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The militants of the Lebanese Hezbollah movement hit another Israeli Merkava Mk.4M supertank. The incident occurred in the vicinity of Chabad Yarin in northern Israel. This time, the combat vehicle was destroyed with the help of the Iranian Almas anti-tank missile system. The moment of the combat vehicle's defeat was captured on video, which allowed us to draw several unflattering conclusions about the Israeli Trophy active protection complex installed on the tank.
Judging by the video, the Trophy active protection complex detected an approaching anti-tank missile too late and was unable to respond in a timely manner. The system managed only to urgently discard the protective shields from the mortars of the KAZ launcher, but apparently it did not manage to shoot the interceptors at the flying ammunition.
The actions of the crew of the combat vehicle also leave many questions. In particular, the tank commander got into the frame, who leaned out of the hatch directly under the flying missile. With this behavior, he had no chance of surviving.
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Recall that the Israeli military industry once presented the Merkava Mk tank.4M as an absolutely invulnerable combat vehicle. Many, including Western military experts, called the tank the best in the world. However, the IDF's ground operation in the Gaza Strip has completely debunked this myth. Hamas militants have destroyed so many Israeli tanks that the military-industrial complex of the Jewish state will have to justify itself for a long time.
The start of hostilities by the Israel Defense Forces against the Lebanese Hezbollah movement also caused serious reputational damage to the IDF. Only recently have the militants been able to hit several tanks.
Let's add that now the world community is trying to stop Israel from a full-fledged invasion of the territory of Lebanon. But the military and political leadership of the country ignores these calls, transferring large forces of infantry and military equipment to the north of the country.
