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梅卡瓦 Mk IV 被認為是當今最優秀的主力戰車之一。Mk IV 是以色列戰車的第四代，也是梅卡瓦戰車家族最新的型號，自 1999 年起開發，2004 年服役。
Mk. IV 擁有新的射控系統 El-Op Knight Mark 4，能對付反戰車直升機等空中威脅；採用源自梅卡瓦 Mk IIID 的可拆卸模組化裝甲，覆蓋四面與頂部，並在車底加裝 V 形底部裝甲包。彈藥防護也有改進：每發彈藥都有防火的個別保護，敏感區域則予以移除。履帶為 TSAWS 型，設計用來減少在黎巴嫩與戈蘭高地嚴苛的玄武岩地形下掉履帶。
Mk. IV 可以發射專為 MG253 滑膛砲改裝的雷射導引反戰車飛彈（LAHAT）。飛彈彈道可設定為對付戰車（攻頂）或直升機（直接攻擊），並使用串聯彈頭，可擊破現代裝甲與反應裝甲。主彈頭穿透力極高，在攻頂彈道常見的大角度撞擊下，能擊破所有已知的裝甲車輛。
2006 年黎巴嫩戰爭後，梅卡瓦 Mk. IV 配備了戰利品（Trophy）主動防護系統（APS）。在 2014 年的「護刃行動」之前與期間，Trophy APS 成功攔截了哈馬斯發射的 RPG 與反戰車飛彈，包括 9M133 Kornet。
English original（DCS 遊戲內百科）
The Merkava Mark IV is being considered as one of the best MBTs nowadays. The Mk IV is a fourth generation of the Israeli tanks and the most recent variant of the Merkava tank family. The tank was in development since 1999 and put into service in 2004.
The Mk. IV has a new fire-control system, the El-Op Knight Mark 4, capable to deal with air threats like AT helicopters; removable modular armor, from the Merkava Mark IIID, is used on all sides, including the top and a V-shaped belly armor pack for the underside. Ammunition protection is also improved by giving a fireproof individual protection to all rounds, and removed for sensitive areas. The tracks are the TSAWS-type designed to reduce track-shedding under the harsh basalt rock conditions of Lebanon and the Golan Heights.
The Mk. IV can fire Laser Guided anti-tank (LAHAT) missile that specially adapted for launching from the MG253 smoothbore cannon. The missile’s trajectory can be set to match either tank (top attack) or helicopter (direct attack) engagement. Finally, the missile uses a tandem warhead which can defeat modern armour and reactive panels. The main warhead has a high penetration capability, defeating all known armored vehicles at high impact angles typical of top attack trajectories.
After the 2006 Lebanon War Merkava Mk. IV were equipped with the Trophy active protection system (APS). The Trophy APS was managed to successfully intercept RPG rounds and anti-tank guided missiles, including the 9M133 Kornet, fired by Hamas before and during Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
