehicles.

[@Farmuhan]

Finally my lovely MBT. I hope this is a sign for Merkava Mk.4

[@cloroxflavoredbleach9362]

mk3-d is one of my favorite tank designs ever

[@crozzer7689]

I like the mk3 that doesn't have the extra side armor on the turret. Hope WT won't skip it and put it in the future somehow

[@lil__boi3027]

Merkava3 BAZ is my favorite

[@yairasraf657]

im from isreal and i saw the merkava

[@matir7396]

I actually was invited INSIDE a merkava 4 when i visited israel, quite an experience to say the least

[@polakus9812]

I will be in Leo2a6:)

[@shlosman3068]

I live in israel and i have never invited inside a merkava 4 :(

[@matir7396]

@@shlosman3068 Go to the latrun museum, if you have some firnds in the the army u might be allowed, i was with a program and our guide was a soldier so he knew people there and managed to let us in

[@skwidthecrayfsh34]

Oop, straight away we can tell which side of the six day war gaijin supports

[@KomradeSeals]

topkek

[@lil__boi3027]

Based gaijin

[@ofekk213]

the merkava is the best tank is the world because of one reason: it has air conditioning.

[@kacperborzecki4390]

Some models of M1A2 Abrams also have AC

[@ofekk213]

@@kacperborzecki4390 oh thats new to me, i just know 99% of modern nato tanks hame multi milliom dollars of weaponary and equipment, but no AC for some reason.

[@iconickiwi4952]

War thunder : Merkava is good Lebanese soldier: lemme show him a little trick I learnt xD

[@InuchiyoMaeda]

There's a Mk.1 or Mk.2 in the German Tank Museum in Munster. I really like the design that puts the safety of it's crew above everything else. :)

[@yuvalwoldarsky7430]

I saw Merkavas in action back in 2014 in a IDF show in the Golan Heights, is one of my favourite memories seeing those chariots firing all their weapons at once followed by mechanized infantry and a pair of artillery pieces

[@warbadger8292]

lol the ptsd from 2014 zhok eitan

[@commandergeokam2868]

So we will see the merkava 4 in this year?

[@colepreston4872]

*knock knock* Mossad! OPEN UP!

[@Stivonim]

mk4 has aps so i doubt it

[@ddddchannel837]

This is the only tank outside the Soviet tech tree that I play

[@odedasy]

Served on the Merkava 2B and 2D variants, as well as having a look-around the mk.3 and 4 variants.

[@avneriko_ze]

Saw all of the merkavas, love their thickness. Love the merkava.3B ingame its pretty awesome :)

[@aplersgarage]

merkava in game not have a chain :(

[@ahmadariqdarwish2042]

The fact that the frontal armor is not that thick

[@Zealot2024]

Honestly these tanks are some of the best in the game-particularly the 3D. As an Abrams player who never bounces anything, my 3 merkavas are welcome additions to my line-ups.

[@cadabreon6743]

Man, so many Israelis in the comments. Makes me proud.

[@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356]

And many pro Palestine losers

[@jeff-np9jm]

@@kittycatwithinternetaccess2356 funny how they think spamming the Palestinian flag in the comments would contribute to anything

[@idohermel1998]

well, i am an ex IDF infantry and had the luxury to train next to these work horses (merkava mk.4) and feel the ground shake under my feet as they drove next to me and feel the air leave my body when they fired close to me, and i had the luxury to be in one

[@hillelmerkin8498]

I’m actually a driver of the merkava mk. 4! It is so cool to see our tanks in War Thunder, they’re so detailed!!!

