@@alexiachimciuc3199 because of that Hamas video, now its been incorporated on its(Mercava) software to neutralize a slow moving two legged suicidal terrorist approaching the tank.
@@alexiachimciuc3199 ok and? the merkava 360 system makes that infinetely harder than on any other tank. its fucking impressive asf and you gotta admit that
The Polish Stealth Tank looks cooler ! Literally, it can mask & block its heat signature & go ' invisible' at night... Not detected by thermal optics, the Stealth tank can ambush advancing tanks more effectively.
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this Thang is the best in the world like bar none. But it definitely is the best in the world for Israel. It handles all of the requirements that the Israelis need. Good survivability. A good gun, and because it is locally produced Ease of logistics. One thing that the Israelis have done with their tank developments is they recognize that a good tank crew is better than a really good tank. So that’s why or at least that’s one of the reasons why it has that access hatch at the rear. Yes you can put infantry in it. But that’s not its primary purpose. It’s an MBT not an IFV. Oh, I like to think of it as kind of like how there really is no such thing as the perfect tank. But like I said, the Israelis have the perfect tank for themselves. Now I can’t really see this thing being exported to other countries for things like expeditionary combat missions. But for things like National defense within their own borders, I can definitely see it being used. Mostly due to the simple fact of its extreme size. Frankly, if you want the closest thing to the best change, do you want something send will not have much difficulty in working in various environments. And most of all, it Hass to be easy to transport relatively speaking. That’s one of the reasons why I have often felt that the M4 Sherman from the second world war is probably one of the best tanks. Yes, it’s not perfect. The gun isn’t great and the armor is not the best, but you have to take into consideration that, the Sherman tank was used on pretty much every front of the war. This particular tank is definitely an advantage for the Israelis. But considering the fact that they are constantly surrounded by irate neighbors, they need this advantage.
@@noparuthirankate7895if the engines got destroyed or too damaged to work that's why they have remote controlled machine guns on top of the tank with a built in 65mm mortar to at least protect the crew for a period of time while they wait for rescue or backup to arrive The merkava is not a tank designed for a massive infantry attack I think it's more focused on scouting with it's advanced 360 degree vr camera and range finders while tanking sniper and rpg shots from the enemy so that the infantry can be safe behind it Edit: Oh I forgot that the aps trophy system can also work as a proximity shotgun if the ai misidentifies a person from a missile, which the IDF keeps it turned off or probably fixed in a 180 degree angle so that the infantry behind won't become swiss cheese
one thing that might be worth pointing out, the Merkava is also capable of fulfilling the role of a troop carrier. While use of that function is not exactly compatible with "fully enclosed operations", overall it should probably to be considered another edge over other MBTs, and not a weakness.
Yes, it's testing limits. For example, just two years ago battlefield role of drones was badly underestimated. And look it now. Evolution of technology only in that section of modern arms really shaked& shaped tactics and results of war.
The word "Barak" to those non-Jewish speakers, it means lightning, and/or blessed. The Merkava V Barak is just one more step towards perfectioning further our tanks since there's no such thing as the ultimate of anything. Ever since its inception, in 1980 the Merkava (Chariot) goes through extended modifications as they're learned in battle against those that are enemies of Emet Yisrael.
You mean Hebrew speakers, not Jewish speakers. It does indeed mean lightning, but not blessed. Blessed is a different root altogether though they sound similar: ברק (b.r.k.)as opposed to ברכ (b.r.c.)
@@Gideon01 Thank you for the misread, nevertheless, The Hebrew word "barak" has several meanings To kneel To bless To praise and worship dedicated to God A masculine name of Hebrew origin that means "lightning. Nhajon?! Shavua Tov.
@@UrielShlomoGarcia-fi4yu לא נכון. אלה שני שורשים שונים לחלוטין. השם של דגם הטנק הזה, ברק, מתייחס אך ורק לתופעה המטאורולוגית. אבל אני לא רוצה לחזור על עצמי.
There is no such thing as 'The Best in the world'. Merkava is a tang designed for the needs of the Israeli army that focuses mostly on terrain, crew survivability and integration with other units on the battlefield.
Indeed there are quite a few things the video didn’t show, I served in IDF in a merk for 3 years. Plus 12cyears before that in the US army in an abrams.
There is no “best tank in the world” anymore than there’s a “best aircraft in the world”.🙄 Different tanks serve different purposes. An M1 for example has far better acceleration and mobility, a Chally has more advance frontal turret armour, the Merkava is a fantastic defensive tank, and the unique rear compartment sets it apart. “Best tank” is thinking with the mentality of a child. 🙄
Didn't say anything about target detection and weapons system. Cruise radius of onboard fuel? I'm not sold. No mention of reactive armor, chobham armor?
in the 1970's it was declared that fighter jets would no longer be used in future wars (due to anti-aircraft missile systems.) The system used to defend this idea was the Syrian batteries system in the bekaa valley in Lebanon until it was destroyed by the Israeli Air Force. To declare an end of armor is just as shortsighted.
There will always be "one upmanship" in the military, be it tanks, planes, rifles, etc. I could never understand why the U.S. military ever transitioned to the 5.56 when there were much better rounds available, even in the .22 caliber, such as .22/250. I served in the USMC from 1958 to 1964. Our T.O. weapon was the M1 Garand. As youngsters, as are virtually all combat military servicemen, the 7.62 was no problem to carry, even hanging several extra bandoliers across our shoulders.
