@@sirbachelorboredmen1314 Yep all tanks are pretty vulnerable but for sure i would prefer to have some of them on my team too. But as we have seen lately it dont matter what tank you have if you dont use it right. The Israeli will probably see sort of the same as the Russians get. Though if it work, then a chain relay of iron beam along the border will make sure they dont fly simple drones with a grenade over the border, or guys in a hangglider. I also think they are portable to a large degree, so probably something more armies around the world would want to look into. I am sure Russian front line soldiers would love such a " bug" zapper CUZ drones are driving them insane. Active defence on tanks which the Israelis are also into, that's very interesting, and would probably soon be a must have on tanks. CUZ there are no shortage on tank killers out there.
Merkava is a damn good tank, but probably not what Ukraine needs right now. Merkava is designed as a defensive tank and is slow compared to stuff like the M1 and the Leopard 2. Having said that, they're still solid tanks and I'm sure that Ukraine could find some way to use them even if they probably aren't that useful for the breakthrough that will hopefully happen soon.
@MajorHattery Merkava is made for all terrains, and it is better than any other tank in difficult muddy terrain ua-cam.com/video/Fl0Cl54GJNM/v-deo.html&si=jt0mWU89oyDa1B61
Not sure if it's really good for Ukraine. Israel builds its defense for very specific reasons basically covering its own needs. Maybe some of these needs are met in Ukraine but probably not all of them. Of course any weapon can be readjusted for different purposes but may it lose its efficiency? I don't know.
The Merkeva is an unbelievably good tank, and the most defended MBT ever developed, but it isn't actually ideal for Ukraine. It's heavy (for perspective, 50% heavier than a T-72) and so large swathes of the front will be impassable (it was designed for desert combat, not mud). Similarly, its high-tech systems and large size burn fuel like crazy, and so Ukraine's supply lines might have issues with that. Additionally, the Merkava has several pieces of tech that cannot fall into Russian hands--namely, its Trophy APS has a 95% effectiveness on taking out ATGMs, up to the heavy Kornet. It's been installed on Abrams and Leopards, and nobody wants Russia to capture a sample of that tech. What I would bet is that Cyprus, or a similar small nation that wants highly defended tanks to prevent tanker losses, is buying up Merkava to replace their existing tanks, and then might send the old ones to Ukraine.
Another video suggested older Merkeva's would be sold. The Israelis are SELLING this tank unlike us suckers in America that are giving our military hardware away for free.
@@snowdogthewolf Well, you should read the top comments and watch the videos about western and non-western tanks on youtube. And then you will understand why I wrote my comment. By the way, no, not all Russian tanks explode from dropping a shell from a drone. Because the Russians put grids over the tanks that everyone in the west laughed at.
@@paulwilson8061 We laughed because they probably put those cages to protect them against Javelins and other ATGMs, which did as much as a good job as a metal grille would do against top-attack missiles. They probably found out later that it DID work better against drone-dropped ammo
@@BenyKarachun it tends to be slower, though. The M1 Abrams is faster, and that gives it an advantage in open terrain, and allows more options to deliver fast-paced shock and exploit gains. The Merkava is a fantastic tank and despite my comment, if I was building an army I'd use Merks primarily. The Merkava hull needs to be used as a basis for more AFVs, IMO. I take it you were Merk crew?
@@randomcoyote8807 M1 is faster on road, not offroad. Merkava is built for extreme terrain like the Golan Heights and would be way more nimble than rival MBTs, thanks to its special suspension system. That includes a lot of mud, small rivers, hills and very rocky terrain. Merkava hull is used for the Namer which is an APC with a 50cal RCWS and recently the Namer IFV with a remote controlled turret with 30mm autocannon and 2 Spike ATGMs. There's also the Namera, which is the engineering version of the Namer, and there are various subtypes of the Namera, like one with special optics and sensors against mines, one with towed vertically launched missiles canister against mines, another version with a crane etc. All of those are equipped with Trophy of course. No I wasn't a Merkava crew but I was close to them in my service and I know a lot about them.
If Cyprus is indeed getting Merks Mk. 3, it will be free to sell its brigade-worth of Russian T-80s, and these Ukraine could field immediately without conversion training. The Merkava was designed for rocky, mountainous terrain which is exactly what Cyprus is, not for the flat, muddy plains of Eastern Europe. It would be nice to be able to release Cyprus' infantry from their BMP-3 deathtraps as well, but there's no other IFV-assault gun combo on offer except for the Chinese monstrosity with the same potentially ejectable turret.
I think the most interesting part of Cyprus getting Merkava's, is if they get into another conflict with Turkey, we get to see if the Merkava's do good, even if it's just a Mk. 3.
@@SamFBM Unlikely, with whats happenign now...iirc, the deal was to sell them to cyprus and cyprus transfers its T80 to Ukraine. As is, Ukraines logistics are already hard pressed with 4 different MBTs. Plus, Israel is not fighting enemy as advanced as russia
It would probably do extremely horrible considering some weigh in at 62 to 70 tons. That's the reason why israel is the only place that have it. It's made for the environment they fight in. Also it doesn't like bridges
People are such a narrow minded they think that just cheap drone and rpg7 round and tank is destroyed . Its not that a cheap drone destroyed a tank , It just damage the tank but now defences are develop to counter drone and top attack . Its really hard to destroy a tank .
Maybe the British Army, should be looking at this Israeli Merkava Mk.V Barak Main Battle Tank, as a replacement for the British Challenger series 1, 2 and 3 MBT's for 2030's onwards!
