Merkava Mk.2B (USA) - Revision history

U146866080: added slightly more info to the armour table that i forgot to add -Thunderer121

2024-04-16T12:29:43Z

added slightly more info to the armour table that i forgot to add -Thunderer121

U146866080: Added a armour table with info

2024-04-16T12:23:07Z

Added a armour table with info

U15663414: Added the m413 APFSDS ammo to the table

2023-10-09T18:17:59Z

Added the m413 APFSDS ammo to the table

U38088265: /* Ammunition */

2023-01-16T21:31:57Z

‎Ammunition

U38088265: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-14T14:12:16Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U44629479: /* Ammunition */ Updated data for the shells

2022-10-01T17:01:59Z

‎Ammunition: Updated data for the shells

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2022-09-13T10:29:33Z

‎Machine guns

U44629479: Edits

2022-08-20T10:59:15Z

Edits

U20043873 at 05:49, 15 May 2022

2022-05-15T05:49:08Z

U38088265: /* Ammo racks */

2022-04-02T13:20:39Z

‎Ammo racks

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 |-
 |Turret
-|30 - 65 mm (1-71°) + 25 mm (Composite Screens) ''Turret front''
+|30 - 65 mm (1-71°) + 45 mm (Spaced armour) + 100 mm ( Cast Homogenous armour near mantlet) + 25 mm (Composite Screens) ''Turret front''
 Variable thickness armour (0-75°) ''Gun mantlet''
-|65 mm + 25 mm (Composite Screens) ''Upper turret armour''
+|65 mm +  45 mm (Spaced armour) + 25 mm (Composite Screens) ''Upper turret armour''
 Variable Thickness Armour mm (0-60°) ''Lower turret armour''
-|65 mm (11° - 66°) + 20 mm (Tracks)
+|65 mm (11° - 66°) + 45 mm (Spaced armour) + 20 mm (Tracks)
 |30 mm
 |-

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:23, 16 April 2024
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	Stick to facing the front armour towards the enemies. The side and rear armour are thin to the point of non-existence, and the rear of the tank has all the ammunition, so anyone able to aim there will get a clean one-hit knock-out. That, or they will knock out most, if not all, of the crew, which is still a knock-out.		Stick to facing the front armour towards the enemies. The side and rear armour are thin to the point of non-existence, and the rear of the tank has all the ammunition, so anyone able to aim there will get a clean one-hit knock-out. That, or they will knock out most, if not all, of the crew, which is still a knock-out.
		+
		+	{\| class="wikitable"
		+	!Armour
		+	!Front (Slope angle)
		+	!Sides
		+	!Rear
		+	!Roof
		+	\|-
		+	\|Hull
		+	\|60 mm (67-76°) ''Front glacis''
		+	60 - 90 mm (30-57°) ''Lower glacis''
		+	\|50 + 10 mm ''Top''
		+	50 + 20 mm (Composite Screens) ''Bottom''
		+	\|30 mm (12-44°) + 200 - 600 mm (air) + 30 mm
		+	\|20 - 30 mm
		+	\|-
		+	\|Turret
		+	\|30 - 65 mm (1-71°) + 25 mm (Composite Screens) ''Turret front''
		+	Variable thickness armour (0-75°) ''Gun mantlet''
		+	\|65 mm + 25 mm (Composite Screens) ''Upper turret armour''
		+	Variable Thickness Armour mm (0-60°) ''Lower turret armour''
		+	\|65 mm (11° - 66°) + 20 mm (Tracks)
		+	\|30 mm
		+	\|-
		+	\|Cupola
		+	\|30 mm
		+	\|30 mm
		+	\|30 mm
		+	\|30 mm
		+	\|}

