Just a heads up, this video has been in the works for the last week, which started roughly on the 3rd and concluded on the 7th. It has no relation to the current world events. All I ask is that you be civil when making comments. Thank you :D
xD, I was the Abrams in the Second "Get Flanked" Match that helped you repair at the beginning and was following you, sorry for not getting the Leopard, he was able to destroy my breach and I tried to rush to block out his shot on you but I just couldn't get there in time, too bad what happened to the rest of the match, we just got swamped by CAS. Love the Vid
There's a video of an RPG impacting the turret ring from the front and the trophy system did nothing. Speculation that it was due to the projectile coming from below.
@@ricktapio4834 Yes it did, look at the frames around .4 you see the directional Blast from the Trophy, Explosion before the Tank, The burning stuff is some remnants of the rocket. YT keeps deleting the link but anyone can find it on combatfootage
@@ricktapio4834 depends which video this guys talking about, a few destroyed merks have been filmed. I did see one were the APS did work but others were it didnt. some speculate the APS system wasnt active/on
APS doesn’t really work against drones dropping munitions vertically on top of it as we saw yesterday IRL, the problem is that in the modern world drones are more of a threat to tanks. So maybe we’ll see vertical APS systems??
1:54 Yeah. That's what i've always felt in the Merkava, any of the 5 or 6 or however many there are. I get one-shotted more than i get to use the "troll" armor i've heard so much about. It feels so good to hunt mobile missile platforms though. Or simply blow up missiles incoming from KA. 50 or 52
Weird timing for the video :) Saw a video today of a large convoy consisting of semi-trailers that transported many Merkava Mk4s and reserve units that had already deployed with Merkava Mk3s. Israel's mobilization speed is insane.
i feel like the really need to buff the upper front plate on the merkavas makes no sense that one of the heavist armoured tanks in the world is like paper in war thunder
Real talk, maybe IDF are going to have to consider cope nets. The video we saw Saturday couldn’t have been a mere grenade, but a mortar. I’m not certain how the Merkava 4M APS works against slow moving objects from directly above.
I wonder how a cope cage would work if it was made out of a proper armoured steel. With the regular turret roof ERA feet below it, and another layer of ERA on top of the cage.
Guess not many people play Russia top tier light. I think I've only really seen it once but I don't really judge people, it's got a 7.1 second like t72s and is decently large so people just play the t80s
The most heavily armored tank in the world, and they made its armor feel like cardboard. They destroyed my desire to play these tanks when they nerfed the armor
@@VIT-ey8woIt was made to have the most survivable design, it's heavily armored but the main element of the design is to allow maximum crew survivability
Guess gaijin needs to add drones with explosives. Looks like modern tanks might have to start adding anti drone equipment maybe we will have all that in war thunder one day, would be crazy
@@syrez156 lol yeah, what’s better than sitting there in a good spot and hearing a buzzing that you can do nothing about then getting c4 dropped on you
The turret on the merkava should be a lot stronger than it is, it would easily stop its own top dart in the real world. By that I mean the dart in game it probably wouldn't stop dm 63 for example
@@Manaphy0882 Abrams and Leopard 2 5/6 have enough turret armor to resist some shot and cinese mbt look well armored to me. Merkava 4 have very few zone "strong zone".
@@JustinPlaysTV Oh damn, welp, not really surprising when it comes to Real World events. I was just kinda upset that all I could see was people comment being on side of the spectrum being left untouched.
i wished they added some more merkavas (like the mk1 early from american tech tree, the mk3d from the same tree, the mk3 d LIC and the mk3 early with those side skirts for the turret)
i dont get it why does it have slower reload than other nato tanks even tho it has same turret first stage ammo set up and even more space inside turret than rest of mbts... makes no sense
To be honest, I started playing War Thunder again on Sunday and first thing I did was come to your channel. I watched the video before I knew wtf was goin on in the world events believe it or not. Cause I don't watch ANY news what so ever. Nor read about them. I think important things, like that, I will hear about them eventually. And after watching your stream 2 days ago I came back to see what is the fuss about. Cause I usually don't read any comments. I just watch the video and move on but damn..
Just a heads up, this video has been in the works for the last week, which started roughly on the 3rd and concluded on the 7th. It has no relation to the current world events.
