Academy 13429 1/72 Merkava Mk. III

Following the "Six-Day War," Israel's leader, General Israel Tal, determined that it was time for Israel to have a sufficient and sophisticated armored vehicle. Having scrapped together vehicles from discarded Shermans and Centurions, the time had arrived for Israel to build their tanks. Within nine years of development, the Merkava was born. Manned by four and powered by a Teledyne Continental AVDS-1790 V12 Diesel engine, it was equipped with a 105mm M64 L71A tank gun, a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun, two extra LMGs for the commander and loader. 1989 marks the introduction of Merkava Mk III, the most numerous version in service today. This model faithfully recreates the Merkava Mk.III Tank in 1/72 scale. The fully assembled model is 12.8cm long and 3.8cm wide.

Features

• Two roof-mounted 7.62 mm machine guns for use by the commander and loader
  
• A 60mm mortar for firing smoke rounds or suppressing dug-in infantry anti-tank teams
  
• Remote-controlled M2 Browning 0.50 caliber heavy machine gun controlled from the turret
  
• IMI 120mm gun
  
• 128mm in length
  
• 38mm in width

Includes

• Parts for assembling the Merkava Mk.III Tank
  
• MG251 IMI 120mm main gun
  
• 7.62mm FN MAG GPMG
  
• M2 heavy machine gun
  
• Semi-connected tracks
  
• Waterslide decals
  
• Detailed manual

Four finishing options

• Merkava Mk.III, 188th "Barak" Tank brigade, 1990
  
• Merkava Mk.III Combat-Trainings-Center, 1990/1991
  
• Merkava Mk.III, No.1
  
• Merkava Mk.III, No.20