	=== Mobility ===		=== Mobility ===

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152, M156, M111, M416}}
+{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152, M156, M111, M416, M413}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
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 |}
 -->
 === Machine guns ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=us_merkava_mk_2b_late Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152|M156|M111|M416}}
+{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152, M156, M111, M416}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
+{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152|M156|M111|M416}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 ! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead
 ! rowspan="2" | Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! rowspan="2" | Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse delay<br>(m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Fuse sensitivity<br>(mm)
-! rowspan="2" | Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! rowspan="2" | Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 ! colspan="3" | Ricochet
 |-
 ! 0% !! 50% !! 100%
 |-
-| M152 || HEATFS || 1,173 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
+| M152 || HEATFS || 1,174 || 10.5 || 0.05 || 0.1 || 1,270 || 65° || 72° || 77°
 |-
-| M156 || HESH || 732 || 14.85 || 0.1 || 4 || 4,310 || 73° || 77° || 80°
+| M156 || HESH || 731 || 11.4 || 0.1 || 4 || 3,170 || 73° || 77° || 80°
 |-
-| M111 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 3.79 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
+| M111 || APFSDS || 1,455 || 4.2 || N/A || N/A || N/A || 78° || 80° || 81°
 |-
 |}
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 ! Ammunition
 ! Velocity<br>(m/s)
-! Projectile<br>Mass (kg)
+! Projectile<br>mass (kg)
 ! Screen radius<br>(m)
 ! Screen deploy time<br>(s)
 ! Screen hold time<br>(s)
-! Explosive Mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
+! Explosive mass<br>(TNT equivalent) (g)
 |-
-| M416 || 730 || 11.4 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
+| M416 || 732 || 11.6 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 50
 |-
 |}

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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Coaxial || 900 (200) || 577 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 1,000 (200) || 577 || N/A || N/A
 |-
 |}
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
 |-
-| Coaxial || 5,950 (200) || 600 || N/A || N/A
+| Coaxial || 6,000 (200) || 600 || N/A || N/A
 |-
-| Commander's cupola || 1,750 (200) || 600 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
+| Commander's cupola || 1,800 (200) || 600 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
 |-
-| Loader's cupola || 1,750 (200) || 600 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
+| Loader's cupola || 1,800 (200) || 600 || -10°/+50° || ±120°
 |-
 |}
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 '''Cons:'''
 * Stock HEATFS round will have difficulties dealing with vehicle with opponents composite armour
 * Selecting machine gun allows to use only one of the 7.62 mm guns at a time

