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| − | All the Merkava's weaponry is mounted in its turret. The tank's long-range weaponry includes a 15-tube [[Long Range Missile]] Launcher with with 16 volleys of fire. The tank's main gun is a Class 5 [[Autocannon]], which was given 20 rounds to feed it. For short-range defense, it has a single 4-tubed [[Short Range Missile]] Launcher with 25 reloads. Finally, for anti-infantry work, the tank sports paired [[machine gun]]s, one mounted on the turret, while the other is located in the front of the tank. One hundred rounds are placed with the rest of the ammunition in the main body of the tank. | + | All of the Merkava's main weaponry is mounted in its turret. The tank's long-range weaponry includes a 15-tube [[Long Range Missile]] Launcher with with 16 volleys of fire. The tank's main gun is a Class 5 [[Autocannon]], which was given 20 rounds to feed it. For short-range defense, it has a single 4-tubed [[Short Range Missile]] Launcher with 25 reloads. Finally, for anti-infantry work, the tank sports paired [[machine gun]]s, one mounted on the turret, while the other is located in the front of the tank. One hundred rounds are placed with the rest of the ammunition in the main body of the tank. |
The VIII variant mounts a 300 Rated [[Fusion Engine]] (w/10 heat sinks), giving the tank the respective speed of 64 kph for its time period. Protecting the tank's hull is 10 tons of standard armor which is evenly spread out around the tank, with an added few tons on the turret. | The VIII variant mounts a 300 Rated [[Fusion Engine]] (w/10 heat sinks), giving the tank the respective speed of 64 kph for its time period. Protecting the tank's hull is 10 tons of standard armor which is evenly spread out around the tank, with an added few tons on the turret. | ||
Revision as of 08:07, 19 November 2011
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| Merkava MK. VIII Heavy Tank | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Leopard Armor |
| Mission | Main Battle Tank |
| Type | Tracked |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 75 tons |
| Armor | PanzerSlab |
| Engine | Vlar 300 Fusion Engine |
| Speed | 64 km/h |
| Crew | 3 |
| Armament | |
| BV (2.0) | 879[1] |
Contents
Description
The Merkava is an ancient heavy battle tank that started its service life with the Terran Alliance. The Merkava Mk. VI first enterd the service of the Terran Alliance in 2294, this Leopard Armor of Terra produced tank was deployed as a front line battle tank during the Age of War. The tank gained a kind of symbolic status during its service in the Terran Hegemony and had seen multiple revisions of its basic design. It was considered obsolete and production discontinued by the end of the Reunification War in 2597.
Perhaps the most important part the Merkava played in history was serving as the opposing force for the first BattleMech, the Mackie's live-fire combat trial. Four remote-controlled Merkavas were destroyed in such a fashion as to shock the observers, sealing the BattleMech's rise to the position of king of the battlefield.[citation needed]
Deployment
The tank was produced by the Terran Alliance and Terran Hegemony until just before the formation of the Star League. It was retired from front-line service to the Hegemony militias and finally cannibalized for its parts during the Succession Wars. After the discovery of the Hegemony Memory Core, the tank was revised during the first half of the Jihad due to its simple construction. Earthwerks Incorporated, in the Principality of Regulus, created makeshift factories to produce a new version of the tank on Tiber. The Regulan government had deployed the tank in large numbers to the Regulan Hussars by 3073.
Armaments & Capacities
All of the Merkava's main weaponry is mounted in its turret. The tank's long-range weaponry includes a 15-tube Long Range Missile Launcher with with 16 volleys of fire. The tank's main gun is a Class 5 Autocannon, which was given 20 rounds to feed it. For short-range defense, it has a single 4-tubed Short Range Missile Launcher with 25 reloads. Finally, for anti-infantry work, the tank sports paired machine guns, one mounted on the turret, while the other is located in the front of the tank. One hundred rounds are placed with the rest of the ammunition in the main body of the tank.
The VIII variant mounts a 300 Rated Fusion Engine (w/10 heat sinks), giving the tank the respective speed of 64 kph for its time period. Protecting the tank's hull is 10 tons of standard armor which is evenly spread out around the tank, with an added few tons on the turret.
Variants
- Merkava Mk. VI - The Mark VI was the last of the Merkava's Internal Combustion Engine variants. Moving at a top speed of 54 km/h, it used an LRM-10 with a ton of reloads for long range fire support, but the rest of the weapons remained the same. The biggest problem was the armor protection: The Mk. VI only carried four and a half tons of BAR 7 armor. This led to the tank's rapid destruction after the invention of the Large Laser. Several Mk. VI's had their LRM launchers removed to produce a remote-control version of the tank which were used to test the prototype Mackie BattleMech in combat. BV (2.0) = 477[2]
- Merkava Mk. VII - The Mark VII mounts a Primitive Fusion Engine, which gave the tank a top speed of 54 kph. It was also protected by primitive armor. The tank slightly differs from the Mark VIII version by having LRM 10 and SRM 2 launchers. BV (2.0) = ?
- Merkava Mk. IX - The Mark IX is the Principality of Regulus's modern version of the Merkava. The Tank mounts a Light Fusion Engine that allows for the installation of a Light Gauss Rifle in the turret, giving it 32 rounds of ammo. The tank's SRM 4 is upgraded to a Streak, while it retains the speed and armor protection of the VIII. BV (2.0) = 1,038[3], Cost = 9,235,625 C-Bills.
Notes
- The version IX of the tank only appears in the Unabridged Record Sheet book for 3075.
References
- Technical Readout: 3075, p. 174-175