No details how it counters drones as was seen in Ukraine against Russian tanks. I’m not convinced about effectiveness of its anti drone capability. In the future, we will see IDF try to accelerate counter drone systems as we’re seeing they don’t have effective answers to drones being used against their forces on Gaza by Hamas.
I do agree Israel needs drones……but after this war or actually based on real life do you really think Israel has a issue with urban warfare when they’ve fought this type of conflict for 40 years now? The more advanced systems and electronics does more to widen the already massive gap with Israel’s neighbors. No hate just real life shows us we can sit here and be over prepared and in actuality Israel in this case is ahead of the world.
Bringing tanks to urban warfare is stupid and look what happens to Israel they got destroyed and there army is not very good the lost to Hezbollah in 2006 and lost to hamas in 2004 and they are losing to hamas right now the urban is too difficult the tanks won't help you there and idf killed their own hostage and they think using the sea water against hamas tunnels well work and there lies as well
It is hard to say if the Merkava is the best in the world. Not take anything away from this tank or the Israeli defense industry! Both are outstanding. Any Israeli tank only needs to function in the Mideast. However the US Abrams has to be able to fight in all climates and terrain environments. While the Merkava might be the best in desert conditions it most likely not be in cold climates or rainy conditions! The US tank assets have to be able to fight anywhere in the world while Israeli armor only in one set of conditions. Regardless Israel turns out outstanding military hardware. US companies and US military learns excellent ideas for US equipment.
What proven in Gaza? 3 destroyed tanks? after Hamas shot tens of rockets at it? it's a win to the tank and a lose to Hamas, imagine spending 15 rockets on 1 tank.@@mohammadshamsuddin9978
@mohammadshamsuddin9978 proven what every tank can be destroyed and Israel didn't even lost that much less than 10 I can assure that they didn't lose as much as you think
Not sure if one can speak about "sexiest" when it comes to tanks in general, but this is the sexiest tank in the world currently, imho. Loves its design!
Yeah, sure, cause a tank can support a Phalanx 🙄🤡 There’s a reason those CIWS are either ship based, or require large transport…this isn’t a video game, grow TF up 🤦🏼♂️ How you people aren’t embarrassed to post such nonsense for all to see is beyond me! SMH.
This is only for show ! They cant afford equip every tank and military vehicles with this ! ..... In reality only few will be equipped! And if so we don't know it will really work or not .....and if equipped with everything and it cost reached up to 10 millions it will be easily destroyed by one kornet missile costs 20 k usd ! Haha
No, Merkava was able to stop lots of kornets, RPG-7's RPG-29's and Konkurs missiles, Also Israel has 360 of Merkava mk.4m which is pretty impressive, they achieved this number in only a few years, and they got hundreds more MK.4 which are now in modernization progress. Merkava mk.5 was developed only a month or so ago, so we can expect at least 100 of those in the end of the year, Kornet won't have the ability to even try to aim at it, they will be the first to be hit.@@ahmedh4848
Best tank design around. Best turret design, check out how large & flat that turret is. Those balls & chains at the back reminds me of the Predator's hair that looks like dreadlocks 😂
@@murusmicmac9544 Hamas used a drone to drop a RPG warhead, destroyed a Merkava 4 tank. They showed the drone fleet in a video. It looks like a Dji m600 or something similar. And the Ukrainians and Russians are using Dji drones to drop grenades since the war beginning. I think the Dji drone can absolutely be called a little bomber.
dont bet on it, no matter how much one does, there will always be a need for a human in the front, a human holding the gun, fiering the gun, to decide to fire our not, no matter the technology nothing beats a human looking and deciding
It was never destroyed by an rpg- in fact there were some recorded hits but the trophy launcher was turned off and closed so that means not thing about the tank.
I know what are you talking about, but it wasn't an rpg, what I meant is that most of the lost tanks(5-7 tanks) were destroying during a surprise attack, when the trophy system was closed, and turned off, so they managed to hit the IDF tanks with RPG's but there weren't MK.4 baraks between the disabled and destroyed tanks.@@meraz69
@@peterto-xz1gu How do you like the look of the new parking lot in Gaza? You people make stupid statements about singular events or singular vehicles as an example of weakness of a whole country but are you so brave to come back and comment a rebuttal to my statement above? You a coward like Hamas and all the people the other pro Palestine people?
Auto loaders are often controversial with the use of personnel to load missiles, due to missile storage areas being vulnerable to missile attacks on the autoloader.
@@Jericho1000 Autoloaders are not more vulnerable than manual systems; bustle autoloaders have advantages over manual loaders as they don't require a sliding door for the round to be accessed; a small port is all they need; and they can be isolated from the crew with blast doors and blow-out panels. The carousel autoloader can't be isolated from the crew compartment and it can't make use of blow-out panels, however, it's statisically harder to hit the ammunition in the carousel; and it has the benefit of making the use of dedicated HE/HE-frag rounds possible.
The new age of weapons is all about drones. The concept of anks is over 110 years old. Unless it's improved to fire drones it won't stand against them.
Not really its mobility , firepower have not been upgraded. Nor has tge base armour. This is a mk4 with better sensors and situational awareness. Other nations are upgrading their guns, power-plants and armour as well as their situational awareness. Thake Challenger 3 as an example....
how strong the tanks gun is less effective as they get stronger, how well can the tank support the crew during intense combat is inarguebly crucial, and this type of sensory systems are just ahead of the current game. if its the most "advanced" or "best" in the world is a whole different question, for the IDF in israel/ palestine/ southern lebanon the main regions of operations its probably the best, but put it in a varied range of land like the US operates cross-continentally or even russia with massive variation your tanks have to be alot more generilzed its just an advantage the IDF and its contractors have by having a decently small variation in geography. so it is the best for what it does(most likely), but it doesnt mean that the lets say M1 abrams is not the best for what IT does.