Oh my, just like any tank made... ever. I get a kick out of these "my dad can beat up your dad" comparisons. In reality, both dads will die of cancer, accidents or heart disease. We all destined to death, 100% guaranteed. 🤣 So are tanks.
@yaboyed5779 Well, to be fair, the Russians are losing their tanks at unprecedented numbers. That may be why folks are cracking on Russian tanks. The truth is that ATGMs can defeat any tank. Large numbers of NLAWs, Javelins, and so forth have been sent to Ukraine, and subsequently, large numbers of Russian tanks participated in the "turret toss" event.
The only drawback if deployed in Ukraine is the Russian's usage of UAVs with bombs and both Mk2 and Mk3 lacks the Iron Fist or the Trophy active protection system, to improve the tanks' protection against advanced anti-tank missiles which use tandem-charge HEAT warheads.
@@snowdogthewolf You are not destroying most tanks let alone modern ones with that type of explosive. Merkava is garbage like it always was. They should ditch it and buy some abrams.
No, our Abrams is designed to work well in a much wider range of environments and be more balanced. The Merkeva is perfectly adapted to defensive desert warfare, where it is the scariest threat anybody can face. Put it in Eastern European mud, and it's going to have an issue. What the US and Germany have been doing however is taking individuals systems from the Merkeva and incorporating them into their tanks--for example, the US and Germany both use the Trophy APS system designed for the Merkava, while Germany has also adopted the Lahat anti-armor (tank or helicopter) missiles that are shot from the main turret.
Israel might be willing to sell Merkavas. That doesn’t mean it’s willing to give to Ukraine for free. Any nation that is able to buy Merkavas won’t be able to transfer them to Ukraine. That said, Israeli military weapons won’t see combat in Ukraine. Unless those weapons were co-developed by other nations. Example, Matador anti-armor missile system was co-developed with Germany.
Given how vulnerable tanks are I think we could see a return of the light tank. A much, much cheaper tank that doesn't try to defend itself against dedicated anti-tank weapons and tries to use speed and weight of numbers to overcome it.
@@happysickfreak8415 Speed isn't just about tactical mobility but also about strategic mobility. The faster a tank is the quicker it can get to where it needs to go.
The Merkeva is different though. It has an APS that has a 95% interception rate against heavy Kornets, and can also take out drones with the same system. Good luck hitting it with a helicopter too, as it can fire long-range anti-armor missiles from its main turret. It's expensive and heavy, but extremely well-defended.
@@ivanpopovac9554 Sure, they blew up a couple on a base (notice in the image of the burning one that the barrel still has its cover on). Congrats on damaging (not actually destroying) a couple inactive tanks. Watch what happens when the Merkavas go across the border into Gaza. It will be a day or two from now, max. See how many get destroyed.
@@theprogressivecynic2407 oh yeah it will be the same as hezbollah blowing them up with kornets come on now man. entering gaza with tanks is the dumbest thing you can do btw
Merkava tank looks good vs ground troops in some ways but it is no matched vs drones, landmines, and Jevelin or Arrow 12 or Kornet anti tank missiles. It cant run😢😢😢😢
@@rajaydon1893no sir, israel and the Palestinian resistance are in a militants war, it’s close range clashes not long range, it is the best for Ukraine but any tank in Gaza will be destroyed
it's easy to make commercials, but the reality is quite different. Your tanks are destroyed from old grenades from cheap drones and from a Soviet rpg-7.
The Mk. II was quickly disqualified for the construction of armored derivatives such as H-APC's, mobile command posts/ comms nodes, combat engineers' vehicles and suchlike, on account of its sucky suspension. It is certainly going to get recycled, hopefully into sturdy railroad tracks.
Not even the much-touted world's best tanks stood against anti-tank weapons, the same case is for aircrafts too. Only the answer to any weaponry in the world will be like deploy into the real battlefield, to prove your weapon.
@Al.Nuaimi Hamas kidnapped hostages for ceasfire negotiations the moment Israel will retaliate. Writing delusional comments on UA-cam don't change the fact that Hamas is being destroyed as we speak and Gaza will be freed from radical Muslim ideology. As for Hezboella, we have seen how the abandoned their Muslim brothers in this war, because they are afraid of losing. Nasralla can threat and bark like a dog all day but he won't do anything about it.
The Israeli Main Battle Tanks, Merkava MBT's as it is easily as good if not better than early Germany Leopard MBT’s. Or especially the French Leclerc Tanks, let alone are equally to both the American Abrams plus British Challengers 1 or 2’s. Or the South Korean older K1A1’s or K1A2’s Tanks or the newer K2 Black Panther / Heukpyo MBT’s and the Japanese older Type 74’s, Type 90 MBT’s or maybe the newer Type 10 Tanks as well, especially the new Merkava Mk.V Barak Main Battle Tank. The Israeli Merkava series of Main Battle Tanks, have always been better than any of the Russians older T-72’s and T-80 Tanks and/or T-90 MBT’s or the new T-14 Armata Main Battle Tanks (which there are very few of too). Or the Chinese Type 80 / ZTZ80 and ZTZ88, or Type 96 / ZTZ96, or Type 98 or WZ-123 , Type 99 / ZTZ-99 Main Battle Tanks and/or Type 15 / ZTQ-15 (nicknamed the Black Panther) third generation light tank too.