[@Spaceman0720]

The merkava has a sci-fi feel to it and how it prioritizes the survivability of the crew a priority This is why i love the merkava

[@ahmadariqdarwish2042]

Actually the driver sit beside the engine and the frontal armor is pretty ez to get penned and you can easily triggered the ammorack if you shoot at the back of the tank

[@Spaceman0720]

@@ahmadariqdarwish2042 i was talking about the real life tank

[@ahmadariqdarwish2042]

@@Spaceman0720 dude I was also talking about the real life

[@Spaceman0720]

@@ahmadariqdarwish2042 okay sorry but my point still stand, survivability is priority and the merkava is designed for that, also the merkava was designed more as a defensive tank and fire in dug in positions and hold the line

[@ahmadariqdarwish2042]

@@Spaceman0720 merkava is very ez to spot with thermal cuz the engine position and the hull can be penned by any ATGM and APFSDS the turret is the only part of the tank that have very good armor

[@randomname9395]

I did! I've been to an Israeli museum and there were TONS of planes and I saw the Merkava mk.1 and more historical tanks they used. It was very interesting, I've learnt a lot.

[@ODST_Parker]

The turret on the earlier models is a bit of a turn-off for me, but the Mk. 3 variant is actually quite good looking. Reminds me of those sci-fi tanks you constantly see in games and such, with the turret way in the back, the Scorpion from Halo probably being the most obvious. It's a neat design, really unique. Hell, even Gaijin's own fake sci-fi tanks use that design.

[@AntiNoobDefence]

Thing is, I've found the mk.2 turret to bounce more apfsds shots than the mk.3 lol

[@philippeszwarcbart6507]

Check out the mk4 turret, looks like a UFO lol

[@anonanon1025]

You should see the Mk.4! Best tank in the world, over 20,000 ATGMs fired at it in Gaza and Lebanon, only 6 ever destroyed.

[@philippeszwarcbart6507]

@@anonanon1025 not to mention the high crew protection and survivability

[@philippeszwarcbart6507]

@@anonanon1025 not to mention the high crew protection and survivability

[@Fusbrodah]

I remember seeing one at a bus stop in front of a base i worked at. They were bigger and wider than i expected

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

I just remember during my armor ID course while training to be a TOW missileman the merkava series had a super distinct look. I loved it because it was always very easy to identify and list it's unique features during tests.

[@RooseveltGuilherme]

In which army?

[@notdoomguy1616]

I have a feeling we're about to see the Merkava 4 in the game

[@pelegkedem4696]

Probably not because most of the info on this tank is secret and it’s have a lot of features that are not in game

[@notdoomguy1616]

That didn't stop them from adding the M1A2, 2A6 and T-80U now, did it?

[@EasoLV]

@@notdoomguy1616 To be fair, T-80U is not exactly secret, thanks to the fall of USSR. Hell, Russia even used them to write of debt to South Korea. Those were not export versions. 2A6 is kinda easier, since Leo2 is so ubiquitous and from what I understand the export versions are not lesser ones, it is the same tank, with some local differences and variations in ammunition. Abrams - now this is an actual guess work, export versions have different armor and ammunition. T-90 - same thing as Abrams. As for Merkava - depends on the model. M1 in working order is accessible in Czech Republic (a gift for museum) and supposedly also in Jordan. M3 and M4, especially of latest modifications gotta be under seal, though.

[@jessicababadostov2986]

I've seen these first hand, and got a chance to climb around in a Merkava 3 as well as later saw a Merkava 4. These massive beasts are not kidding around, and look like prehistoric dinosaurs on land. An amazing piece of machinery with all sorts of modern tech looking back at you when you come near it.

[@morgoth8410]

I'm serving in the idf. and my base in the south is a training base so I see a lot of the merkava mark4 in active it's really powerful tank

[@irinashidou9524]

What cool vehicles...if only they all weren’t event vehicles

[@pacoguggydoctor]

Love these tanks, to bad they are expensive to get your hands on one

[@thealmightybread9641]

My teacher fought in the Yom kippur war.

[@artoriusm.3413]

Hoping that Gaijin adds the ball/chain rear armor to the Merkava like another game did right. I was hoping to see the Merkava IID in the game too.

[@9k111]

What game?