It’s “horses for courses”. Israel does not sell its tanks overseas like e.g. the USA and other countries. Therefore Israel has designed a tank for the IDF as it’s only customer. It also suits the way Israeli armour operates, which may not be the same as Russia, China, USA or other nations. The role of the MBT has evolved too. Unmanned vehicles are already taking over tasks once carried out by manned vehicles.
@@philipmear8680israel will start selling merkavas to germany, we dont know about MK4 but MK5 for sure not so either MK.2,3, or 4. but probably MK2 MK3
@@philipmear8680they actually did try to sell merkava but it's too heavy and expensive and that's why many countries adopted a better option. Sorry merkava not worth the investment
The problem is that the Merkava is a defensive tank, it was designed for Israeli conditions only, not more, and it is the best there, but in terms of global intervention it is not so good, the Abrams is weaker in the Israeli rocky desert, but stronger in other areas, what the US can do, is to adapt the technology to it's tanks.
I have no idea which tank is the best overall. But one thing I do know is I’ve seen RUclips videos declaring, at least, 5 tanks “the best.” It’s just like religion… with about 3000 religions worldwide, the atheist simply believes in one less than the most religious person.
Do you not even know what a Trophy System is? Most Merkavas have the Trophy System, but putting a cope cage can confuse it. Trophy Systems are better at taking out drones than Cope Cages.
The IDF hasn't lost many tanks at all, unless one is stupid enough to buy into Arab propaganda. Some tanks have indeed been damaged, but most of them have been fixed and put back into service. Very few tanks have been totally decommissioned. Also, Most of the tanks in service are Mk. 4, and even quite a few Mk. 3.
@@Gideon01 not only huge number destroyed merkavas but i dont get it what kind of nato tactis is that ( hamas legs climb on merkava and destroy merkava ) what kind of nato tactics is that , i never seen in any combat not even in syria , nato tactis- tanks with no soldiers support in urban combat and hamas people climb with legs on merkava and destroy the merkava ??? disaster. nato say outdate russian tactics but for israel what should we say ??disaster,
No way this is the world's best tank. As far as super heavies go, US M1 is still number 1. Especially when you look at those both currently in service & in serial production. Another factor is M1 is basically never scraped. They get brought back in, essentially stripped down, and rebuilt to most recent upgraded version, genius!
🤣 *yeh that’s why they’re ‘hiding it’ in Ukraine because it’s the ‘best tank’, like the Leo 2a6 or Challenger 2 OR is it the best tank because the US military has announced it now wants to move away from being fuel hungry, logistically vulnerable, transport challenged, over weight, over priced?* … _look it up, facts are real and babies cry below 👇🏼_
@@Retly_Ai we are all biased by nature, but merkava 5 doesn't have battle experiences, especially against an army with tanks. So his opinion has more truth than being biased
Define 'the best': -under what circumstances -used by whom -used where -with /against who -in what numbers The Tiger was a formidable tank, killing Shermans from twice the distance, while shells bounced of its shell. But it was too heavy in mud and over bridges, being too difficult to produce, repair and drive, guzzled fuel like an alcoholic. So maybe it took 15 Shermans to finish 1 Tiger, but there were 25 Shermans around. (numbers made up for example). Nice this computer support, but what when the computer needs a 'Ctrl - Alt - Del' in the heat of the moment? Call Bill Gates on a Nokia 3210?
under what circumstances : Bulldozer Escort. -used by whom : IDF of course. -used where : you already know that too ... -with /against who : unarmed civilians & light infantry -in what numbers : overwhelming...
True, no country will ever release the specs to the public, and a direct competition is not at all possible, so calling any war equipment, the best is useless.
what you're saying makes no sense, plenty of amazing tanks have not fought in ukraine and merkava is specifically made for the region in which it operates.
It is nonsensical to answer Is this the best tank in the world based on this video. “Best” is a comparative term and the video provides zero info on the other objects being compared. It does look cool.
@@Khalid_Looby what tank counters drones? Do you have any facts or do you just resort to looking stupid on the internet? Newsflash. Telling someone to cope more is a bit ironic if you’re the one whining like a little bitch with no actual facts. Good try though 🤷🏻♂️
sliced in half is a wrong term here, it exploded it. and thats really not the tanks fault its the IDF's intelligence fuck-up, no tank currently can act automatically to drones. also its not the same tank, the tanks on the border are not baraks they're MK4 M4s i believe. and before you "cope harder western me" think about if it achievs anything? youre just outing yourself as a person who is not intelectually capable enough for formulating a real response lol.
The 360° view system from the inside is more than outstanding ! It's a quantum leap. Systems of other tanks seems to be from stone age !
Suddenly a "bush" comes to life and hugs the tank wearing 20 kg of plastic explosive. Never underestimate people will to defeat something or someone.
@@alexiachimciuc3199 because of that Hamas video, now its been incorporated on its(Mercava) software to neutralize a slow moving two legged suicidal terrorist approaching the tank.
1 out of 500 attacks are successful on Israeli tanks, they just show you only the successful ones.@@alexiachimciuc3199
@@alexiachimciuc3199 ok and? the merkava 360 system makes that infinetely harder than on any other tank. its fucking impressive asf and you gotta admit that
Has Russia , China or Iran replicated this latest technology? If not, why?
