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Saturday, September 18, 2010

Creator of the Merkava Tank Dies

Israel Tal has died at age 85.

In addition to being the moving force to creating the Merkava after the British backed out of deal to sell them Chieftain tanks, he is also rated as one of the top 5 tank commanders in history, one of two Israelis on the list, according to the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, along with Moshe Peled.

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