[@anarchymachine5221]

Fun fact: half of comments served in merkava mk 4

[@zazzyboy8592]

Even me an Arab always thought the Merk was sexy af, admiration of engineering has no borders

[@papakilo-2750]

your pfp lol

[@TalKreimerman]

my brother is currently serving in the IDF as a tank Driver in the markava mk 4, btw please add the merkava mk 4, it can be a great addition to the game and the "Trophy" system on the tank can be very cool in game as well

[@xdas11]

Last April fool's event had active protection system on all tanks so it's probably in final testing so maybe it will be a thing in half year

[@TalKreimerman]

@@xdas11 yep, that’s exactly what I thought as well, also there were these missiles that your could launch from the tanks that also remind the Israeli spike missile

[@tommyleelorenz8011]

I saw it at the tank museum Munster in Germany ,one of the Guides told me that you ( Gaijin ) were coming soon to collect data and I was there before it was added to the game. So I guess you where in Munster to complete the model or somthing.

[@omercarmin9172]

I live in Israel and I saw a merkava once in the east of israel

[@brunodesariofan8585]

And it is worth mentioning that no one ever died in a merkava mk1

[@mikeplaysblitz6208]

Same with Challenger 2!

[@mikeplaysblitz6208]

Israeli technology is so good

[@GHOST-im3xh]

I served with these beasts... Especially the 4's and the most modern ones the 4-400 (the M model) AND I HAVE TO SAY THEY ARE LACKING THE ICONIC CHAINS ON THE TURRETS IN THE GAME!!!! How could you miss that part????

[@fuckinantipope5511]

I noticed that too when inspecting the Merkavas recently. I hope they'll eventually get added. The chains are iconic! The Merkava is pure love. Can't wait to get my first one, but I am only at tier 4, researching my first tier 5 Israeli tank

[@advisingsoap3439]

What about the Merkava Mk.4?

[@niryos5233]

Thiccboi tank

[@araska3280]

Shut that is a israeli secret מפגר

[@blgames5148]

Well I have serviced in the IDF and saw ALOT of merkava action! Even been inside a mk3

[@weylako214]

idea for next april 1st: make the barrels and machineguns of tanks part of the hitbox, so that players get stuck on buildings and other objects. It would infuriate everyone!

[@gamingkingdom1146]

Some men just want to watch the world burn...

[@T34B4993R]

I saw the early Merkava tanks in action in june 1982, during "Peace for Galilei". I was based in the south of Lebanon with UNIFIL then.

[@T34B4993R]

@Pommy Pie Dutch

[@Jacob87439]

Q: will you ever make it possible to test drive/test fly any vehicle regardless of how close you are to unlocking it

[@kocayrklibirinsan3056]

NO because.... gaijin need money

[@tinycockjock1967]

“Have you seen any Merkavas with you own eyes?” Yeah, I was stuck for 30m behind two of them on freeway 90 at 10PM. And there’s an awesome tank museum near my house that also houses the last Panzer 4 used in battle

[@GT-og8ol]

I saw all merkava marks in real life I was on operational merkava mark 3 and 4 I liked the merkava mark 4 the most and I really want to see it in the game , looking forward every patch to see if you have any progress on the merkava mark 4, pliz pliz pliz make this tank yours fan player.

[@yann1922]

I love the Merkava's turret design, that change from the more rectangular one like the Leclerc, I hope to see more modern tank with this type of design because it is just BEAUTIFUL

[@jnlk2505]

Merkava mk4 confirmed 🥺

[@josephportnojgaj7096]

I was a tank gunner in the Israeli army, participated in the 1973 and the 1982 wars, the tanks I had the honor to ride in were the centurion , the magach and the merkava mk 2 and I resent the fact that Israel does not have its own tech tree in war thunder, Israel developed also airplanes and other vehicles worth adding in the game

[@jewishlifematters]

also 1:39 you say: Mer-ka-va (i speak Hebrew fluently as well as English)

[@lior_theboom]

Agreed

[@seniorkuskus3636]

yes. im an israeli and i wanted to say that

[@araska3280]

מה קורה

[@lior_theboom]

@@araska3280 הכול טוב

[@yotametsion3766]

טוב לראות שיש קהילה ישראלית למשחק

[@pelegkedem4696]

I saw all of the merkava’s in Israel tank museum. went there few times with my grandpa because he was a solider in the armed forces of Israel and he used the magach and the shot kal

[@chilijufran5767]

What a timing for a recommendation huh

[@ag_064]

I love this tank. I found it in a toy store. As a "Construct plastic tank from scratch" kit and I love this tank since then

[@sneznypernik5016]

Now I wonder if Czechoslovakia or Czech republic tried making it's own tank.