Merkava legit looks like a tank from a sci-fi video game. I ain’t a military tech junky, but the aesthetics of this thing are 🔥 🥵
The Polish Stealth Tank looks cooler ! Literally, it can mask & block its heat signature & go ' invisible' at night...
Not detected by thermal optics, the Stealth tank can ambush advancing tanks more effectively.
@@SeaJay_Oceans is it actually just called the stealth tank 😆
@@SIickTurtIeare you sure about that?
@@thermalrider that’s what I’m asking
The tank that was destroyed by a 500 dollars anti tank gun 😂 called el yacine 105 ❤🇵🇸
I've always loved the design of the Merkava ! awesome!
Nice Yes, But They Use it For Zionism! Free Palestine!!
Me to ... 👍
Barbecue cans with diapers inside.
@@kaka_kaka28blud is jealous cuz poor terrorist dont have😢😢😢
I wouldn’t go so far as to say that this Thang is the best in the world like bar none. But it definitely is the best in the world for Israel. It handles all of the requirements that the Israelis need. Good survivability. A good gun, and because it is locally produced Ease of logistics. One thing that the Israelis have done with their tank developments is they recognize that a good tank crew is better than a really good tank. So that’s why or at least that’s one of the reasons why it has that access hatch at the rear. Yes you can put infantry in it. But that’s not its primary purpose.
It’s an MBT not an IFV.
Oh, I like to think of it as kind of like how there really is no such thing as the perfect tank. But like I said, the Israelis have the perfect tank for themselves. Now I can’t really see this thing being exported to other countries for things like expeditionary combat missions. But for things like National defense within their own borders, I can definitely see it being used. Mostly due to the simple fact of its extreme size. Frankly, if you want the closest thing to the best change, do you want something send will not have much difficulty in working in various environments. And most of all, it Hass to be easy to transport relatively speaking. That’s one of the reasons why I have often felt that the M4 Sherman from the second world war is probably one of the best tanks. Yes, it’s not perfect. The gun isn’t great and the armor is not the best, but you have to take into consideration that, the Sherman tank was used on pretty much every front of the war.
This particular tank is definitely an advantage for the Israelis. But considering the fact that they are constantly surrounded by irate neighbors, they need this advantage.
Al Yasin : "welcome to the jungle"
💀👍
they need to improve on anti infantry for real
APS Trophy system: "ok"
@@clarencecastro6956 real but infantry swarm too op for the tank
@@noparuthirankate7895if the engines got destroyed or too damaged to work that's why they have remote controlled machine guns on top of the tank with a built in 65mm mortar to at least protect the crew for a period of time while they wait for rescue or backup to arrive
The merkava is not a tank designed for a massive infantry attack I think it's more focused on scouting with it's advanced 360 degree vr camera and range finders while tanking sniper and rpg shots from the enemy so that the infantry can be safe behind it
Edit: Oh I forgot that the aps trophy system can also work as a proximity shotgun if the ai misidentifies a person from a missile, which the IDF keeps it turned off or probably fixed in a 180 degree angle so that the infantry behind won't become swiss cheese
all tanks are #1 unless they are sent to Ukrine
The Abrams be dominating there.
@@karljohn2000it'll turn to scrap metal even before meeting its target within range, just like the leopards & challengers
@@karljohn2000 YEAH, SURE...
Quit doing drugs man!
yeahhh true!!
One of my absolute favorite tanks
Joking 😅😅😅😅
one thing that might be worth pointing out, the Merkava is also capable of fulfilling the role of a troop carrier. While use of that function is not exactly compatible with "fully enclosed operations", overall it should probably to be considered another edge over other MBTs, and not a weakness.
Yes, it's testing limits.
For example, just two years ago battlefield role of drones was badly underestimated.
And look it now.
Evolution of technology only in that section of modern arms really shaked& shaped tactics and results of war.
The Merkava Barak is the best tank in the world for the IDF
What? 😂😂
what happened in Gaza and South Leabanon?
what?? 🤣🤣🤣
Proven in Gaza...
@@mohammadshamsuddin9978 What's going on? The pedophile prophet Muhammad is not helping the Gaza Arabs
The word "Barak" to those non-Jewish speakers, it means lightning, and/or blessed. The Merkava V Barak is just one more step towards perfectioning further our tanks since there's no such thing as the ultimate of anything. Ever since its inception, in 1980 the Merkava (Chariot) goes through extended modifications as they're learned in battle against those that are enemies of Emet Yisrael.
You mean Hebrew speakers, not Jewish speakers.
It does indeed mean lightning, but not blessed. Blessed is a different root altogether though they sound similar: ברק (b.r.k.)as opposed to ברכ (b.r.c.)
@@Gideon01 Thank you for the misread, nevertheless, The Hebrew word "barak" has several meanings
To kneel
To bless
To praise and worship dedicated to God
A masculine name of Hebrew origin that means "lightning. Nhajon?! Shavua Tov.
@@UrielShlomoGarcia-fi4yu לא נכון. אלה שני שורשים שונים לחלוטין. השם של דגם הטנק הזה, ברק, מתייחס אך ורק לתופעה המטאורולוגית. אבל אני לא רוצה לחזור על עצמי.
@@Gideon01 אז מה שאתה אומר זה שמרכבה היא לא מרכבה ברק. אני יודע, גם לי נמאס מההערות המתנשאות שלך.
There is no such thing as 'The Best in the world'.
Merkava is a tang designed for the needs of the Israeli army that focuses mostly on terrain, crew survivability and integration with other units on the battlefield.
