In 1969, the British refused to sell Israel the Chieftain MBT despite the fact that for several years the Israelis had trialed two pairs of Chieftain Mk. In fact, I would go as far as claiming that there was no real reason for the Merkava to exist. The layout with the engine located in the front of the vehicle was a novel idea for a tank, but it was hardly a technological marvel as APCs already had had a front-mounted engine for some time at that point. There is actually nothing at all technologically advanced or new about those two variants of the Merkava MBT, or, for that matter, the Merkava 3, but that's a topic for another day. When it comes to specifically the Merkava 1 and the Merkava 2, this is far from the truth. Myth 1: The Merkava is one of the most advanced tanks in the world. While the Merkava is certainly one of the most iconic tanks in the world today, there are several myths surrounding it that need addressing. In Part 1 we covered some of the nomenclature myths, but now we will take a look at the crown jewel of Israeli tank design, the Merkava Main Battle Tank. Orders are usually despatched on the same day, or the next working day and this will be advised via email.ĭuring checkout please make sure that all boxes marked with an asterix are filled in, if a box isn't relevant to you then please enter a dash or dot.A guest article by one of our esteemed community contributors, Life_in_Black You may have to pay any local sales tax or import duty due. UK Vat of 20% will be deducted from the price of all new kits at checkout (there is no VAT to be removed from books or pre-owned). There is a minimum postage charge of £9.50 for overseas orders. The cost of postage is based on a percentage of the order value and will be calculated in the shop basket so you will see exactly what the total order cost will be before providing payment details. OverseasĪll overseas orders will be shipped via Royal Mail Airmail. United KingdomĪll orders £3.75 flat rate applied at checkout or select click and collect to pick up from us during our business hours (Monday to Friday 9-5). All items are checked for completeness prior to sending and are well packaged in a strong box with plenty of void fill where necessary. We pride ourselves on fast dispatch times and excellent packaging to make sure you get your order as quickly as possible.

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