[@papakilo-2750]

shit's gonna be filled to the brim with vodka and beer

[@Agm1995gamer]

Tankers told me the merkava back space was never meant to carry troops because it's just too small. What it can do is become a temporary ambulance. The ammunition from the back is discarded and the tank can carry a single injured person on a stretcher + a medic. Also the mg251 120mm smoothbore waw intended to make the RH120 lighter by making the barrel walls thinner and giving it a better composite thermal sleeve that would be also better for extremely hot weather.

[@Retly_Ai]

Merkava Mk4 is definitely on my to buy list if it releases.

[@DarthBaras13]

The Merkavas on display at Latrun are amazing. Also I personally hope/dread Gaijin adding more Merkavas to the game, especially in the US tree.

[@yorai26]

I was a tank driver in the merkava mark 4

[@F15_C]

Epic!

[@eldadholostoy3775]

Yes I saw merkava in my own eyes

[@benelbaz8715]

Excellent video !!! I enjoyed every minute of watching this! 🇮🇱 now Israel is using the merkava mk 4

[@itaynoy4042]

there is a variant of the merkava which is called the "Namer" ( נמ"ר in hebrew meaning tiger ) which is basically just the chassis without the gun which is made as a personnel carrier. the "Namer" has 3 main variants: "Namer APC" (נמ"ר נגמ"ש - the basic one but with a turret like any other APC's). "Namer combat" (נמ"ר לחימה - which is a APC with turret carrying a 30mm automatic gun on it. which I would personally love to see in the game) and a combat engineering variant called "Namera" (נמר"ה - like a female tiger). there is also a "Namer-bulance" i dont need to explain that one. it just has a silly name

[@yoyo777]

Leperd not tiger Tiger = טיגריס Leperd = נמר Its not that hard

[@itaynoy4042]

@@yoyo777 רגע אשכרה??? שנייה אני בודק

[@OmerSalomon]

I live in israel and i went to a memorial place at the valley of tears the valley of tears was a great battle between Syria an israeli forces the israels has 1 armored brigade against 3 syrian armored divisions the israeli brigade came victrious anyways i remember right next to the memorial place you could see an israeli tank company stationed in a camp

[@erikakurosaka3734]

Merkava has more direct lineage that made them related to the Centurion (In fact, Merkava is basically a Centurion driven in "reverse", literally from the earliest prototype down to the suspension design it used in service) yet for some reason its getting placed in the US tech tree, making the US tech tree as bloated as the Russian.

[@nerya9557]

I think its there becaus a lot of parts in the merkava(cannon for example) is an american parts, and the merkava is not exacly "Centurion-revers-engineering" it take a lot from the Centurion, but the majority of the design is israeli engineers to make the perfect tank for israel's needs. (fan fact: the pre-first prototype(og' 1973) had a patton turret(or magach) because the real turret wasnt ready)

[@erikakurosaka3734]

@@nerya9557 "a lot of parts in the merkava(cannon for example) is an american parts" Except it wasn't. the 105mm gun it used were already a familiar gun in IDF because they already locally-producing the L7 105mm for other use in Magach and Sho't Kal as "Sharir gun", and they just happen to get the technological access to the M68 breech design for more compact tank gun. The internal component, including its electrical component that drive the turret is derived from them studying the the Centurion instead of American design. What the Merkava has so far was a direct lineage from "the tank that saved Israel from its annihilation" Sho't Kal instead of from the "Charred Body Carrier" Magach or American tank design in general. Even the gun mantlet-mounted "coaxial" .50cal MG was inherited from Sho't Kal (where if the NVD is not mounted, the mounting slot instead was used to mount the MG) This g*yj*w snail only did it to bloat the US tech tree with vehicles that made them as overpowered as the Russian while they "spit on the British tech tree player" for shits and giggles LMAO, all with the effort to milk the gullible american playerbase jsut like how they milk CommieChina playerbase with the copy-paste branch-i mean the Chinese tech tree.