@@Yisraelamundas it may be true but a stuck tank is unusable. i saw a video about the abrams that is too heavy to function proparly because of the mud. and the merkava is heavier
@Yisraelamundas Dr. Jack watling from the royal united services institute has an interesting interview with Sun New. according to him, Western tanks are way too heavy to function properly as tanks. according to his research, tanks shouldn't be less than 45 tons or more than 55 tons. if less than 45 tons you don't have enough protection. if more than 55 tons your mobility suffers massively. meaning you get stuck all the time. they found that basically any weapon that can knock out a 55 ton tank can knock out an 80 ton tank.
@@Yisraelamundas yes it's fine for isreal. but that isn't what the comment you responded to was talking about. or this video. it is if the merkava would work for ukraine
Best tank for Israel but not necessarily for Ukraine. For example, its narrow tracks increases the risk it will get bogged in Ukraine's notorious mud. Need wider tracks fitted before Ukraine can use it..
The ones being dog walked right now is hammas and their rpg's which failed to even destroy a single merkava tank You mean cut Videos of merkava tanks being hit by rpg and drones? none of those videos even show the after math or take a picture of a completely destroyed merkava tank, hammas is all bark in their videos
nope/ they published red triangle with a ball of fire. in most cases this ball of fire is the trophy defense system. anyway in most cases the rats went back to the tunnels squeaking bravely instead of going to the supposed destroyed tank.
@@burlbird9786 yeah I do believe that tanks are obselete in urban warfare situations. We have seen in Russo ukrainian wars how Ukrainians launched rpg or NLAWs on the tank top from buildings. In ww1 the philosophy behind tanks was to clear the trenches. In ww2 it remained same but an additional doctrine was added and tanks were meant to support infantry movements and fight in plain terrains mostly where it was highly likely that it will be shot from front so that's why a strong front armour was added too. Another thing is there is no specific definition for tanks. Basically it's a very high velocity gun mounted on tracks and possess good armour (which has failed mostly due to developments in anti tank rounds). Tanks are not economical as well. No matter how much advanced armour in theory are being developed for tanks. Just one good anti tank round ( arguably javellins) will make whole production of tanks obselete in every way. I believe tanks will be old tech soon and won't be a part of modern warfare doctrine anymore.
@@shubhankarsingh2605I hope you are aware that we do nto live on fvcking Coruscant and the terrain is not exclusively urban, nor is warfare exclusively urban. As we can clearly see in the territories formerly known as ukriane. And I hope you are informed that we are still fighting in trenches, just like int he 20th century. So a good shovel never went out of fashion.
@@burlbird9786 your statement appears so vague and smelling like ignorance. Have the tanks being used to clear trenches specifically in Ukraine? Haven't you seen the presence of tanks in captured towns? Where they were attacked from top of buildings? I think you are not aware of it and writing it all just cuz you felt it.
@@shubhankarsingh2605 I have no idea what are you talking about. YOU said that tanks can't be used in urban warfare and THUS they will become obsolete.
😆 Will they burn and launch their turrets like the "mighty" T72s and T80s? All tanks will burn, it's how they're used that makes *_ALL_* the difference. Surely you know that.
@@snowdogthewolf of course, it is all about how you use your equipment. Look at the success Hamas was able to accomplish over the IDF with paragliders. My point though is that there seems to be a "wunderwaffe" mindset in the West. That a particular piece of hardware given to Ukraine will route Russia off the map. That simply won't work.
@gagangurung5297 Thermonuclear warfare is where this leads and thank God for that. We need a reset and what better way than the destruction of mankind. We can make a clean start. Allow for the destruction! Afterward, anything or anyone "religious" must immediately be destroyed. A secular order will yield few wars.
🌍The Germans destroyed our houses, don't destroy our hope.🏠 Jewish refugees in Palestine 1947. When the whole of Europe hated you, the people of Palestine accepted you so well. The Jews have so quickly forgotten who you are and who you have become!
Yes, the Trophy has a 100% real-life interception rate (from Lebanon 2014), with over 30 Kornet interceptions. Controlled tests indicate that the success rate is likely around 95% though, as no system is perfect.
@theprogressivecynic2407 Nothing has a 100% success rate, that is impossible and sorry Merkavas with trophies have been hit. Trophy is especially worthless against top attacks since Hamas has been flying over Merkavas and dropping munitions.
@@Neptune-ku1es You're right that no system has a 100% success rate, and the theoretical interception rate is 95%. The issue is, no ATGM has actually beaten Trophy in the field yet. Also, yes, Trophy isn't designed to deal with drone-dropped munitions. It isn't a magic force field--it's a system designed specifically to take down ATGMs. Dropping a mortar shell from a drone won't trigger the system, as its system sorts by threat profiles, including speed.
Last few days during Hamas attack, it shown to be a total garbage getting destroyed by small grenade explosives on the armor. Even old ukrainan t64s have been showing better results. Its rubbish
Because its only good against unarmed, helples civilians, proven in Palestine. But once resistance acted, those tank started burning lile hell one after another
Attacking Civilians? The only thing I saw about the Merkava attacking civilians is scaring them away from a bomb sight. Their houses? Unless there's a tunnel under it, the Merkava would not attack it. Hopsitals? Dude, there's videos of Hamas rockets launching from Hospitals. Also that's the SPIKE NLOS' job. Churches? Gaza has Churches? Oh yeah it does, but most of it seems to be under control of Hamas.
