Search for more info on the 140mm Merkava cannon and APFSDS round

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Heya lads. Not long ago I’ve stumbled upon info of the 140mm Israeli Merkava cannon, aswell as 140mm APFSDS shell, which in some forums was thought to just be a myth, weird to believe I just found it randomly. Anyway, this thread is just a place to post as much info about it, in hopes of gathering more attention and therefore possibly more info from other people :)

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(Also note the IMI logo in the background of the shell)

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Images taken from Janes A&A Upgrades 1995-96

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page 65 of jane’s Armour and Artillery 2011-2012 and the same on p62 in the 2010-2011 version

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this would be absolutely amazing to see

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Due to the South African plans of potentially using a 140mm cannon for the Loggim mbt I suspect that this was influenced by Israeli research in the area. And like the 105mm dm63 would have used some licensed Israeli ammunition if it came to fruition.

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