BUT it could be improved
90% of innovations in this tank are undisclosed. Even in video he didn't show few more innovations based on open sorces.
Indeed there are quite a few things the video didn’t show, I served in IDF in a merk for 3 years. Plus 12cyears before that in the US army in an abrams.
Has Russia , China or Iran replicated this latest technology? If not, why?
@@chiefteefteefreturns3320thank you for your service man 🇺🇸🇮🇱
@@marybailey7881cause they don’t have access to it
They wish the could replicate some of this stuff
lets see in the field
Proven in Gaza...
..against opponent's tanks...
proven agianst urban warefare. yasin crap, and other kornet 8hit :) gaza is DAMAR :)))@@mohammadshamsuddin9978
They have an advance radar system to knock out drones, missiles and rpgs. The helmets of the crew are amazing.
Looks very interesting. Very high tech. The problem is to be costeffective I guess.
RPG-32 is it's nemesis.
Cost isn't a problem when a different country is footing the bill for your military
It's turret reminds me of an alien head but its an amazing piece of equipment.👍👍
There is no “best tank in the world” anymore than there’s a “best aircraft in the world”.🙄 Different tanks serve different purposes.
An M1 for example has far better acceleration and mobility, a Chally has more advance frontal turret armour, the Merkava is a fantastic defensive tank, and the unique rear compartment sets it apart.
“Best tank” is thinking with the mentality of a child. 🙄
Proven in Gaza...
@@mohammadshamsuddin9978 there haven’t been any M1s or Challengers 2s in Gaza, so I’m not sure what you’re on about noob. 🤣🤣🤣
This dude is literally just spamming the same message under every comment.@@mitchdaytonam3
@@leoschmain9730 ah, he’s one of those, thanks for the heads up dude. 👍
Has Russia , China or Iran replicated this latest technology? If not, why?
Didn't say anything about target detection and weapons system. Cruise radius of onboard fuel? I'm not sold. No mention of reactive armor, chobham armor?
Front like a Sportscar - beauty tank !
in the 1970's it was declared that fighter jets would no longer be used in future wars (due to anti-aircraft missile systems.) The system used to defend this idea was the Syrian batteries system in the bekaa valley in Lebanon until it was destroyed by the Israeli Air Force. To declare an end of armor is just as shortsighted.
The myth is overblown…
Markava is the Tank being Butchered by Hamas’s Yasin 105 RPJs….
Without lies Islam dies... Taqiya...
Al yasin Is p(b)alestinian stories and fantasy
Like all Palestine jokes
Read about merkava trophy system😂😂
Kornet be like ssssssttt 🤫
I'm waiting for Merkava Big Mike.
There will always be "one upmanship" in the military, be it tanks, planes, rifles, etc. I could never understand why the U.S. military ever transitioned to the 5.56 when there were much better rounds available, even in the .22 caliber, such as .22/250. I served in the USMC from 1958 to 1964. Our T.O. weapon was the M1 Garand. As youngsters, as are virtually all combat military servicemen, the 7.62 was no problem to carry, even hanging several extra bandoliers across our shoulders.
No details how it counters drones as was seen in Ukraine against Russian tanks. I’m not convinced about effectiveness of its anti drone capability. In the future, we will see IDF try to accelerate counter drone systems as we’re seeing they don’t have effective answers to drones being used against their forces on Gaza by Hamas.
1:59 looks SUSPICIOUSLY like a Centurion , or Centurion derivative ( Shot-Cal A etc )
Kornet be like
Am I joke to you 😂
Javelin, matador, nlaw to t series tanks, am i joke to you? With flying turrets
Future my ass… still can’t whistand hand made hamas rocket…
It can easily withstand hammas made rockets thanks to it's decent armor and aps trophy system and it's greatly helping the IDF in the war with hammas
Without lies Islam dies... Taqiya...
Recent RL testing has concluded that these are useless in urban combat.... without drones.
I do agree Israel needs drones……but after this war or actually based on real life do you really think Israel has a issue with urban warfare when they’ve fought this type of conflict for 40 years now?
The more advanced systems and electronics does more to widen the already massive gap with Israel’s neighbors.
No hate just real life shows us we can sit here and be over prepared and in actuality Israel in this case is ahead of the world.
Bringing tanks to urban warfare is stupid and look what happens to Israel they got destroyed and there army is not very good the lost to Hezbollah in 2006 and lost to hamas in 2004 and they are losing to hamas right now the urban is too difficult the tanks won't help you there and idf killed their own hostage and they think using the sea water against hamas tunnels well work and there lies as well
I wonder if yasin 105 costs more than 10 dollars or not.
wonder if it can penetrate the merkava.
Al yasin Is p(b)alestinian stories and fantasy
Like all Palestine jokes
Read about merkava trophy system😂😂
Don't have to read about it seen the results and iron hole too
It is hard to say if the Merkava is the best in the world. Not take anything away from this tank or the Israeli defense industry! Both are outstanding. Any Israeli tank only needs to function in the Mideast. However the US Abrams has to be able to fight in all climates and terrain environments. While the Merkava might be the best in desert conditions it most likely not be in cold climates or rainy conditions!
The US tank assets have to be able to fight anywhere in the world while Israeli armor only in one set of conditions. Regardless Israel turns out outstanding military hardware. US companies and US military learns excellent ideas for US equipment.
Proven in Gaza...