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It is my understanding the Merkava is a very nice tank, that can hold its own.
Yea, against pebbles
@@sirbachelorboredmen1314 Well you get any of Israels neighbours to try something serious again, and we will see what it can do or not do.
@@pliashmuldba I mean, one got destroyed recently. So yeah..... A tank is still a tank that needs infantry support.
@@sirbachelorboredmen1314 Yep all tanks are pretty vulnerable but for sure i would prefer to have some of them on my team too.
But as we have seen lately it dont matter what tank you have if you dont use it right.
The Israeli will probably see sort of the same as the Russians get.
Though if it work, then a chain relay of iron beam along the border will make sure they dont fly simple drones with a grenade over the border, or guys in a hangglider.
I also think they are portable to a large degree, so probably something more armies around the world would want to look into.
I am sure Russian front line soldiers would love such a " bug" zapper CUZ drones are driving them insane.
Active defence on tanks which the Israelis are also into, that's very interesting, and would probably soon be a must have on tanks. CUZ there are no shortage on tank killers out there.
Netanyahu can't sell iron dome for scrap and tabernacle is a new addition to the tank so the crew can pray?
Such a beautiful tank
Merkava is a damn good tank, but probably not what Ukraine needs right now. Merkava is designed as a defensive tank and is slow compared to stuff like the M1 and the Leopard 2. Having said that, they're still solid tanks and I'm sure that Ukraine could find some way to use them even if they probably aren't that useful for the breakthrough that will hopefully happen soon.
They never faced an advanced & equal opponents. Russian army is not Arabs 😂😂
@@silverianjannvs5315 the Merkava 1 or 2 have faced t-72
The Arabs are quite good, especially if compared to today's Russians@@silverianjannvs5315
@MajorHattery Merkava is made for all terrains, and it is better than any other tank in difficult muddy terrain ua-cam.com/video/Fl0Cl54GJNM/v-deo.html&si=jt0mWU89oyDa1B61
@@silverianjannvs5315how is it that the Arabs, riding horses, chased away the Russians in Afganistan?
Not sure if it's really good for Ukraine.
Israel builds its defense for very specific reasons basically covering its own needs.
Maybe some of these needs are met in Ukraine but probably not all of them.
Of course any weapon can be readjusted for different purposes but may it lose its efficiency? I don't know.
the 60 tons merkava will stuck in ukrainian mud
@@henm3000 Good thing it wasn't designed for Ukraine heh?
@@TNothingFree when design merkava. No one given a fuck about ukrain
@@henm3000 מה אתה רוצה ממני
@@TNothingFree שתתחיל להיות מפוקס על המוזיקה שלך. ולא תתבכיין על זה שהעמוד שלך קטן וחסר חשיבות. יאללה קדימה
The Merkeva is an unbelievably good tank, and the most defended MBT ever developed, but it isn't actually ideal for Ukraine. It's heavy (for perspective, 50% heavier than a T-72) and so large swathes of the front will be impassable (it was designed for desert combat, not mud). Similarly, its high-tech systems and large size burn fuel like crazy, and so Ukraine's supply lines might have issues with that. Additionally, the Merkava has several pieces of tech that cannot fall into Russian hands--namely, its Trophy APS has a 95% effectiveness on taking out ATGMs, up to the heavy Kornet. It's been installed on Abrams and Leopards, and nobody wants Russia to capture a sample of that tech.
What I would bet is that Cyprus, or a similar small nation that wants highly defended tanks to prevent tanker losses, is buying up Merkava to replace their existing tanks, and then might send the old ones to Ukraine.
Another video suggested older Merkeva's would be sold.
The Israelis are SELLING this tank unlike us suckers in America that are giving our military hardware away for free.
Sadly, cheap drones can just disable this tank, in the recent ongoing conflict
😂😂😂
Smaller, more agile tanks may be a better option for Ukraine. Your post was very insightful, thanks!
Well, this aged poorly. Never mind
And turns out that it sucks against an old soviet rpg-7 shell that was launched from a cheap civil chinese drone.
Like every single model of Russian and Western MBT... your point?
@@snowdogthewolf Well, you should read the top comments and watch the videos about western and non-western tanks on youtube. And then you will understand why I wrote my comment.
By the way, no, not all Russian tanks explode from dropping a shell from a drone. Because the Russians put grids over the tanks that everyone in the west laughed at.
@@paulwilson8061 We laughed because they probably put those cages to protect them against Javelins and other ATGMs, which did as much as a good job as a metal grille would do against top-attack missiles. They probably found out later that it DID work better against drone-dropped ammo
@@lucasezequielandrada1099 javelin is a garbage which doesn't work properly when the tank uses smoke
Whatever it is Merkava suffered way less loss than Russian Tanks
The myth of Merkava has been shattered by cruel reality
what reality? u noticed how gaza look like? only 2 Merkav'as get out of use in whole 6 month gaza using
Merkava is a infantry infantry support tank, but it isn't a spearhead or breakthrough tank, which is what Ukraine needs right now.
Yeah it is, far better than any other tank given to Ukraine due to its thick roof armor and APS
@@BenyKarachun it tends to be slower, though. The M1 Abrams is faster, and that gives it an advantage in open terrain, and allows more options to deliver fast-paced shock and exploit gains.
The Merkava is a fantastic tank and despite my comment, if I was building an army I'd use Merks primarily. The Merkava hull needs to be used as a basis for more AFVs, IMO. I take it you were Merk crew?
