Ground Vehicles
▃Merkava Mk.2B
VI
Rank
AB
9.3
RB
9.3
SB
9.3
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Medium tank
Main role
Israel
Operator country
General information
Survivability and armour
Armour
front / side / back
Hull
90 / 50 / 30 mm
Turret
65 / 65 / 65 mm
Visibility
103 %
Crew
4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward
5460 km/h
Backward
2326 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio
14.312.627.322.1 hp/t
Engine power
9007961,7171,395 hp
Weight
63 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
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 | 337 | 335 | 330 | 322 | 314 | 306 | |
| Smoke | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| APFSDS | 408 | 405 | 398 | 389 | 379 | 370 | |
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition
1,000 rounds
Belt capacity
200 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
3,869 → 6,109 
RB
3,952 → 6,240
SB
5,050 → 7,974
Crew training
150,000
Experts
520,000
Aces
2,100 
Research Aces
950,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
150 / 200 / 230 %
220 %
Total cost of modifications
159,200
264,400
Talisman cost
2,600
Mobility | |
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Protection |
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Firepower | ||
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