Tank Merkava

By ziv ziner

  • Israel Tal, the head behind the idea

    Israel was a general in the armor force when he thought about the idea of Merkava tank. Tal won twice Israel's security prize in the years 1961 and 1973. more over, Israel contributed a lot to Israel defense forces when he commanded soldiers in wars and Was responsible for the development of combat projects in the Ministry of Defense.
  • The beginning of production of the Merkava tank

    The beginning of production of the Merkava tank

    The production of the Merkava began in 1979, and over the years, more advanced models were developed.
    The most advanced model is the Merkava 4 chariot that has been in production for over a year 2003. Merkava tank is the shield of the armor force.

  • The tank's actions in wars

    The tank Participated in several wars: In the first and second Lebanon wars (1982, 2006), the second intifada (2002-2003) and Operation Tzuk Eitan (2014).