@@randomcoyote8807 M1 is faster on road, not offroad. Merkava is built for extreme terrain like the Golan Heights and would be way more nimble than rival MBTs, thanks to its special suspension system.
That includes a lot of mud, small rivers, hills and very rocky terrain.
Merkava hull is used for the Namer which is an APC with a 50cal RCWS and recently the Namer IFV with a remote controlled turret with 30mm autocannon and 2 Spike ATGMs. There's also the Namera, which is the engineering version of the Namer, and there are various subtypes of the Namera, like one with special optics and sensors against mines, one with towed vertically launched missiles canister against mines, another version with a crane etc. All of those are equipped with Trophy of course.
No I wasn't a Merkava crew but I was close to them in my service and I know a lot about them.
The Ukraine needs some brains
If Cyprus is indeed getting Merks Mk. 3, it will be free to sell its brigade-worth of Russian T-80s, and these Ukraine could field immediately without conversion training. The Merkava was designed for rocky, mountainous terrain which is exactly what Cyprus is, not for the flat, muddy plains of Eastern Europe.
It would be nice to be able to release Cyprus' infantry from their BMP-3 deathtraps as well, but there's no other IFV-assault gun combo on offer except for the Chinese monstrosity with the same potentially ejectable turret.
I think the most interesting part of Cyprus getting Merkava's, is if they get into another conflict with Turkey, we get to see if the Merkava's do good, even if it's just a Mk. 3.
The Merkava is one of the best tank in the wurld hope they go to Ukarine
yup best tank in the world🤣
😂😂😂😂😂
And turns out it suck against drones like the rest lol
@@Slight-well you guys didn't said that when the t-90 got destroyed, weird am i right?
@@Slight- it couldn't survive a hit from the front, just game over man, game over.
it destoyed modern russian tanks
This aged well
Amazing tanks, these Merkavas. Truly these are war chariots
it would be cool if Ukraine did get it, but my concern is how it would fair in some of Ukraine's environments (such as the mud seasons)
we'll defo see some , Ukraine is like a testing centre these days against russian stuff
@@SamFBM Unlikely, with whats happenign now...iirc, the deal was to sell them to cyprus and cyprus transfers its T80 to Ukraine. As is, Ukraines logistics are already hard pressed with 4 different MBTs. Plus, Israel is not fighting enemy as advanced as russia
It would probably do extremely horrible considering some weigh in at 62 to 70 tons. That's the reason why israel is the only place that have it. It's made for the environment they fight in. Also it doesn't like bridges
Watching from India sir
The Philippines should purchase and utilize this Merkava tank.😊
That most likely won‘t happen because the Merkava was specifially designed for the environment in Israel and is not meant for export
You'll never get it, it's not for sale
People are such a narrow minded they think that just cheap drone and rpg7 round and tank is destroyed .
Its not that a cheap drone destroyed a tank , It just damage the tank but now defences are develop to counter drone and top attack .
Its really hard to destroy a tank .
You sure about that? Seems like Trophy APS is just dead weight.
Hamas is now playing PUBG with Markava.
Hamas is dead
Merkava is one of the best MBT if your enemy only throwing pebbles not Kornet
Or not even old rpg-7
@@presidenteden6498 Not that hard especially when you are faced with outdated Chinese and Soviet crap (T-54/55).
Hamas in their pajamas just toasted this Merkava myth using Soviet Rpg's and atgm's!
@@presidenteden6498 M60s vs SU-100? T-34?. Centurion was still the best WW2/post tank and is the blueprint of the MBT.
@@Lon3wolf13Russian ATGMs are top notch weapons and have proven to be able to defeat the APS ad armour of the Merkava
Does it have the BTS
(baby targeting system)?
Only TTS( terrorists targeting system)
It has a lot of system like:
CTS (civilian targeting system)
HTS (Hospital targeting system)
STS (Schools targeting system)
@@SolarCostExposed-pv8ih yes theybkilled their own ppl on Oct 7 with that...
it looks and sounds so cool
Still?
It's a tiger on paper that was destroyed by Palastenian resistance fighters
Yeah, it got some great advertisement near Gaza today 😅
Say the guy sitting behind a montior.
Nicht eine von den wunderwaffen, war ein game changer in der Ukraine 😂
Maybe the British Army, should be looking at this Israeli Merkava Mk.V Barak Main Battle Tank, as a replacement for the British Challenger series 1, 2 and 3 MBT's for 2030's onwards!
Reminder that this is not a store, Israel is not sold to anyone who asks
Hamas watching your videos 😂😂😂
This tank just got disabled by a simple drone dropping bombs on the turret gun mauntlet
Oh my, just like any tank made... ever. I get a kick out of these "my dad can beat up your dad" comparisons. In reality, both dads will die of cancer, accidents or heart disease. We all destined to death, 100% guaranteed. 🤣 So are tanks.
@@snowdogthewolftell that to the people constantly clowning Russian tanks then 😂
@yaboyed5779 Well, to be fair, the Russians are losing their tanks at unprecedented numbers. That may be why folks are cracking on Russian tanks.
The truth is that ATGMs can defeat any tank. Large numbers of NLAWs, Javelins, and so forth have been sent to Ukraine, and subsequently, large numbers of Russian tanks participated in the "turret toss" event.
Russian Tanks are vulnerable from all type of attacks and their turrets tend to blown off completely
The only drawback if deployed in Ukraine is the Russian's usage of UAVs with bombs and both Mk2 and Mk3 lacks the Iron Fist or the Trophy active protection system, to improve the tanks' protection against advanced anti-tank missiles which use tandem-charge HEAT warheads.
