The armament also changed: the rifled 105-mm cannon in the Merkava Mk 1 was replaced with a smoothbore 120 mm cannon used from the Mk 3 version. The backbone of Cahalu's armored forces are ...

Israel's Merkava Tank Has Hezbollah and Hamas 'Sweating Bullets' In recent conflicts with Hezbollah and Hamas, the Merkava tank has demonstrated its effectiveness, successfully intercepting ...

Hezbollah reported on Tuesday that its fighters had destroyed six Israeli Merkava tanks in various locations south of Lebanon using guided missiles. “In support of our steadfast Palestinian ...