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Line 9: | Cost = 3,666,250 c-bills | Cost = 3,666,250 c-bills | mass = 75 tons | mass = 75 tons − | armor = [[PanzerSlab]] + | armor = PanzerSlab − | engine = [[Vlar 300]] [[fusion engine]] + | engine = [[Vlar 300]] [[Fusion Engine]] | speed = 64 | speed = 64 | Crew = 3 | Crew = 3 | comsys = [[Teledon 11]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> | comsys = [[Teledon 11]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> − | T&T = [[Baltex K400]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174"/> + | T&T = [[Baktex K400]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174"/> − | heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]+ | armament = 1 X [[Autocannon/5]] <br/>1 X [[LRM-15]] <br/>1 X [[SRM 4]] <br/>2 x [[Machine Gun|Machine Guns]] − | armament = − * 1x [[Autocannon/5]] − * 1x [[LRM-15]] − * 1x [[SRM 4]] − * 2x [[Machine Gun]] | BV (2.0) = 879<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 147</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 54</ref> | BV (2.0) = 879<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 147</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 54</ref> }} }} − ==Overview== ==Overview== − The '''Merkava''' (meaning "chariot" in Hebrew) was the main heavy [[tank]] of the [[Terran Alliance]] (and later [[Terran Hegemony]]), with variants of the venerable design in service continually from the late [[twenty-third century]] until the end of the [[twenty-sixth century]].<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/><ref name="TRO3075p174"/> + The '''Merkava''' (meaning "Chariot", in Hebrew) was the main heavy [[tank]] of the [[Terran Alliance]] and later the [[Terran Hegemony]], with variants of the venerable design in service continually from the late 23rd century until the end of the twenty-sixth century.<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/><ref name="TRO3075p174"/> ==Description== ==Description== − The Merkava is an ancient heavy battle tank design that started its service life with the Terran Alliance when the Mk I first deployed in [[2294]]; after the formation of the Terran Hegemony in the early twenty-fourth century, the Merkava Mk. II became a key component of the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] armored units<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> from its introduction in [[2384]].<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/> The Merkava, produced by [[Leopard Armor]] of [[Terra]], was deployed as a front line battle tank throughout 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 over the course of the three centuries it was in service, with the last version produced by the Hegemony - the Mk VIII - finally ending production after being declared obsolete by the end of the [[Reunification War]] in [[2597]]. By the time it was declared obsolete the Mk. VIII had been in service for over a century, having first been added to the HAF inventory in [[2465]].<ref name="TRO3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> + The Merkava is an ancient heavy battle tank design that started its service life with the Terran Alliance when the Mk. I first deployed in [[2294]]; after the formation of the Terran Hegemony in the early twenty-fourth century, the Merkava Mk. II became a key component of the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] armored units<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> from its introduction in [[2384]].<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/> The Merkava, produced by [[Leopard Armor]] of [[Terra]], was deployed as a front line battle tank throughout 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 over the course of the three centuries it was in service, with the last version produced by the Hegemony - the Mk VIII - finally ending production after being declared obsolete by the end of the [[Reunification War]] in [[2597]]. By the time it was declared obsolete the Mk. VIII had been in service for over a century, having first been added to the HAF inventory in [[2465]].<ref name="TRO3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> 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 Merkava Mk VIs were destroyed in such a fashion as to shock the observers, sealing the BattleMech's rise to the position of king of the battlefield.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> 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 Merkava Mk VIs were destroyed in such a fashion as to shock the observers, sealing the BattleMech's rise to the position of king of the battlefield.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> ==Deployment== ==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 the surviving vehicles were finally cannibalized for parts—particularly the [[fusion engine]]—during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> + 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 the surviving vehicles were finally cannibalized for parts - particularly the fusion engine - during the [[Succession Wars]].<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> − After the discovery of the [[Hegemony Memory Core]], the tank was revived during the first half of the [[Jihad]] thanks to its simple construction. [[Earthwerks Incorporated]], in the [[Principality of Regulus]], created makeshift factories to produce a new version of the tank, the Mk IX, on [[Tiber (FWL)|Tiber]]. The Regulan government had begun to deploy the Mk IX to the [[Regulan Hussars]] in large numbers by [[3073]].<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> + 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, the Mk. IX, on [[Tiber]]. The Regulan government had begun to deploy the Mk. IX to the [[Regulan Hussars]] in large numbers by [[3073]].<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== − 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 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, with the other located on the front; one hundred rounds are placed with the rest of the ammunition in the main body of the tank.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> + 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 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.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> − The VIII variant mounts a 300-rated fusion engine (with ten heat sinks), giving the tank the respective speed (for its time period) of 64 km/h. Protecting the tank's hull is ten tons of standard armor, which is almost evenly spread around the tank and on the turret.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> + 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.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> ==Variants== ==Variants== − *;Merkava Mk VI : The Mark VI was the last of the Merkava's [[ICE|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 VIs had their LRM launchers removed in order to produce a remote-control version of the tank used to test the prototype ''Mackie'' BattleMech in combat. BV (2.0) = 477<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 13, "Merkava Mk. VI Heavy Tank"</ref> + *;Merkava Mk. VI : The Mark VI was the last of the Merkava's [[ICE|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<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 13, "Merkava Mk. VI Heavy Tank"</ref> − *;Merkava Mk VII : Introduced in [[2435]], the Mark VII mounts a [[Primitive engine|primitive fusion engine]], which gave the tank a top speed of 54 km/h. It was also protected by primitive armor. The tank slightly differs from the Mark VIII version by having LRM 10 and SRM 2 launchers<ref name="TRO3075p174"/>. BV (2.0) = 636<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged Age of War'', p. 53</ref> + *;Merkava Mk. VII : Introduced in [[2435]], 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<ref name="TRO3075p174"/>. BV (2.0) = 636<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged Age of War'', p. 53</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 53</ref> − *;Merkava Mk. IX : The Mark IX is the [[Principality of Regulus]]'s modern version of the Merkava, introduced in [[3073]]. The vehicle mounts a [[light fusion engine]] that allows for a [[light Gauss rifle]] in the turret, with 32 rounds of ammo. The tank's SRM 4 is upgraded to a [[Streak Missile Launcher|Streak]], while it retains the speed and armor protection of the VIII. BV (2.0) = 1,038<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 148</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 55</ref> + *;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 Missile Launcher|Streak]], while it retains the speed and armor protection of the VIII. BV (2.0) = 1,038<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 148</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 55</ref> ==Notes== ==Notes== − * The version IX of the tank only appears in ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged]]''. + *The version IX of the tank only appears in the Unabridged Record Sheet book for [[3075]]. − − ==Gallery== − <gallery> − File:Merkava.jpg|Original ''Merkava'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]'' − </gallery> ==References== ==References== Line 65:
