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This is the Israeli Merkava Main battle tank. It’s 120 mm MG253 smooth bore cannon can fire multiple types of munitions on target 2,000 meters away while on the move thanks to its sophisticated fire control systems. The development of the Merkava takes us through multiple wars and a unique period in Israel’s history. It tells us a lot about how Israel’s domestic military industrial complex became the powerhouse it is today. I want to find out what type of tactics and strategy work best with the Merkava in urban warfare. We’ll also explore the vehicle’s strengths and weaknesses.
Written by: Chris Cappy & Armando Duarte Galán
Edited by: Maksym
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1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state
2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.
4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.
5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.
6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.
7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine empire, not a Palestinian state.
8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.
9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.
10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.
11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.
12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.
13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.
14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.
15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.
16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.
17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.
19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.
20. Actually, in this piece of land there has been everything, EXCEPT A PALESTINIAN STATE.
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The amount of technological/military prowess Isreal has procured since its inception is SUPER IMPRESSIVE!!! Isreal "Gets sheet done" unlike current US method of 50 committees for 1 task…
The heavier weight isn’t much of a problem for the Israelis as they don’t have to travel great distances or cross a lot of bridges.
Crappy, we need to get you a kilometers to miles calculator.
Necessity has always and always will be the mother of all invention. In a time of war this necessity is forged in fire to proved the sharpest weapon.
What advice would I give the day of the big tank and personal carrier is over so how would I give advice to usa make a tank with atifical ai thats have the size with missles 4 to five times distance with a shoot with out targeting missiles . Also build armored carrier trucks mine sweepers with missles that can shoot down drones missiles also make a new humvee six doors 1 box up top with at least 50 new improve flex missiles with cameras on head with a shoot and find a target within a 10 mile radius also has the abilty to shoot down drones and missles and rockets ,change the 50 cal to 2 10 millimeter with ammo that can cut down trees walls similar to special forces boat but make the 10 millimeter barrel as long as possible for range the 10 millimeter gives more control room for more ammo the barrel can be thickened cooled down faster and used longer and can stop running attacked vehicle bomb attacks this is the way to go with an attacking forces 😮
Informative, entertaining, and well-written. Nice.
Why is the hatch on the top so open? Or is that a norm for tanks?
Jews are the most savvy business people in the world and they know how to stretch their monies.
I wish I had a dollar for every time I heard the word "Merkava" mispronounced in a "professional" video. I could buy a week's worth of fancy meals just from this video alone.
Home build haha what a name
The markava was easily knocked out by hamas
The cope cages of the intital invasion were generally considered to be anti-ATGM, meant to interfere with a Javelin strike from above, and they were accordingly ruthlessly mocked. FPV drones didn't start factoring as a major consideration until later in the conflict.
Incorrect they called them cope cages because when Russia first used them was because they thought it would stop javelin dropping grenades from drones hadn’t happened then once that was a thing these cages made sense but that wasn’t why they were originally used
Merkava V – Unstoppable!!!