What proven in Gaza? 3 destroyed tanks? after Hamas shot tens of rockets at it? it's a win to the tank and a lose to Hamas, imagine spending 15 rockets on 1 tank.@@mohammadshamsuddin9978
Has Russia , China or Iran replicated this latest technology? If not, why?
@mohammadshamsuddin9978 proven what every tank can be destroyed and Israel didn't even lost that much less than 10 I can assure that they didn't lose as much as you think
The amor of God, the best AFV currently
Virgin high tech Merkeva tank 🤓 vs chad Al Yasin 105 🗿
where? when? show
The Philippines should make a consideration of purchasing and utilizing this tank.😊
Not sure if one can speak about "sexiest" when it comes to tanks in general, but this is the sexiest tank in the world currently, imho. Loves its design!
Proven in Gaza...
what proven in gaza?@@mohammadshamsuddin9978
nothing was proven yet we will find out after the war@@mohammadshamsuddin9978
Imagine a tank with a phalanx ciws on top. No drones or artilleries can hit it, just need to focus on mines
Then what the point lol too expensive and no way can be embedded in every tank system
Yeah, sure, cause a tank can support a Phalanx 🙄🤡 There’s a reason those CIWS are either ship based, or require large transport…this isn’t a video game, grow TF up 🤦🏼♂️ How you people aren’t embarrassed to post such nonsense for all to see is beyond me! SMH.
This is only for show ! They cant afford equip every tank and military vehicles with this ! ..... In reality only few will be equipped! And if so we don't know it will really work or not .....and if equipped with everything and it cost reached up to 10 millions it will be easily destroyed by one kornet missile costs 20 k usd ! Haha
No, Merkava was able to stop lots of kornets, RPG-7's RPG-29's and Konkurs missiles, Also Israel has 360 of Merkava mk.4m which is pretty impressive, they achieved this number in only a few years, and they got hundreds more MK.4 which are now in modernization progress. Merkava mk.5 was developed only a month or so ago, so we can expect at least 100 of those in the end of the year, Kornet won't have the ability to even try to aim at it, they will be the first to be hit.@@ahmedh4848
Best tank design around. Best turret design, check out how large & flat that turret is. Those balls & chains at the back reminds me of the Predator's hair that looks like dreadlocks 😂
The latest Merkava tank is Merkava 4 with a roof cage on it. The DJI bomber is dominating the battlefield now.
Lol 😂
DJI?
@@murusmicmac9544 Hamas used a drone to drop a RPG warhead, destroyed a Merkava 4 tank. They showed the drone fleet in a video. It looks like a Dji m600 or something similar. And the Ukrainians and Russians are using Dji drones to drop grenades since the war beginning. I think the Dji drone can absolutely be called a little bomber.
@@dukeyang9210 aha, thanks mate.
I don't take advice from uncanny users with a kitty as profile pic
God Bless Israel !!!
Proven in Gaza...
I have been a MAJOR in both TACTICAL & STRATEGIC WARFARE & the Merkava is CLEARLY THE MOST ADVANCED HEAVY MAIN BATTLE TANK IN THE WORLD
dont bet on it, no matter how much one does, there will always be a need for a human in the front, a human holding the gun, fiering the gun, to decide to fire our not, no matter the technology nothing beats a human looking and deciding
Proven in Gaza...
Just amazing!
Proven in Gaza...
the best merkava tank!
The Yassin 105 says hello
the Merkava says "dont care"
@@StaticDaSticc more like “waaaahh, thats anti semantic” 😂
Bring it, big mouth
FYI Merkava Bark literally means chariot thunder
lightning, not thunder.
Am sure this is the reason behind the present war in Israel
Their latest tank is keep getting beaten by ancient rpg 😅
Is it true?do u have any proof of it?
It was never destroyed by an rpg- in fact there were some recorded hits but the trophy launcher was turned off and closed so that means not thing about the tank.
@@leoschmain9730 You're correct but no 100%. some tanks were blown up some weren’t.
I know what are you talking about, but it wasn't an rpg, what I meant is that most of the lost tanks(5-7 tanks) were destroying during a surprise attack, when the trophy system was closed, and turned off, so they managed to hit the IDF tanks with RPG's but there weren't MK.4 baraks between the disabled and destroyed tanks.@@meraz69
15 .000 mati konyol di gaza dengan merkava 😅
Is it so volatile that Israel builds tanks but not cars? That’s pretty rough. Hang in there, I’m on your side. 👍
"chieftain tanks" shows a centurion
i dont understand this tank blown up with 1 RPG tandem round.
and the trophy is not working xd.
@@peterto-xz1gu
How do you like the look of the new parking lot in Gaza?
You people make stupid statements about singular events or singular vehicles as an example of weakness of a whole country but are you so brave to come back and comment a rebuttal to my statement above? You a coward like Hamas and all the people the other pro Palestine people?
You say this based on what exactly? Hamas propaganda edited videos?
تانک مرکاوا مارک 5 غولپیکر و غول آهنی و ضد گلوله و بیشتری بسازید
The rpg variant called" Yasin" locally made in gaza has turned this tank into useless pile of scrap 😂
And your evidence for that is?
Hamas propaganda edited videos with cherry-picked frames?
@@aloweyballa i see that by my eyes
@@shadad.masalmeh I've seen the Queen of England...
It has not got a robotic turret and autoloader yet which other counties are working on
Auto loaders are often controversial with the use of personnel to load missiles, due to missile storage areas being vulnerable to missile attacks on the autoloader.
