Magach family
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The Magach family is a series of Israeli main battle tanks based on American M48 and M60 Patton designs, extensively upgraded with local armor, fire-control, and weapon systems.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli armored fighting vehicle series
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main battle tank family ⓘ |
| armament |
105 mm gun
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12.7 mm machine gun ⓘ 7.62 mm machine gun ⓘ 90 mm gun ⓘ |
| armor |
composite armor packages
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explosive reactive armor ⓘ |
| basedOn |
M48 Patton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M60 Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
1982 Lebanon War
NERFINISHED
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Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ South Lebanon conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ War of Attrition NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | armored warfare ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Israel Military Industries
NERFINISHED
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Israeli Ordnance Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
improved diesel powerpack
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laser rangefinder ⓘ stabilized main gun ⓘ thermal imaging sights ⓘ upgraded fire-control system ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Magach 1
NERFINISHED
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Magach 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 6B NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 6B Gal NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 6B Gal Batash NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 7C NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 7D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Magach 3
NERFINISHED
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Magach 6B Gal Batash NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Merkava main battle tank family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1960s ⓘ |
| someVariantsConvertedTo |
armored personnel carriers
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combat engineering vehicles ⓘ self-propelled artillery support vehicles ⓘ |
| status | largely retired from frontline IDF service ⓘ |
| upgradeType | local Israeli modernization of Patton tanks ⓘ |
| usedAs | main battle tank ⓘ |
| usedBy | Israeli Armored Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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