Unlike most other tanks, the Merkava can also carry an eight man infantry squad internally, with complete armor protection. The first Merkava Mk Is were delivered to the IDF in April 1979. Production continued up to 1983.
Unlike most other tanks, the Merkava can also carry an eight man infantry squad internally, with complete armor protection. The first Merkava Mk Is were delivered to the IDF in April 1979. Production continued up to 1983.