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Magach

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Magach is the designation given to a series of tanks in Israeli service, based on the American M48 and M60 tanks. Magach 1, 2, 3 and 5 are built on the M48 series, while Magach 6 and 7 are built on the M60 series, and the name has continued to be applied to all of Israel's M48 and M60 derivatives. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Classification
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Main battle tank series 1
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Used In

Six-Day War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Magach
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1. Wikipedia: Magach
  • Wikipedia article text
    Since the 1980s and 1990s, the Magachs have been gradually replaced by Merkava tanks as Israel's front-line main battle tank.
  • Introduction
    is the designation given to a series of tanks in Israeli service, based on the American M48 and M60 tanks
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Wikidata: Magach
Wikidata Q1423885, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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