Youre here commenting on the M1A1 and you dont even have it
Quite literally have the M1A1 Click-Bait, which is a M1A1 with M829A2 and a soft kill APS, maybe actually use your Mk.1 eyeballs? I also have test driven the M1A1, other than what I’ve stated it’s the exact same as said Click-Bait.
I even had it prior to the addition of M829A2, when it was the exact same BR as the base M1A1
nor do you have any merkava
I clearly have the Merkava Mk.2D and you’ve claimed to read the entire conversation posted in this topic and that single sentence made it apparent you skipped many parts of it, I played with the Merkava Mk.3 when I went to my friends house down in London and he has around 400 battles in it himself and shares the same exact opinion as me - he furthermore prefers the Mk.3 over the Mk.4s.
So youre now comparing the 11.7 better M1A1 which is functionally identical to what is the M1A2 sep bar thermals to the far worse Merkava Mk3 B?
“my friends merkava” which isnt you owning the merkava Mk3 as well as this I apoligies I hadnt noticed the MK2D as I was not looking as you can see at your premiums instead at the TT vehicles like we are discussing
Just because the mark 4 merkavas are far worse at their BR that does not suddenly make the mk3 merkava good at all. The mk4 merkavas, arietes and CR2s are all tied for being the worst top tier tanks in game so do with that what you will.
you say that in italics like im supposed to be impressed
I had both the IPM1, M1A1 and M1A1 HC before the clickbait was even released.
the M829A1 round is an absolutely phenomenal round at its BR especially with the 5 second reload.
Ofc it will mate, the tanks armour is completely paper. Youd have to fire across the engine to actually fail to pen it with anything worse than even L23 man
fun fact, the M774 round will travel clean through the front of the 11.3 merkava and out the back door if fired center mass
Also fun fact, both the M1A1 and Merkava Mk.3 can go through one another clean - additionally, the Leopard 2A4 which sits at 10.7 has similar turret protection when compared to the M1A1.
Is it time to move the Leopard 2A4 up to 11.7 now?
yes Im well aware that the M1A1 and merkava can cut clean threough one another.
however im showing the the merkava Mk3 at 11.3 is still easily destroyed with even tank ammunition from 2 BR steps below it. Hell it can be penned and one tapped by 8.3 tanks while an abrams cant.
That is to highlight the protection levels that YOU claimed are good.
The merkava Mk3 can barely survive being hit by a 100mm apfsds never mind a 120MM modern one.
The leopard 2A4 if it got DM33 which it can historically fire would 100 percent be 11.0 at least.
Also for the leopard 2a4 and M1A1 comparisson you should do it with the penetration maps, not choose one specific point on the 2a4 which is the hardest part of the turret
You should also show what round you are using, and the penetration map to get a more accurate representation of what you’re trying to prove cause if we use the fact that even M774 can whack a leopard 2a4 frontally it tells us everything we need to know.
Now if you’'ll excuse me, the points are made, If @TPS_Hydra wants to try fervently defend his ideals that the merkava Mk3 somehow doesnt deserve a slight reload buff (one of gaijins forms of balancing) then let him stay blinded to the statistics of the vehicles.
The fact you continue to use M774 as a example is hilarious, a 10.7 shell doesn’t penetrate a 11.3 tanks? Who would’ve guess! 🥀🥀🥀
Hell it can be penned and one tapped by 8.3 tanks while an abrams cant
I frontally penetrated a T-80U with the PLZ83-130, what’s your point? I also did the same to the Abrams, both have their weaknesses and strengths, at this point just say you want a 1 second reload for the Merkava Mk.3 lmao.
What T80 is that mate? xD
The T-80 in the Chinese TT, it sits at 10.7 and has better armour but worse survivability than the Merkava Mk.3, would you prefer to see that moved up to 12.0 as it has superior armour when compared to the M1A2?
At level ground they don’t bounce and if you’re shooting the Abrams UFP with any shell then you’re doing something wrong - it’s like shooting the turret of a Leopard 2A7V and being surprised when you don’t penetrate.
To be honest,the armor protection of the Merkava is even inferior to that of the CV90 infantry fighting vehicle.Just now,I engaged in a firefight with the C9035.Its 35mm armor-piercing round penetrated my engine and destroyed me,while my 400mm penetration armor-piercing round was actually blocked by its engine and failed to inflict damage!This is really absurd!
On another occasion,my Merkava 3B was actually destroyed by a single shell from the 2S38 at my 10 o’clock position.The armor of the Merkava is really terrible.
