2 or 4 I like the door and grates on 2 the most, the angle of the door from 4, and I think 2's ridge is a bit cluttered. Also prefer the (]:X:[) from 4 over the three small gates from 2.
looks cool, huge, and impractical :P minor things about it: drivers hatch. looks like the turret needs to be traversed to the side for the driver to get out, which is not very practical. you've also added lifting eyes everywhere, for the armour panels, which is a nice touch. you should also add 4 large lifting lugs on the…
@ dejawolf thanks for your explanation. I wasn't aware that an engine isn't such a good deflector of kinetic force. Well actually it is, but I wasn't aware that modern sabots have such a tremendous piercing capability. If I understand your response correctly then the reason for the merkava driver being located close to the…