Ground Vehicles
Merkava Mk.1
VI
Rank
AB
9.3
RB
9.3
SB
9.3
Battle rating
Israel
Research country
Medium tank
Main role
160,000
Research
450,000
Purchase
General information
Survivability and armour
Armour
front / side / back
Hull
90 / 50 / 30 mm
Turret
65 / 65 / 65 mm
Visibility
151 %
Crew
4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward
5460 km/h
Backward
1113 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
14.81328.122.9 hp/t
Engine power
9007961,7171,395 hp
Weight
61 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
7.2x–8.0x
4.0x–20.0x
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Optical device
Armaments
105 mm Sharir cannon
Ammunition
54 rounds
First-order
6 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
8.7 → 6.7 s
Vertical guidance
-8 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed
basic crew → aces
Horizontal
2823.852.738.1 → 403475.354.4 °/s
Vertical
75.624.515.7 → 1083522.4 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEATFS | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | |
| HESH | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | |
| APFSDS | 338 | 336 | 330 | 323 | 315 | 307 | |
| Smoke | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition
1,000 rounds
Belt capacity
100 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate
575 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| API-T/I/AP/API-T | 31 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 6 | |
7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition
6,000 rounds
Belt capacity
200 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate
1,000 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP/AP/T | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
2 x 7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun
Ammunition
3,600 rounds
Belt capacity
200 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate
1,000 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 50°
Horizontal guidance
-120 / 120°
Turret Rotation Speed
basic crew → aces
Horizontal
6353.6118.685.7 → 9076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical
6350.4220.5141.1 → 9072315201.6 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| AP/AP/T | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
4,128 → 6,006
RB
4,077 → 5,932
SB
5,307 → 7,722
Crew training
130,000
Experts
450,000
Aces
2,000 
Research Aces
890,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
150 / 190 / 230 %
214 %
Total cost of modifications
131,500
223,000
Talisman cost
2,400
Research order:
Mobility | |
|---|---|
Protection |
|---|
Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|
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