The Merkava is a main battle tank used by the Israel Defense Forces. The tank began development in 1973 and entered active service in 1978. Four main versions of the tank have been deployed. It was first used extensively in the 1982 Lebanon War. The "Merkava" name was derived from the IDF's initial development program name. Item No 07103 Item Name Israel Merkava Mk.lll Bar Code 9580208071039 Scale 1:72 Item Type Static Kit Model Brief Length: 126.2mm Width:54.8 mm Total Parts 70+ Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts n/a Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 3 sprues , tracks , upper hull , lower hull and turret Released Date 2012-07 More Features "The kit consists of over 70 parts -tracks combine wheels with fine details"