Merdeka also destroyed like challenger. Hamas just dropped one grenad
List a single tank that is impervious to such attacks... LOL. Good luck with that.
@@snowdogthewolf You are not destroying most tanks let alone modern ones with that type of explosive. Merkava is garbage like it always was. They should ditch it and buy some abrams.
If you listen to western arms dealers and their propaganda, that's what they're trying to sell. LOL yourself schmuck. @@snowdogthewolf
@@JDMJOE when english is the only language you know.
only 3 languages? Not very impressive little boy. I'm indian, i can speak 6.@@JDMJOE
Thank you 😊💕 Israel what a beauty tank for the Ukrainian Army and president Zelensky. God Speed Ukraine and Israel for the world.
Israel has unveiled its latest Merkava tank
the merkava wasn’t built like nato tanks it was built directly for the idf’s wants and needs in a mbt
Yeah most NATO tanks all look and act the same
Got smoked by people wearing sandals 😂
United State's Military should adopt Markava?
I don't know about that.
No, our Abrams is designed to work well in a much wider range of environments and be more balanced. The Merkeva is perfectly adapted to defensive desert warfare, where it is the scariest threat anybody can face. Put it in Eastern European mud, and it's going to have an issue. What the US and Germany have been doing however is taking individuals systems from the Merkeva and incorporating them into their tanks--for example, the US and Germany both use the Trophy APS system designed for the Merkava, while Germany has also adopted the Lahat anti-armor (tank or helicopter) missiles that are shot from the main turret.
U.S. weapons industry would certainly allow that.
got destroyed by a drone didnt expect to happen
"Damaged"
There's not good or bad Tank.
Every equipment can be destroyed.
Everything is about the strategy of how you use it .
Israel might be willing to sell Merkavas. That doesn’t mean it’s willing to give to Ukraine for free. Any nation that is able to buy Merkavas won’t be able to transfer them to Ukraine.
That said, Israeli military weapons won’t see combat in Ukraine. Unless those weapons were co-developed by other nations. Example, Matador anti-armor missile system was co-developed with Germany.
Can some explain the chains behind the tank even more? How can it supposed to defend the tank with wiggly chains? Thanks.
It causes the missile to detonate before reaching the weak spot of the tank and that significantly reduces it’s damage
The best marketing only but not on the battlefield 😂😂😂
Merkava is proven to be good on the battlefield.
Merkava is not to sell for the Ukraine. Point.
Given how vulnerable tanks are I think we could see a return of the light tank. A much, much cheaper tank that doesn't try to defend itself against dedicated anti-tank weapons and tries to use speed and weight of numbers to overcome it.
@@happysickfreak8415 Speed isn't just about tactical mobility but also about strategic mobility. The faster a tank is the quicker it can get to where it needs to go.
The Merkeva is different though. It has an APS that has a 95% interception rate against heavy Kornets, and can also take out drones with the same system. Good luck hitting it with a helicopter too, as it can fire long-range anti-armor missiles from its main turret. It's expensive and heavy, but extremely well-defended.
@@theprogressivecynic2407oh wow looks like hamas blew couple of these lmao
@@ivanpopovac9554 Sure, they blew up a couple on a base (notice in the image of the burning one that the barrel still has its cover on). Congrats on damaging (not actually destroying) a couple inactive tanks.
Watch what happens when the Merkavas go across the border into Gaza. It will be a day or two from now, max. See how many get destroyed.
@@theprogressivecynic2407 oh yeah it
will be the same as hezbollah blowing them up with kornets come on now man. entering gaza with tanks is the dumbest thing you can do btw
Merkava tank looks good vs ground troops in some ways but it is no matched vs drones, landmines, and Jevelin or Arrow 12 or Kornet anti tank missiles. It cant run😢😢😢😢
That’s why it has an Israeli made automatic APS on the new models
50 bucks drone and bomb : hello
The hype didn't last for longer periods lol
Would like to see how MERKAVA performs in Ukraine- Russia conflict
If it can't hand hamas it sure as hell can't handle a battlefield like Ukraine
@@rajaydon1893no sir, israel and the Palestinian resistance are in a militants war, it’s close range clashes not long range, it is the best for Ukraine but any tank in Gaza will be destroyed
Hamas says no.
Al-yasin 105 enters the chat 😂
"APS trophy system has kicked Al-yasin 105 out of the chat"
its kinda not true the merkava is well protected and most of it's destructions are abandoned / non combat
it's easy to make commercials, but the reality is quite different. Your tanks are destroyed from old grenades from cheap drones and from a Soviet rpg-7.
Who are you referring to? Both sides are losing tanks to cheap drones and rpgs.
@@snowdogthewolf
N*** Palestinians don't have tanks.
oppressor apartheid israel didn't even let Palestinians form an army to defend themselves.
True Secondhand Israeli Main Battle Tanks, Merkava Mk.ll or Mk.lll version, would be ideal for the Ukraine Army too.
The Mk. II was quickly disqualified for the construction of armored derivatives such as H-APC's, mobile command posts/ comms nodes, combat engineers' vehicles and suchlike, on account of its sucky suspension. It is certainly going to get recycled, hopefully into sturdy railroad tracks.
bob sample tank is far superior
Not even the much-touted world's best tanks stood against anti-tank weapons, the same case is for aircrafts too.
