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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 = [[Baltex K400]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174"/> − | heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]] + | heat sinks = 10 − | armament = + | armament = 1 X [[Autocannon/5]] <br/>1 X [[LRM-15]] <br/>1 X [[SRM 4]] <br/>2 x [[Machine Gun|Machine Guns]] − * 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 [[Terran Hegemony]]), with variants of the venerable design in service continually from the late [[23rd century]] until the end of the [[26th century]].<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/><ref name="TRO3075p174"/> ==Description== ==Description== Line 33:
Line 29: ==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 (History)|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]] for 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"/> ==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, 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"/> − 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]] (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"/> ==Variants== ==Variants== Line 71:
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| Cost = 3,666,250 c-bills | | Cost = 3,666,250 c-bills | ||
| mass = 75 tons | | mass = 75 tons | ||
| − | | armor = | + | | armor = PanzerSlab |
| − | | 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 = [[Baltex K400]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174"/> | | T&T = [[Baltex K400]]<ref name="TRO:3075p174"/> | ||
| − | | heat sinks = 10 | + | | heat sinks = 10 |
| − | | armament = | + | | 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 "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 [[ | + | 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 [[23rd century]] until the end of the [[26th century]].<ref name="XTRO:PrimIp13"/><ref name="TRO3075p174"/> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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==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 | + | 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"/> |
| − | 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]] for 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"/> |
==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, 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"/> | ||
| − | 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]] (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"/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
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[[Category: Heavy Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Heavy Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category: Tracked Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Tracked Combat Vehicles]] | ||
| − | + | [[Category:Primitive Combat Vehicles]] | |
[[Category: Main Battle Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Main Battle Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category:Terran Alliance Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Terran Alliance Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category: Terran Hegemony Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Terran Hegemony Combat Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category: Free Worlds League Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category: Free Worlds League Combat Vehicles]] | ||