1/35 Merkava Mk III IDF Main Battle Tank

Merkava Mk.III, I.D.F. Main Battle Tank - Academy 13267

Following the "Six-Day War" Israel's leader, General Israel Tal, determined that it was time for Israel to have an indigenous and sophisticated main battle tank. Having scrapped together vehicles from discarded Shermans and Centurions, the time 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 an impressive piece of machinery. Equipped with a 120mm smoothbore gun, a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun, and two extra LMG's for the commander and loader's hatch, the vehicle was superb at taking down low-flying aircraft and facing off in close combat, especially recently in the Lebanon conflict facing down Soviet T-62s. This kit with over 240 plastic parts faithfully recreates the Merkava Mk.III, I.D.F. Main Battle Tank, in 1/35 scale.

HIGHLIGHTS
New 1999 Release
1/35 scale model kit
Merkava Mk.III, I.D.F. Main Battle Tank
Product code: 13267
Unassembled and unpainted
High-quality plastic parts
Features highly detailed:
One-piece black vinyl tracks
One-piece upper and lower hulls
Includes:
Plastic parts for assembling the Merkava Mk.III:
Five sprues with more than 240 parts
Poly caps
Waterslide decals
Detailed manual