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| mass = 75 tons | | mass = 75 tons | ||
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| − | | engine = [[Vlar 300]] [[ | + | | engine = [[Vlar 300]] [[Fusion Engine]] |
| speed = 64 | | speed = 64 | ||
| Crew = 3 | | Crew = 3 | ||
| comsys = [[Teledon 11]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> | | comsys = [[Teledon 11]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> | ||
| − | | T&T = [[ | + | | T&T = [[Baktex K400]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174"/> |
| − | + | | armament = 1 X [[Autocannon/5]] <br/>1 X [[LRM-15]] <br/>1 X [[SRM 4]] <br/>2 x [[Machine Gun|Machine Guns]] | |
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| BV (2.0) = 879<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 147</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 54</ref> | | BV (2.0) = 879<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 147</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 54</ref> | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
| − | The '''Merkava''' (meaning " | + | The '''Merkava''' (meaning "Chariot", in Hebrew) was the main heavy [[tank]] of the [[Terran Alliance]] and later the [[Terran Hegemony]], with variants of the venerable design in service continually from the late 23rd century until the end of the twenty-sixth century.<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/><ref name="TRO3075p174"/> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The Merkava is an ancient heavy battle tank design that started its service life with the Terran Alliance when the Mk I first deployed in [[2294]]; after the formation of the Terran Hegemony in the early twenty-fourth century, the Merkava Mk. II became a key component of the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] armored units<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> from its introduction in [[2384]].<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/> The Merkava, produced by [[Leopard Armor]] of [[Terra]], was deployed as a front line battle tank throughout 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 over the course of the three centuries it was in service, with the last version produced by the Hegemony - the Mk VIII - finally ending production after being declared obsolete by the end of the [[Reunification War]] in [[2597]]. By the time it was declared obsolete the Mk. VIII had been in service for over a century, having first been added to the HAF inventory in [[2465]].<ref name="TRO3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> | + | The Merkava is an ancient heavy battle tank design that started its service life with the Terran Alliance when the Mk. I first deployed in [[2294]]; after the formation of the Terran Hegemony in the early twenty-fourth century, the Merkava Mk. II became a key component of the [[Hegemony Armed Forces]] armored units<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> from its introduction in [[2384]].<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/> The Merkava, produced by [[Leopard Armor]] of [[Terra]], was deployed as a front line battle tank throughout 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 over the course of the three centuries it was in service, with the last version produced by the Hegemony - the Mk VIII - finally ending production after being declared obsolete by the end of the [[Reunification War]] in [[2597]]. By the time it was declared obsolete the Mk. VIII had been in service for over a century, having first been added to the HAF inventory in [[2465]].<ref name="TRO3075p174">''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 174, "Merkava Mk. VIII Heavy Tank"</ref> |
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 Merkava Mk VIs were destroyed in such a fashion as to shock the observers, sealing the BattleMech's rise to the position of king of the battlefield.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> | 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 Merkava Mk VIs were destroyed in such a fashion as to shock the observers, sealing the BattleMech's rise to the position of king of the battlefield.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> | ||
==Deployment== | ==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 the surviving vehicles were finally cannibalized for | + | 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 the surviving vehicles were finally cannibalized for parts - particularly the fusion engine - during the [[Succession Wars]].<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> |
| − | After the discovery of the [[Hegemony Memory Core]], the tank was | + | 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, the Mk. IX, on [[Tiber]]. The Regulan government had begun to deploy the Mk. IX to the [[Regulan Hussars]] in large numbers by [[3073]].<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | All of the Merkava's main weaponry is mounted in its turret. The tank's long-range weaponry includes a 15-tube [[ | + | 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 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.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> |
| − | The VIII variant mounts a 300 | + | 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.<ref name="TRO3075p174"/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *;Merkava Mk VI : The Mark VI was the last of the Merkava's [[ICE| | + | *;Merkava Mk. VI : The Mark VI was the last of the Merkava's [[ICE|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<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13">''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 13, "Merkava Mk. VI Heavy Tank"</ref> |
| − | *;Merkava Mk VII : Introduced in [[2435]], the Mark VII mounts a [[Primitive | + | *;Merkava Mk. VII : Introduced in [[2435]], 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<ref name="TRO3075p174"/>. BV (2.0) = 636<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged Age of War'', p. 53</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 53</ref> |
| − | *;Merkava Mk. IX : The Mark IX is the | + | *;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 Missile Launcher|Streak]], while it retains the speed and armor protection of the VIII. BV (2.0) = 1,038<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 148</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 55</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category: Main Battle Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Main Battle Combat Vehicles]] | ||
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[[Category: Terran Hegemony Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Terran Hegemony Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category: Free Worlds League Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Free Worlds League Combat Vehicles]] | ||