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|caption=Kahanistanian Merkava V MBT | |caption=Kahanistanian Merkava V MBT | ||
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|primary=1 x 130mm smoothbore cannon + 60 rounds<br> 20x BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile | |primary=1 x 130mm smoothbore cannon + 60 rounds<br> 20x BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile | ||
|secondary=2 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, <BR> [[Wikipedia:Arena (active countermeasures system)|Arena]] anti-missile defense system | |secondary=2 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, <BR> [[Wikipedia:Arena (active countermeasures system)|Arena]] anti-missile defense system | ||
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|engine=2200 HP biodiesel | |engine=2200 HP biodiesel | ||
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The chassis of the Merkava VK is also planned for use as the platform for numerous Kahanistanian air defenses, artillery, and other offensive weaponry. | The chassis of the Merkava VK is also planned for use as the platform for numerous Kahanistanian air defenses, artillery, and other offensive weaponry. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:29, 1 September 2006
| [VK] Kahanistanian Merkava V MBT | |
| Merkava VK | |
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 4 (Driver, Commander, Gunner, Loader) |
| Length | 9.2 m (gun forward=9.04 m) |
| Width | 4.5 m (without skirts) |
| Height | 3.3 m (turret roof) |
| Weight | 115 tons |
| Armour and armament | |
| Armour | laminated steel/nickel composite + niobium-cobalt modular |
| Main armament | 1 x 130mm smoothbore cannon + 60 rounds 20x BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile |
| Secondary armament | 2 x 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun, Arena anti-missile defense system |
| Mobility | |
| Power plant | 2200 HP biodiesel {{{engine_power}}} |
| Suspension | Helical spring |
| Road speed | 53 km/h; cross_country=46 km/h |
| Power/weight | 19 hp/ton |
| Range | 650 km |
The Merkava VK is the successor to the Merkava IV, which has seen action in the CAD conflict and, to a lesser extent, the Freekish invasion of Kahanistan. It disposes of the rear-entry door, favoring a 30 cm clearance above the ground under which soldiers crawl, unlock a manhole-like hatch, enter the tank from the floor, and close and lock the hatch. This makes soldiers escaping a damaged Merkava VK more difficult to spot and shoot than soldiers running out the back of a Merkava IV. The door of the Merkava VK is also less accessible to enemy fire, reducing the weak spot in most conventional modern tanks.
The Merkava VK also introduces the biodiesel engine, one of the first, if not the only, tank to incorporate environmental friendliness with combat usefulness and economical operation. This further serves to ease logistics, as Kahanistan no longer needs to import diesel fuel for its tanks as well as produce biodiesel for civilian vehicles, biodiesel can do it all.
The twin coaxial machine guns enable engagement of enemy infantry both in front of and behind the tank. It incorporates the Arena countermeasure system for defense against enemy missile attacks.
The chassis of the Merkava VK is also planned for use as the platform for numerous Kahanistanian air defenses, artillery, and other offensive weaponry.
| ARAY | Ashurbanipal | Caprelli | Carrion | Colonial Heavy Tank | Cougar | Dreyden | Galm | Grozynj | Guardian | Kodiak | Lion/Puma | Mekhev | Merkava VK | Phalanx | Sabre | Samson | Saracen | Scorpion MBT | T-1 Scorpion | T-2 Savage | T-3 Warrior | T-8 Sprite |T-10 | T-11 | T-12 | T-140 | TK-17 | Type 40 | Type 42 | Type 97 | Viper | W-IV | Z-34 |
