From: KH.Ranitzsch@t... (K.H.Ranitzsch)
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 11:45:36 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Merkava Mk.4
A few days ago, Israel revealed the Mk.4 Version of its Merkava tank. Info and a lot of pictures can be found here: http://63.99.108.76/ubb/Forum13/HTML/000879.html Replace the tracks with grav units and it could be straight out of the GZG or DLD catalogue ;-) Greetings
From: John Atkinson <johnmatkinson@y...>
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:20:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: Merkava Mk.4
> --- KH.Ranitzsch@t-online.de wrote: It's huge and ugly as sin. And the Mk III was such a handsome tank, too. With a very small frontal sillouette. On a more serious note, that overhang looks like a wonderful place to put the satchel charge or shoot the RPG, as a couple posters commented. Overall, I think the IDF has outsmarted themselves. To be fair, however, that picture with the crewmen is a bit misleading, as based on how their weapons were carried, I doubt any of them are taller than 5' 6".