All I ask is that you be civil when making comments.
Thank you :D
still could have held off on releasing this given current events all im saying...
I don't plan around world events, as I rarely if ever relate my gameplay to such events.
@JustinPlaysTV i love ur vids, bro!
@@NIGHTSTALKER51590 agreed I'm a Palestinian myself I hope this doesn't turn into another war in the comment sections like any other vid rn...
@@naroy3942well in the interest in full disclosure i am formerly jewish currently agnostic
What a timing to release a video about the Merkava :DDD
yeah dude, its perfect timing, i'm just confused why he's tank isn't dying to bomblets from drones
fr💀
@@Anteritusme when the merkava was made to fight forces without drones:
In all seriousness i hope the crew is ok
IKR! just saw a destroyed merk on TV
@@blu5021Didn't you see the video of that same crew getting captured? They probably were executed
Aged like fine wine 🍷
Not really aging if it came out after the event in question
@@Hyper_1989Well Justin did record this before the event happened.
Aged for a few days. Logic.
The timing will make it again one of the most viewed videos 😂
Happy merchant moment*
Intresting time to play the merkava
He’s gotta help (((them))) somehow
its a game
@@crad5476 that is relevant to modern day troubles, so what?
@@219Pyro nah blud really just said that 💀
@@219Pyrono, it’s just a game
Sooo... we are not gonna talk about an M22 destroying a strv 122 on 17:48
Legendary
Average top tier moment
asymmetrical warfare at its finest
no we are not
@@crad5476based asf let these repetitive TH-cam npcs know Their place
What a very fitting timing xD
others being merkava: never dies when i shoot them
me as merkava: gets one shot every time
skill issue ngl
@@noamax1"urrggggrrr skill issueeee"
At least without 500% boost, otherwise could be worse
Israel be at war and I’m over here in a virtual Merkava
@number7red619 Go to Hamas
Israel is always at war
@number7red619why would you even say that 😅😅😅
@number7red619when did ukrainians receive merkavas???
@number7red619 and where? All I see is Israel doesn't want to give Ukraine merkavas
LIC had impenetrable turret until like 3 months ago when they changed it to have same armor as all merk 4s
Really? That was it's saving grace! I transitioned back from Israel to UK a few months ago (Terrible idea btw, chally 2 is pain)
Anything besides Russia, Usa, China, Sweden and Germany it's not worth it
@@Illopportunity248usa still isn't great, def not as bad as before but the turret ring and hull armor are horrible.
Gaijin should include the Cope Cage in the game. Following the events that transpired its clear its not just Russian tanks that need them.
They also need to include Arabs running facing Israel in 1970 soviet tanks too.
the cage installed after 07/10 @@yakinthebox
@@talshemesh1920 it was a comment to someone who deleted his comment
@@shinobi2401I like it
There's no Drone in WT, no need for Cope Cage
Perfect timing 😂
definitely knew what he is doing
i respect that as a guy that has israeli friends they are proud of their tech tree in wt
yes we are such a amall new country and allready has one of the best tanks in the world!
@@noamax1 small new country with full support from the U.S.A. U.K. and France. Not to mention level of control, Israel has over the Americans.
@@noamax1”new” 😂😂😂
(Or if you mean in WT, then yes, but strange phrasing if that)
bruh israel is 75 yo its very young to a country@@MaxMTTpm
WT Israeli tribalism 💀💀💀
To confirm he did plan on making this video days ago from a community post, but am I glad he released this when he did 😌💖
Very topical pick
The Merkava is probably the most unique MBT, that’s why it’s the most viewed. Nobody wants to actually grind the tree though lmao
I meet the Merkavas even less often than the Arietes at top tier... which says alot lmfao
@@sadge1234as an Italian player I can confirm
Though the Ariete is missing some armor it’s still a fun tank
Please do a sprut-sdm1 revisit, i love that vehicle and im currently grinding for it, i would love it to see you play it again.
The timing lmao
Ah yes, the Merkava, playing the merkavas at 10.0+ reminds me of playing the T-10M on a up tier. It's not impossible, just annoying
xD, I was the Abrams in the Second "Get Flanked" Match that helped you repair at the beginning and was following you, sorry for not getting the Leopard, he was able to destroy my breach and I tried to rush to block out his shot on you but I just couldn't get there in time, too bad what happened to the rest of the match, we just got swamped by CAS. Love the Vid
Interesting Fact, The Merk's Trophy system did protect it against an RPG in one of the videos just not the Drone drop in that other RL video
Didn't*
There's a video of an RPG impacting the turret ring from the front and the trophy system did nothing. Speculation that it was due to the projectile coming from below.