@@Jericho1000
Autoloaders are not more vulnerable than manual systems; bustle autoloaders have advantages over manual loaders as they don't require a sliding door for the round to be accessed; a small port is all they need; and they can be isolated from the crew with blast doors and blow-out panels.
The carousel autoloader can't be isolated from the crew compartment and it can't make use of blow-out panels, however, it's statisically harder to hit the ammunition in the carousel; and it has the benefit of making the use of dedicated HE/HE-frag rounds possible.
2:00 that’s a centurion not a Chieftain
The new age of weapons is all about drones. The concept of anks is over 110 years old. Unless it's improved to fire drones it won't stand against them.
This is a toy 😂😂😂😂 ask khamas how they dismantled them😂😂😂😂 useless
One day, tanks will be completely autonomous, making the vehicles themselves, much more expendable.
These tanks are being decimated these days with weapons under $100 and little in the way of training
Now imagine if Israel’s military had the funding and numbers of the US
I can already see it being a beast for at the very least 50 years if they had the budget of the US
Not really its mobility , firepower have not been upgraded. Nor has tge base armour. This is a mk4 with better sensors and situational awareness. Other nations are upgrading their guns, power-plants and armour as well as their situational awareness. Thake Challenger 3 as an example....
Nobody has an upgraded guns yet the West is still using the 120mm Rheinmetall and the East are using the 125mm Spetstekhnika.
how strong the tanks gun is less effective as they get stronger, how well can the tank support the crew during intense combat is inarguebly crucial, and this type of sensory systems are just ahead of the current game. if its the most "advanced" or "best" in the world is a whole different question, for the IDF in israel/ palestine/ southern lebanon the main regions of operations its probably the best, but put it in a varied range of land like the US operates cross-continentally or even russia with massive variation your tanks have to be alot more generilzed its just an advantage the IDF and its contractors have by having a decently small variation in geography. so it is the best for what it does(most likely), but it doesnt mean that the lets say M1 abrams is not the best for what IT does.
It’s “horses for courses”. Israel does not sell its tanks overseas like e.g. the USA and other countries. Therefore Israel has designed a tank for the IDF as it’s only customer. It also suits the way Israeli armour operates, which may not be the same as Russia, China, USA or other nations. The role of the MBT has evolved too. Unmanned vehicles are already taking over tasks once carried out by manned vehicles.
@@philipmear8680israel will start selling merkavas to germany, we dont know about MK4 but MK5 for sure not so either MK.2,3, or 4. but probably MK2 MK3
@@philipmear8680they actually did try to sell merkava but it's too heavy and expensive and that's why many countries adopted a better option. Sorry merkava not worth the investment
Is this the new model that doesn't explode ??
And I think it is awesome for Israel to name the tank after Obama
how about a tank with a force-field around it?
Alien tech 🤔
Abu Ubaidah says shalom😂
All this to fight a man wearing flip flops and holding a fifty year old AK 🙄
Does Trophy protect the top of the tank if a drone releases a bomb from above? No mention of this capability.
Proven in Gaza...
No, but the cage is pretty effective to protect the tank against drone, which Israel adopted from Ukraine.
@@leoschmain9730that cage will only ‘protect’ the turret. The engine in the front of the tank is not protected
Merkava got a very heavy armor on the top plate of the hull, It can't be penetrated by cumulative grenades.@@MiguelJW
@@leoschmain9730 that’s what i say. Just for the turret….. not for front of the tank where de driver seats and engine is placed
all tanks are feared by the AL-yasin 105 but with APS tropy system that could protect the tank from AL-yasin 105
Without a doubt this is real! Furthermore the U.S. military should have these also!
Why? We have the Abrams .
The problem is that the Merkava is a defensive tank, it was designed for Israeli conditions only, not more, and it is the best there, but in terms of global intervention it is not so good, the Abrams is weaker in the Israeli rocky desert, but stronger in other areas, what the US can do, is to adapt the technology to it's tanks.
تانک مرکاوا مارک 5 غولپیکر و غول آهنی و ضد زره و ضد گلوله و بیشتری بسازید.
It has been smashed by Al-Yasin 105. Pictures are everywhere
That’s what’s up bro
oh yeah... you're a muslim 😄
😂😂😂 yeah right
where? when? no one noticed. u r joke
Proof please?
I just saw a video for it after taking a Kornet, it looks really nice
the tank on the video you saw is the old one
israel dont uses yet the new tank
and there is no tank that can survive kornet tbh
@Luke64111 it happend only one time but that still very good
Sepertinya kuat menahan tembakan Al Yassin 105 😅
I now fear Hamas motorbikes more than any tank out there 🤭🤭
Lol 😂
I have no idea which tank is the best overall. But one thing I do know is I’ve seen RUclips videos declaring, at least, 5 tanks “the best.” It’s just like religion… with about 3000 religions worldwide, the atheist simply believes in one less than the most religious person.
AMAZING
Proven in Gaza...
Got to be one of the best!!!
anyway additional protection is needed like cope cage, because 10 fpv drones worth of 500 dollars each and this tank is out
Do you not even know what a Trophy System is?
Most Merkavas have the Trophy System, but putting a cope cage can confuse it.
Trophy Systems are better at taking out drones than Cope Cages.
Oh and this tank has the best armour in the world
تانک تی 80 غولپیکر و غول آهنی و ضد زره و ضد گلوله و بیشتری بسازید.
How comes IDF has lost so many Tanks in Gaza since 7th.OCT.2023!
Why don't they deploy some of these Merkava - V to change the situation?
