Destroying high-end tanks often requires only the most modest way, and a photo of the destruction of the Merkava Mk4 tank circulated on the Internet, making people call it impossible.
Because the Merkava Mk4 tank has been touted by many military fans as the best tank in the world, it is impeccable, and with the level of equipment of Hamas, it is impossible to break through its armor.
It is a well-established fact that Hamas is poorly equipped, and the photos of the Merkava Mk4 that can be destroyed are not fake, judging from the Hamas's "flesh anti-Tan" video exposed on the Internet, they probably did not use any high-end skills when destroying the Merkava Mk4.
Most likely, it is necessary to wait for the Merkava Mk4 to pass, and then throw explosive packs on the tank, or launch low-performance "anti-tank missiles" at close range, and possibly drones.
[More than one Merkava destroyed]
But in any case, the cost of the weapons used by Hamas is cheap, and a Merkava Mk4 costs millions of dollars, to say the least, and Hamas simply wins.
This also reminds us that tank armor is not invincible, and it is necessary to be prepared with multiple hands in actual combat!
The Merkava Mk4 that was blown into the sky
The Merkava main battle tank is a new type of tank independently developed by Israel, the early model was put into production in the 70s of the last century, and after continuous improvement, a number of versions have been derived, among which the Merkava Mk4 is the latest model.
First of all, the Merkava Mk4 has an advantage in terms of firepower.
The main armament is a high-performance 120mm smoothbore gun, which is fast and accurate, capable of firing a range of advanced armor-piercing and high-explosive rounds.
The gun also has excellent direct fire ability, which can accurately hit targets even in complex battlefield environments.
The Merkava Mk4 is equipped with a fire control system that further enhances its strike capabilities, for example, its digital fire control system is capable of quickly calculating fire and employing the most optimized attack methods.
[Merkava Mk4 strikes with excellent ability]
Secondly, the Merkava Mk4 uses modular composite armor and active defense system, this model pays special attention to armor protection capabilities, and further adopts modular composite armor on the basis of the material of the previous model.
The composite armor of the Merkava Mk4 is very advanced, including the thickness of the armor, although it is not the first in the world, but it can resist artillery strikes, which can be called the strongest protective armor in the world.
From this point of view alone, the Merkava Mk4 is a little better than the 99A tank equipped by our army.
Moreover, the modular design facilitates the rapid repair of its damaged armor blocks, further increasing the survivability of the Merkava Mk4 on the battlefield.
Not only that, but mobility is also a highlight of the Merkava Mk4, which is equipped with a powerful 1500 hp turbocharged diesel engine, which not only provides strong power and ensures good maneuverability of the tank, but also maintains stable performance in harsh climatic conditions such as tropical deserts.
Due to the complex terrain environment in Israel, the Merkava Mk4 has been designed with advanced suspension and undercarriage systems to ensure that it can quickly navigate rough terrain.
Why was it destroyed
On the whole, the Merkava Mk4 can indeed be called a top tank, but advanced does not mean invincible, especially in the modern battlefield, almost all equipment has security problems.
At the beginning of the development of the tank, it was for
【Early Tanks】
However, with the continuous progress of human weapons, the performance of tank armor in war has been greatly reduced.
Especially after World War II, the gradual rise of anti-Tantan missiles in various countries has caused considerable problems for the survival of tanks.
Let's just say that the most advanced anti-tank missile in the world has no problem at all in penetrating the armor of the world's most defended tank.
For the time being, in the battle for the strongest "spear and shield", after all, the spear has the upper hand.
Not to mention the world's most advanced, it is a first-class rebound missile, which can also tear apart the tank armor, such as the American AGM-114 anti-tank missile, whose armor-piercing thickness reaches 1400 mm, plus the warhead is equipped with 7 kg of high-energy mixed explosives, once it hits accurately, even the front armor of the Merkava Mk4 cannot be carried.
Of course, Hamas does not have such advanced anti-tank missiles, and if they use drones to attack, then they may focus on the rear of the tank engine and turret when they are fighting.
With a certain amount of explosives, it still has the potential to destroy the Merkava Mk4.
The cost of a drone is only a few thousand dollars, and high-explosive is cheaper, so such a low-configuration method can destroy the Merkava Mk4, which shows that today's tanks may need to correct their positioning.
China is multi-handed ready
Assuming that it is still the same as before, let the tank go to the front line to "resist damage", then it will definitely not work.
[The tank runs at the front, and the "anti-damage" style of play is no longer good]
However, if it is believed that tanks are no longer suitable for modern warfare, it will inevitably be too radical, so the key is to tap the "employment space" of tanks in the modern battlefield.
Taking China's 99A main battle tank as an example, it is not the first in the world in terms of armor thickness or artillery level, but we are confident in this tank, and this confidence is not blind, but based on facts.
Because our positioning of the 99A main battle tank has changed a lot, and two aspects of this tank are particularly eye-catching.
The first is the "integrated electronic information system", the 99A main battle tank is equipped with many advanced electronic equipment, which can achieve positive interaction with all kinds of equipment on the battlefield, from integrating the tank into the entire battlefield system, rather than looking at this equipment in "isolation".
The advantage is that when necessary, it can rely on air personnel for fire support, or share the pressure of ground fire, thus greatly improving its own survivability.
The second is to achieve a high degree of integration and linkage of tanks, which is simply to establish a good control system between tanks, so that there is another layer of linkage between tanks and tanks.
In this way, the combat system of the Chinese Army will be connected into a huge "information operations network," which will achieve the effect of "taking a trigger and moving the whole body," and it can also share battlefield risks with each other, which is extremely feasible.
Resources:
[1] Israeli "Merkava" main battle tank. National Defense Science and Technology.
[2] Chinese: Main battle tanks of all countries in the world: Israeli "Merkava" 4 main battle tank (2/3).