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 This does not mean that the Merkava is frontally invincible, however. The lower front plates are weak; even if they are stronger than the upper ones in pure armour thickness, the effective one is way lower. However, the lower front plate is the weakness of most tanks anyways, so this is to be expected. Also, there are some parts of the front armour that are weak, such as the turret gun mantlet and the area around it, as well as the uppermost part of the frontal upper plate, but being hit there, especially from long distance, is going to be all in the enemy's luck, so worrying about those spots is not necessary all the time.
-Where this tank shines though is how it fixes the lower frontal plate issue. This vehicle's secret ace is its position of the engine. It is in front of the tank, covering most of the frontal lower plate and a decent part of the upper one as well. Thus, any hit there will certainly stop the shell coming at it, especially against HESH, HEAT, and sometimes HEAT-FS shells as well. It will also stop most of the shrapnel, protecting the crew even further. However, this also means increased risk of fires and being immobilized, so having the ''Parts'' and ''FPE'' module will be important to be able to quickly repair the tank and put out fires.
+Where this tank shines though is how it fixes the lower frontal plate issue. This vehicle's secret ace is its position of the engine. It is in front of the tank, covering most of the frontal lower plate and a decent part of the upper one as well. Thus, any hit there will certainly stop the shell coming at it, especially against HESH, HEAT, and sometimes HEATFS shells as well. It will also stop most of the shrapnel, protecting the crew even further. However, this also means increased risk of fires and being immobilized, so having the ''Parts'' and ''FPE'' module will be important to be able to quickly repair the tank and put out fires.
-Stick to facing the front armour towards the enemies. The side and rear armour are thin to the point of non-existence, and the rear of the tank has all the ammunition, so anyone able to aim there will get a clean way of a one-shot. That, or they will knock out most, if not all, of the crew, which is still a one-shot.
+Stick to facing the front armour towards the enemies. The side and rear armour are thin to the point of non-existence, and the rear of the tank has all the ammunition, so anyone able to aim there will get a clean one-hit knock-out. That, or they will knock out most, if not all, of the crew, which is still a knock-out.
 === Mobility ===
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 {{Specs-Economy}}
-For Merkava it's even more important to research Parts and FPE, as the principle of its protection is to allow damage to happen, but without being lethal to the crew. Second important upgrade in tier II would be either NVD (if you play [[Realistic Battles]]) or Adjustment of Fire (for the [[Arcade Battles]]). Tier III requires you to research 3 modifications, necessary one is the Crew Replenishment. The other two depend very much on a play-style you prefer, but in either way M416 smoke shell can be freely ignored and researched as the final modification for the tank. For Tier IV the M111 shell is a good choice if you plan on playing in the BRs higher than {{#unit:us_merkava_mk_2b_late|BR}}. Laser Rangefinder would be an improvement for a more sniping play-style in the [[Simulator Battles|SB]] and RB. For more mobility-based gameplay Engine should be the first module researched at this tier, as it offers by far the best increase in horsepower per RP spent.
+For Merkava it's even more important to research Parts and FPE, as the principle of its protection is to allow damage to happen, but without being lethal to the crew. Second important upgrade in tier II would be either NVD (if you play [[Realistic Battles]]) or Adjustment of Fire (for the [[Arcade Battles]]). Tier III requires you to research 3 modifications, necessary one is the Crew Replenishment. The other two depend very much on a playstyle you prefer, but in either way M416 smoke shell can be freely ignored and researched as the final modification for the tank. For Tier IV the M111 shell is a good choice if you plan on playing in the BRs higher than {{#unit:us_merkava_mk_2b_late|BR}}. Laser Rangefinder would be an improvement for a more sniping playstyle in the [[Simulator Battles|SB]] and RB. For more mobility-based gameplay Engine should be the first module researched at this tier, as it offers by far the best increase in horsepower per RP spent.
 == Armaments ==
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 * Multi-layered spaced armour provides a good protection against HESH, early HEAT and some ATGMs
 * Has access to a thermal sight
-* Good mobility once spaded. Can take the capture zones with lighter vehicles.
+* Good mobility once spaded. Can take the capture zones with lighter vehicles
-* Good gun with effective choices of ammo, with stock HEAT-FS round working very well overall and a potent APFSDS shell that is superior to the XM-1's M735 round
+* Good gun with effective choices of ammo, with stock HEATFS round working very well overall and a potent APFSDS shell that is superior to the XM-1's M735 round
-* Engine in the front gives some extra protection to the crew.
+* Engine in the front gives some extra protection to the crew
 * Low silhouette, excellent for hull-down position
 * Very good gun stabilization
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 Upgrade Mk. 2B improved the fire control system, including the addition of the thermal sights.
-Tanks took part in the number of Israeli conflicts during its career, notably 1985–2000 South Lebanon Conflict, 2006 Lebanon War and the 2008–09 Gaza War. Much like its predecessor, Mk.2 became famous for its crew protections. There's never been a crewmember killed inside of the tank and none of the wounded crewmembers ever suffered burns, comparing to 26% in the earlier [[Magach 3 (USA)|Magach]] tanks.<ref>Armor, Volume 109, Issue 3, page 17</ref>
+Tanks took part in the number of Israeli conflicts during its career, notably 1985–2000 South Lebanon Conflict, 2006 Lebanon War and the 2008–09 Gaza War. Much like its predecessor, Mk.2 became famous for its crew protections. There's never been a crew member killed inside of the tank and none of the wounded crew members ever suffered burns, comparing to 26% in the earlier [[Magach 3 (USA)|Magach]] tanks.<ref>Armor, Volume 109, Issue 3, page 17</ref>
 In October 2014 IDF's 7th Armored Brigade was the last to retire Merkava Mk.2, switching to Mk.4 instead.<ref>[https://www.armyrecognition.com/armies_in_the_world_analysis_focus/seventh_armoured_brigade_of_israeli_army_will_be_equipped_with_merkava_iv_trophy_tanks_2910141.html Seventh Armoured Brigade of Israeli army will be equipped with Merkava IV Trophy tanks 2910141]</ref>
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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 <gallery mode="packed" heights="250px">
 File:GarageImage Merkava Mk 2B (USA) Operation FROST.jpeg|{{PAGENAME}} in the Operation F.R.O.S.T. garage
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-* [[Merkava Mk.1 (USA)|Merkava Mk.1]]
+* [[Merkava (Family)]]
 == External links ==
 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->

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 <references />
 {{USA medium tanks}}
 {{Winter Event}}

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 ! 2nd<br>rack empty
 ! 3rd<br>rack empty
 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
 |-
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 |}
 -->
 === Machine guns ===
 {{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}