@@ricktapio4834 Yes it did, look at the frames around .4 you see the directional Blast from the Trophy, Explosion before the Tank, The burning stuff is some remnants of the rocket. YT keeps deleting the link but anyone can find it on combatfootage
@@ricktapio4834 depends which video this guys talking about, a few destroyed merks have been filmed. I did see one were the APS did work but others were it didnt. some speculate the APS system wasnt active/on
APS doesn’t really work against drones dropping munitions vertically on top of it as we saw yesterday IRL, the problem is that in the modern world drones are more of a threat to tanks. So maybe we’ll see vertical APS systems??
1:54 Yeah. That's what i've always felt in the Merkava, any of the 5 or 6 or however many there are. I get one-shotted more than i get to use the "troll" armor i've heard so much about. It feels so good to hunt mobile missile platforms though. Or simply blow up missiles incoming from KA. 50 or 52
1:50 as a merkawa player im gonna say that this is absolutly correct camo
The GBU15s on the Barak are so nice for knocking out SPAA, long range and massive warhead if it does end up missing.
Justin: lets release the Merkava video what could go wrong
The middle east exploding:
a video with the Barak 2 would be amazing
Drones with grenade op
Interesting coincidence
16:00 teammate popped smoke to cover from enemies coming from their spawn
your timing for posting this is hilarious
the merkava since the update last month has been an absolute unit
Weird timing for the video :)
Saw a video today of a large convoy consisting of semi-trailers that transported many Merkava Mk4s and reserve units that had already deployed with Merkava Mk3s.
Israel's mobilization speed is insane.
Yes that's generally the case when you're kind of like...surrounding the people you consider your enemy for half a century.
A video just came out of at least one of those trucks turned over by the side of the road. Injuries were reported.
@@kertaspaper94mobilizing so fast they're flipping over.
@@mrmoac3805yeah, Palestine were way to fast with their offensive
I know what isn’t intentional but this timing was hilarious
matter of fact all the best MBT weakness only a small drone carrying a bomb and could detonate from far away
Where ammo gets stored in your tank should be customizable
Yeah!
“Untouchable”…… 1 rpg later: artillery piece.
It wasnt just one and not just rpgs
@@yakinthebox idc, Challenger numba 1
You Got the Right Timing to Release the video 😉
Impeccable timing Justin
Got to love the unique look of the merkava
Unfortunate upload time, but great performance gameplay
impeccable timing
no wine can age as well as this
@@OOOwave this video was recorded BEFORE current events
i feel like the really need to buff the upper front plate on the merkavas makes no sense that one of the heavist armoured tanks in the world is like paper in war thunder
That’s every mbt in the game that’s not Russia or China lmao
The Merkava 4 doubles as an MBT and an armored personnel carrier.
this tank is beautiful
Any Leopard 1A5 gameplay since the BR change ?
Love the Merk. I'm trying to grind for the 4M right now.
Real talk, maybe IDF are going to have to consider cope nets. The video we saw Saturday couldn’t have been a mere grenade, but a mortar. I’m not certain how the Merkava 4M APS works against slow moving objects from directly above.
I wonder how a cope cage would work if it was made out of a proper armoured steel.
With the regular turret roof ERA feet below it, and another layer of ERA on top of the cage.
It was a rpg29 apparently
“Hard kill aps”
Right 🗿
Idk dude, I like to troll helicopters with my APS and it works 98% of the time xP
I just got an warthunder add while watching this 💀
Commenting before TH-cam starts recommending this to the public.
I'd love to see gaijin add a new abrams. M1A2 SEPV3 with the same APS would be really fun.
Interesting timing
Nice Timing XD
it was the viewers who requested to revisit merkava
Yes do the 2S25M it’s a nice vehicle to play with and I’ll love to see it
Such a rare sight to see in the battlefield too. Shame since it looks pretty good.
