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“For when you absolutely must have the biggest tank on the battlefield. With much greater armor and firepower, it easily dispatches smaller tanks while absorbing tremendous punishment. However it has a very high population cost and the slow rate of fire can cause it to be bogged down by overwhelming odds.”

Merkava is a standard level 8 Heavy Tank unit unlocked in Space Age. Its predecessor is Heavy Tank Mk.7 and can be upgraded to Heavy Tank Mk.9.

Historical Description[]

During the mid-1960s, Israel began researching the possibility of developing and manufacturing a domestically designed tank. The Israeli tank was primarily designed around combat experiences gained during the Yom Kippur War, resulting in heavy emphasis being put on crew survivability. By 1974, first prototypes of the new “Merkava” tank were constructed and put through initial testing. After nearly a decade of development, the Merkava Mk.1 was adopted for service by the IDF in December 1979 and modernized versions continue to serve with Israeli forces today.


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