Merkava Tank Platoon

Merkava Tank Platoon

After the 1967 war, the purchase of modern military equipment became moredifficult and the Israeli government decided to design, develop, and build anindigenous main battle tank. The design prioritised armour, armament andmobility in that order, with the key characteristic of the new tank being itsarmour and crew protection.
The new design drew from the experience of ordnance experts, who had beenupgrading and maintaining Israels older tanks, and the tank commanders whoknew the combat capabilities they required.

The eventual design was the Merkava (Hebrew for chariot). The emphasis oncrew protection led to the unique design aspect of the Merkava being its frontmounted engine. This meant the crew were protected from the front by thetanks front armour, the transmission, the engine, a layer of spaced armour,the fuel tank, and another layer of spaced armour.

Merkava Tank Platoon Box Contents

• 5 Merkava Tank Sprue
• 1 Decal Sheet

Unit Cards

• 1 Movement Orders
• 1 Israeli Forces
• 1 Merkava 1 Tank Company HQ
• 1 Merkava 1 Tank Platoon
• 1 Merkava 2 Tank Company HQ
• 1 Merkava 2 Tank Platoon

Note: Models supplied unassembled and unpainted
15mm, resin/metal Battlefront Miniatures