Guess not many people play Russia top tier light. I think I've only really seen it once but I don't really judge people, it's got a 7.1 second like t72s and is decently large so people just play the t80s
Is your pfp the one from the 2077 event?
GREAT TIMING
The TIMING OF THIS IS NOTHING SHORT OF NUTS.
Couldn’t you have waited like a day god damn dude 😭
Ahh yes a video aged like fine italian wine
bro......what a timing to release this Merkava
surely today is the right time to play merkava lol
Damn the timing is 👍
Amazing timing
Tam 2C vid when? Its not end of line vehicle anymore maybe now its worth to spade or play it
I also love pissing off helicopters with my black knight lol
we need a revisit on the 2s25m plz
The most heavily armored tank in the world, and they made its armor feel like cardboard. They destroyed my desire to play these tanks when they nerfed the armor
In what way is it most heavily armoured?
Isn't it basically an apc with a tank gun?
@@VIT-ey8woIt was made to have the most survivable design, it's heavily armored but the main element of the design is to allow maximum crew survivability
Bro this thing has shit armor irl
Look at the challengers, same story
lol got destroyed by drone bomblets and RPG-29. Never question the snail
Paraglider video when???
I missed Breslau (not sure how it's spelt) so much while they took it away.
So glad it's back.
Wait what?
the map@@FXIIBeaver
@@charlesrcca8879 they took it away? When
Do I get Merkava and Netz in a pack or should I buy em separately
Upset you didnt keep the cardboard armor
Guess gaijin needs to add drones with explosives. Looks like modern tanks might have to start adding anti drone equipment maybe we will have all that in war thunder one day, would be crazy
No, CAS and Helis alone are already annoying as it is, adding barely seen drones would make people give up on top tier.
💀
@@syrez156 lol yeah, what’s better than sitting there in a good spot and hearing a buzzing that you can do nothing about then getting c4 dropped on you
Good timing
The turret on the merkava should be a lot stronger than it is, it would easily stop its own top dart in the real world. By that I mean the dart in game it probably wouldn't stop dm 63 for example
Are Merkava tanks in game still made of rubber?
All not Russian and Swedish top tier are.
@@Manaphy0882 Abrams and Leopard 2 5/6 have enough turret armor to resist some shot and cinese mbt look well armored to me. Merkava 4 have very few zone "strong zone".
I heard that recently some other lads rebalanced a Merkava.
Bruh the timing.
Nice seeing a one-sided moderation for the commentaries...
I haven't even started modding yet o.o
I think YT is hard removing comments
@@JustinPlaysTV Oh damn, welp, not really surprising when it comes to Real World events. I was just kinda upset that all I could see was people comment being on side of the spectrum being left untouched.
best time to relase merkava video lol
what is the money problem?
i wished they added some more merkavas (like the mk1 early from american tech tree, the mk3d from the same tree, the mk3 d LIC and the mk3 early with those side skirts for the turret)
well there is merkava 5 barak i hope we gonna see it soon
One thing about the Merkava is that it's best for the Israeli terrain, and was built for israels terrain
Timely posting?
thankfully theres no rc drones dropping heat grenades in war thunder
Just call that jet OBAMA II.
The timing 😂
Dammn the first brown camo looks fire.
would like to see a barak video
Jfc what timing 💀
Justin, where the cardboard skin... I was excited for it :(
unfortunate timing apparently the APS on these is kinda shit lmao
The aps was likely inactive on the ones you were referring to. Trophy has already proven to be reliable otherwise America would have bought any...
Would definitely like too see a Barak video
yes a barak video would be really cool
i dont get it why does it have slower reload than other nato tanks even tho it has same turret first stage ammo set up and even more space inside turret than rest of mbts... makes no sense
is that y i cant use my card on the store anymore?
still need to fix its armor to how it was when it was in the dev server
i wish gyjin add a new voice crew on the isreal
Bros seen what's happening in real life and said why not 💀
To be honest, I started playing War Thunder again on Sunday and first thing I did was come to your channel. I watched the video before I knew wtf was goin on in the world events believe it or not. Cause I don't watch ANY news what so ever. Nor read about them. I think important things, like that, I will hear about them eventually. And after watching your stream 2 days ago I came back to see what is the fuss about. Cause I usually don't read any comments. I just watch the video and move on but damn..
Gaijin Selling tactics gotta Luv em