Israeli Magach tanks
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Israeli Magach tanks are a series of upgraded American-made M48 and M60 Patton main battle tanks extensively modified and used by the Israel Defense Forces in multiple Arab–Israeli conflicts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israeli Sabra tank | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | main battle tank series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
M48 Patton
NERFINISHED
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M60 Patton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War tanks of Israel
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Israeli tanks ⓘ M48 Patton derivatives ⓘ M60 Patton derivatives NERFINISHED ⓘ Main battle tanks of the Cold War ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| designGoal |
adapt American Patton tanks to Israeli combat needs
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improve survivability of Patton tanks ⓘ |
| engineType | diesel engine ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
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post–Cold War ⓘ |
| feature |
Israeli fire-control systems
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improved ballistic protection ⓘ reactive armor on later variants ⓘ upgraded diesel powerpacks ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Magach 3
NERFINISHED
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Magach 5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Magach 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originPlatform | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament |
105 mm tank gun
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90 mm tank gun ⓘ |
| regionOfUse | Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Merkava main battle tank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | main battle tank ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Israeli Ground Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
partly in reserve or secondary roles
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partly retired ⓘ |
| upgradeType |
armor upgrade
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communications upgrade ⓘ engine upgrade ⓘ fire-control system upgrade ⓘ suspension upgrade ⓘ |
| usedAs |
frontline tank
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reserve tank ⓘ training tank ⓘ |
| usedBy | Israel Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| user | Israeli Armored Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Continental AVDS-1790-2
this entity surface form:
Israeli Sabra tank