The IDF hasn't lost many tanks at all, unless one is stupid enough to buy into Arab propaganda. Some tanks have indeed been damaged, but most of them have been fixed and put back into service. Very few tanks have been totally decommissioned. Also, Most of the tanks in service are Mk. 4, and even quite a few Mk. 3.
@@Gideon01 not only huge number destroyed merkavas but i dont get it what kind of nato tactis is that ( hamas legs climb on merkava and destroy merkava ) what kind of nato tactics is that , i never seen in any combat not even in syria , nato tactis- tanks with no soldiers support in urban combat and hamas people climb with legs on merkava and destroy the merkava ??? disaster. nato say outdate russian tactics but for israel what should we say ??disaster,
Awesome design and innovation.
Is it immune to EMP?
Proven in Gaza...
Idk, never saw an impact of EMP on a tank. so I can't tell but I guess that it can withstand an EMP.
No protection against a bomb droping drone? Thats a very expensive coffin then
No way this is the world's best tank. As far as super heavies go, US M1 is still number 1. Especially when you look at those both currently in service & in serial production.
Another factor is M1 is basically never scraped. They get brought back in, essentially stripped down, and rebuilt to most recent upgraded version, genius!
🤣 *yeh that’s why they’re ‘hiding it’ in Ukraine because it’s the ‘best tank’, like the Leo 2a6 or Challenger 2 OR is it the best tank because the US military has announced it now wants to move away from being fuel hungry, logistically vulnerable, transport challenged, over weight, over priced?* … _look it up, facts are real and babies cry below 👇🏼_
😂🎉what's did you talking Shit
Best against outdated tanks
@@Retly_Ai we are all biased by nature, but merkava 5 doesn't have battle experiences, especially against an army with tanks. So his opinion has more truth than being biased
Proven in Gaza...
Markava design to protect from Stone
Their tank has been destroy by cheap rpg
I see that you've been watching Hamas videos that conveniently end when an explosion is seen, as though there isn't such thing as a Trophy system
Most advanced tank?
Are you sure? 😂
Check how Palestinians destroy it with no foot
Still the best tech
Awesome. America loves it.
Define 'the best':
-under what circumstances
-used by whom
-used where
-with /against who
-in what numbers
The Tiger was a formidable tank, killing Shermans from twice the distance, while shells bounced of its shell. But it was too heavy in mud and over bridges, being too difficult to produce, repair and drive, guzzled fuel like an alcoholic. So maybe it took 15 Shermans to finish 1 Tiger, but there were 25 Shermans around. (numbers made up for example).
Nice this computer support, but what when the computer needs a 'Ctrl - Alt - Del' in the heat of the moment? Call Bill Gates on a Nokia 3210?
under what circumstances : Bulldozer Escort.
-used by whom : IDF of course.
-used where : you already know that too ...
-with /against who : unarmed civilians & light infantry
-in what numbers : overwhelming...
True, no country will ever release the specs to the public, and a direct competition is not at all possible, so calling any war equipment, the best is useless.
Can it float across the Atlantic Ocean ?
Proven in Gaza...
If it hasn't fought in Ukraine, forget it .
what you're saying makes no sense, plenty of amazing tanks have not fought in ukraine and merkava is specifically made for the region in which it operates.
is Ukraine the center of civilization now?
@@insectslayer1374Europe is in danger, Ukraine is saving our butt from Russia dummy. Yes, it is the center of *our* world.
@@insectslayer1374 it's definitely the world's biggest testing grounds for weapons yes.
@@insectslayer1374well in terms for weapons testing, yes, Ukraine is a good place to use it
no Palestinian child stands a chance to survive against this tank.
The problem is Hamas hiding behind the children
The most advanced tank in the world that has been easily destroyed by 200 USD cost Yassin missile in mass numbers
"damaged"😑
"damaged"😑
Without lies Islam dies... Taqiya...
It is nonsensical to answer Is this the best tank in the world based on this video. “Best” is a comparative term and the video provides zero info on the other objects being compared.
It does look cool.
merkava MK1 beast unleashed
Panther KG51 enters the chat
is it the same one that a 150$ drone sliced in half?
As of right now drones are every tanks weakness until counters are built to deal with drones.
LOL COPE HARDER WESTERN.@@Retly_Ai
@@Khalid_Looby what tank counters drones? Do you have any facts or do you just resort to looking stupid on the internet?
Newsflash. Telling someone to cope more is a bit ironic if you’re the one whining like a little bitch with no actual facts. Good try though 🤷🏻♂️
sliced in half is a wrong term here, it exploded it. and thats really not the tanks fault its the IDF's intelligence fuck-up, no tank currently can act automatically to drones. also its not the same tank, the tanks on the border are not baraks they're MK4 M4s i believe. and before you "cope harder western me" think about if it achievs anything? youre just outing yourself as a person who is not intelectually capable enough for formulating a real response lol.
@khalid-Looby ok eastern lmao
Just like the Terminator movie said A.I WILL TURN ON US
Wow superior Tank
🇮❤️🇮🇸 🇷 🇦 🇪 🇱
phull saport sarrr
@@thatoneguy5330 madarschaap chuslim spoteed
@@technopredator1139Cope hard indian, Pakistan still own half of Kashmir. 😂
wait so the merkavah is now called barrack? huh? is that the name of something else merkavah or elbit related?
no, it's called Merkava IV "Barak"
Obama?
Barak--Hebrew word for Lightening
Where is the advance cope cage?
Iran isn't an arab country🤦♂️
Its beatiful but in fire...
With a guy at yelled allahu akhbar with stapped bombs?