[tacticalogic]

They must have a good reason for the design, that's a pretty obvious vulnerability.

I can't really tell from the angle, but is it possible there's a fairly deep gap all the way around between the turret and the tank body? If there is, that might mitigate that vulerability. A round hitting between the turret and the main body would just blow out through the gap (I think) without really penetrating anything.

[rmlew]

Teh Merkava 4 has a new turret housing the Rhinemettal 120mm gun. This is the same one found on the M1-A1 and Leopard 2. Frankly, IDI should have redesigned teh tank rather than gerry-rigging a turret and turret ring for a heavier gun.