Merkava Mk III BAZ Canvas Print

The Merkava tank is the main battle tank of the Israeli Defense Force. being a small country, Israel has always placed the main emphasis of the Merkava design on crew protection with such design features as a front-mounted engine and modular armor. Continually upgraded since the Merkava was introduced, the heavily armored tank has gone through several variants as the war fighting requirements have evolved. The version depicted is the Merkava Mk III BAZ. It featured a more powerful engine, a larger 120mm gun and a new armor package. The Merkava tank continues to evolve with the latest version being the Merkava Mk IV but the Mk II and Mk II versions will continue to serve along side the latest versions of the tank for many years to come.

Prints of all artworks are available at www.markkarvon.com. All artworks are copyright Mark Karvon. As a kid in the suburbs of Chicago, I always was interested in the mechanical creations of man. There is something about a purpose of design and the engineering solution to achieve that purpose that always created a spark in my mind. The forms those machines took were captivating to me - the pointed nose of a fighter jet; the exposed driving wheels of a mighty steam engine, the streamlined shape of a submarine. And the stories of the incredible experiences of the men who operated those machines are the stuff of legends and sometimes nightmares. From an early age I tried to express my fascination through drawing. I suppose my first...