Only the answer to any weaponry in the world will be like deploy into the real battlefield, to prove your weapon.
And that is exactly the reason why a heated conflict has just begun between Israel and Gaza....Russia and Iran send their regards. :-(
It's a good offensive tank for the Ukrainian Army knowing that it has a space for infantry. Making it so unique amongst the MBTs around the world!
😂😂 al yasin enter chat
Al Yassin-105 has entered the chat? Must be here to explain why their rockets keep falling mid air and landing in Gaza.
have to adapt it to traverse the damp and moist lands of Ukraine. improve the terrain resistance, i guess.
LOL. This aged like fine wine.
Context: ua-cam.com/video/ty3eiLGORc4/v-deo.html
you mean milk?
How many of these do Hezbollah and Hamas have to destroy before armchair generals realize that it is overrated?
When they actually win Israel. And not start a war and then cry fo ceasefire
@Al.Nuaimi Hamas kidnapped hostages for ceasfire negotiations the moment Israel will retaliate. Writing delusional comments on UA-cam don't change the fact that Hamas is being destroyed as we speak and Gaza will be freed from radical Muslim ideology.
As for Hezboella, we have seen how the abandoned their Muslim brothers in this war, because they are afraid of losing. Nasralla can threat and bark like a dog all day but he won't do anything about it.
The Israeli Main Battle Tanks, Merkava MBT's as it is easily as good if not better than early Germany Leopard MBT’s.
Or especially the French Leclerc Tanks, let alone are equally to both the American Abrams plus British Challengers 1 or 2’s.
Or the South Korean older K1A1’s or K1A2’s Tanks or the newer K2 Black Panther / Heukpyo MBT’s and the Japanese older Type 74’s, Type 90 MBT’s or maybe the newer Type 10 Tanks as well, especially the new Merkava Mk.V Barak Main Battle Tank.
The Israeli Merkava series of Main Battle Tanks, have always been better than any of the Russians older T-72’s and T-80 Tanks and/or T-90 MBT’s or the new T-14 Armata Main Battle Tanks (which there are very few of too).
Or the Chinese Type 80 / ZTZ80 and ZTZ88, or Type 96 / ZTZ96, or Type 98 or WZ-123 , Type 99 / ZTZ-99 Main Battle Tanks and/or Type 15 / ZTQ-15 (nicknamed the Black Panther) third generation light tank too.
not in muddy season.
hey can you make a update of this video that israel is still apoveing to send the merkava to ukraine while they still in war with hamas and palestina
Again, that has aged like a fine pizza.
The best intelligence in the world. The best tank in the world. The most prepared army. Want another Jewish joke?
There is nothing jewish about you
isnt it too heavy for ukraine mud?
Merkava is good at long distance
@@Yisraelamundas it may be true but a stuck tank is unusable. i saw a video about the abrams that is too heavy to function proparly because of the mud. and the merkava is heavier
@Yisraelamundas Dr. Jack watling from the royal united services institute has an interesting interview with Sun New. according to him, Western tanks are way too heavy to function properly as tanks. according to his research, tanks shouldn't be less than 45 tons or more than 55 tons. if less than 45 tons you don't have enough protection. if more than 55 tons your mobility suffers massively. meaning you get stuck all the time. they found that basically any weapon that can knock out a 55 ton tank can knock out an 80 ton tank.
@@lee00346 The Merkava is adapted for its weight.
Also, I mean for it to be used far away, not on mud.
@@Yisraelamundas yes it's fine for isreal. but that isn't what the comment you responded to was talking about. or this video. it is if the merkava would work for ukraine
this channel should delete this video
Just in one condition, the absence of Al-Yassin anti tank missile
Hahaha..welcome to real world
Best tank for Israel but not necessarily for Ukraine. For example, its narrow tracks increases the risk it will get bogged in Ukraine's notorious mud. Need wider tracks fitted before Ukraine can use it..
Not battle proven
Isn't this the same tank that Hamas is dog walking in Gaza rn ? like they have released a plenty of videos of them being destroyed.
The ones being dog walked right now is hammas and their rpg's which failed to even destroy a single merkava tank
You mean cut Videos of merkava tanks being hit by rpg and drones? none of those videos even show the after math or take a picture of a completely destroyed merkava tank, hammas is all bark in their videos
nope/ they published red triangle with a ball of fire. in most cases this ball of fire is the trophy defense system. anyway in most cases the rats went back to the tunnels squeaking bravely instead of going to the supposed destroyed tank.
My honest and genuine reaction (🔻)
How did it get destroyed by a drone????? Tanks aren't as tough as we once thought
"Damaged" 😑
im very curious now to see russian tank trollers stand on merkava after it met same fate as any T series tanks in current israel war.
I believe this topic trolls itself
@@burlbird9786 yeah I do believe that tanks are obselete in urban warfare situations. We have seen in Russo ukrainian wars how Ukrainians launched rpg or NLAWs on the tank top from buildings. In ww1 the philosophy behind tanks was to clear the trenches. In ww2 it remained same but an additional doctrine was added and tanks were meant to support infantry movements and fight in plain terrains mostly where it was highly likely that it will be shot from front so that's why a strong front armour was added too. Another thing is there is no specific definition for tanks. Basically it's a very high velocity gun mounted on tracks and possess good armour (which has failed mostly due to developments in anti tank rounds). Tanks are not economical as well. No matter how much advanced armour in theory are being developed for tanks. Just one good anti tank round ( arguably javellins) will make whole production of tanks obselete in every way. I believe tanks will be old tech soon and won't be a part of modern warfare doctrine anymore.
