The Zionist propaganda is giving away their losses. In a still from one of their latest videos, we can see what appears to be a normal Merkava tank.
However, a closer inspection shows that the IOF is really showing their Ls. This tank is lacking the "ears" on the turret from the Trophy Active Protection system, an automated system designed to intercept and destroy incoming projectiles before they can hit the tank. Tanks equipped with this system are designated Merkava 4M.
As Trophy is integrated into the tank and turret, it's not something that can simply be removed by mechanics in the field. That means this is an older model of Merkava, put into service to cover for the extreme armor losses the IOF has suffered in both Lebanon and Gaza. Further analysis of the turret armor layout shows that it's an earlier Mk3 tank, likely the latest "Barak" model.
Of course, this system isn't much help anyway. Like most of the MIC's wunderwaffe, it performs very well on the testing range when it's intercepting known targets, but it fails miserably in real combat. In years of use, we have yet to see any video evidence of Trophy actually intercepting a target in a battlefield scenario, while we have hundreds and hundreds of resistance videos showing direct hits on Merkava tanks so equipped.
Mass production of Merkava 4 tanks began in 2003 and fewer than 500 have been made. Keep in mind that the Zionists will naturally be using their best tanks on the front lines, so the fact that this tank is fighting in Lebanon now would indicate that the Zionists are running out of their latest tanks and bringing back old units to fill the gap. It is unclear how many of the 4M variant have been made, but they have been in mass production since 2009 so it would not be unreasonable to assume that hundreds have been built.
Keep in mind that Hezbollah rockets and Hamas IEDs aren't the only thing destroying Zionist tanks. They are incredibly heavy at 80 tons, even moreso than the Abrams and Challenger 2, and plagued with extreme reliability issues. While Hezbollah anti-tank teams have been feasting and destroying entire platoons at once, mechanical attrition has also taken a severe toll on the IOF's armor
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However, a closer inspection shows that the IOF is really showing their Ls. This tank is lacking the "ears" on the turret from the Trophy Active Protection system, an automated system designed to intercept and destroy incoming projectiles before they can hit the tank. Tanks equipped with this system are designated Merkava 4M.
As Trophy is integrated into the tank and turret, it's not something that can simply be removed by mechanics in the field. That means this is an older model of Merkava, put into service to cover for the extreme armor losses the IOF has suffered in both Lebanon and Gaza. Further analysis of the turret armor layout shows that it's an earlier Mk3 tank, likely the latest "Barak" model.
Of course, this system isn't much help anyway. Like most of the MIC's wunderwaffe, it performs very well on the testing range when it's intercepting known targets, but it fails miserably in real combat. In years of use, we have yet to see any video evidence of Trophy actually intercepting a target in a battlefield scenario, while we have hundreds and hundreds of resistance videos showing direct hits on Merkava tanks so equipped.
Mass production of Merkava 4 tanks began in 2003 and fewer than 500 have been made. Keep in mind that the Zionists will naturally be using their best tanks on the front lines, so the fact that this tank is fighting in Lebanon now would indicate that the Zionists are running out of their latest tanks and bringing back old units to fill the gap. It is unclear how many of the 4M variant have been made, but they have been in mass production since 2009 so it would not be unreasonable to assume that hundreds have been built.
Keep in mind that Hezbollah rockets and Hamas IEDs aren't the only thing destroying Zionist tanks. They are incredibly heavy at 80 tons, even moreso than the Abrams and Challenger 2, and plagued with extreme reliability issues. While Hezbollah anti-tank teams have been feasting and destroying entire platoons at once, mechanical attrition has also taken a severe toll on the IOF's armor
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