@@shubhankarsingh2605I hope you are aware that we do nto live on fvcking Coruscant and the terrain is not exclusively urban, nor is warfare exclusively urban. As we can clearly see in the territories formerly known as ukriane. And I hope you are informed that we are still fighting in trenches, just like int he 20th century. So a good shovel never went out of fashion.
@@burlbird9786 your statement appears so vague and smelling like ignorance. Have the tanks being used to clear trenches specifically in Ukraine? Haven't you seen the presence of tanks in captured towns? Where they were attacked from top of buildings? I think you are not aware of it and writing it all just cuz you felt it.
@@shubhankarsingh2605 I have no idea what are you talking about. YOU said that tanks can't be used in urban warfare and THUS they will become obsolete.
100 + tanks destroyed by freedom fighters. Not by an army. You call that great
5 tanks we're only destroyed/damaged in the 2006 Lebanon war.....
Yassin 105 ☺️☺️
It is like a fart in the wind.
It is for desert
hamas
The most successful tanks in the Middle East..
" $5 million merkava is the best tank in the world "
$100 al yassin 105: habibi... welcome to gaza.... lol 🤣🤣🤣
Russians will blow these up just as easily as the Leopard, Challenger, and Bradley tanks.
😆 Will they burn and launch their turrets like the "mighty" T72s and T80s? All tanks will burn, it's how they're used that makes *_ALL_* the difference. Surely you know that.
@@snowdogthewolf of course, it is all about how you use your equipment. Look at the success Hamas was able to accomplish over the IDF with paragliders. My point though is that there seems to be a "wunderwaffe" mindset in the West. That a particular piece of hardware given to Ukraine will route Russia off the map. That simply won't work.
didn't even need russians🤣
@gagangurung5297 Thermonuclear warfare is where this leads and thank God for that. We need a reset and what better way than the destruction of mankind. We can make a clean start. Allow for the destruction!
Afterward, anything or anyone "religious" must immediately be destroyed.
A secular order will yield few wars.
Bradley ain't a tenk dude... but it burns just as well.
LOL Get Easily Destroyed By Hamas Fighters Simply By a Drone Drop Grenade 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Nahh
This definitely does not age well
🌍The Germans destroyed our houses, don't destroy our hope.🏠
Jewish refugees in Palestine 1947.
When the whole of Europe hated you, the people of Palestine accepted you so well. The Jews have so quickly forgotten who you are and who you have become!
1929 arab roit
you are looking at a tank by appearance. and destroyed by a $200 drone. a pile of iron like any other.
Hamash pak on the maekaba 🖕🖕💪🇯🇴
Merkava etymology is from Arabic word for vehicule.
Bro NO TANK INVINCIBLE NOW DAY 😂😂😂
Hamas know the cheat code to burst it 😂😂
Hamas knows that a grenade can destroy a small part of a tank but that part must a weakest part to destroy it.
This video has aged well, lol. They faced significant challenges in Gaza.
This tank failed miserably against Hamas resistance fighters with there home made Alyaseen 105 modified RPGs
Did you really think Israel give their modern and expensive tank to ukraine
You might want to change this narrative now... What we are seeing is totally different
almost no defense for top attack missile
Theis is an old version. Mk 4 and 5 both have "trophy" system
Merkava Mk4 got the thickest top armor along with ERA there and APS
India should import these but will its APS deny a lancet 3 from destroying it ?
Yes, the Trophy has a 100% real-life interception rate (from Lebanon 2014), with over 30 Kornet interceptions. Controlled tests indicate that the success rate is likely around 95% though, as no system is perfect.
@@theprogressivecynic2407 yes Indeed.Thanks.
@theprogressivecynic2407 Nothing has a 100% success rate, that is impossible and sorry Merkavas with trophies have been hit. Trophy is especially worthless against top attacks since Hamas has been flying over Merkavas and dropping munitions.
@@Neptune-ku1es You're right that no system has a 100% success rate, and the theoretical interception rate is 95%. The issue is, no ATGM has actually beaten Trophy in the field yet.
Also, yes, Trophy isn't designed to deal with drone-dropped munitions. It isn't a magic force field--it's a system designed specifically to take down ATGMs. Dropping a mortar shell from a drone won't trigger the system, as its system sorts by threat profiles, including speed.
REALLY BAD idea to sell them,you know what happens next.
Awesome tanks.
Looked like it was made by aliens
Last few days during Hamas attack, it shown to be a total garbage getting destroyed by small grenade explosives on the armor. Even old ukrainan t64s have been showing better results. Its rubbish
they prove different in ukraine they have lots of weak points
Every tank has weak points. They're made by man and mankind is a fucking joke.
Because its only good against unarmed, helples civilians, proven in Palestine. But once resistance acted, those tank started burning lile hell one after another
The Merkava is first tank specialy designed for attacking civilians and their houses, hospitals and churches
Attacking Civilians? The only thing I saw about the Merkava attacking civilians is scaring them away from a bomb sight.
Their houses? Unless there's a tunnel under it, the Merkava would not attack it.
Hopsitals? Dude, there's videos of Hamas rockets launching from Hospitals. Also that's the SPIKE NLOS' job.
Churches? Gaza has Churches? Oh yeah it does, but most of it seems to be under control of Hamas.