Magach 6 Medium Tank

The Magach 6 was based on the US M60 tank. Initially M48 and M60 had been supplied to the Israeli Defence Forces by West Germany and USA. Following high losses during the Yom Kippur war in 1973 the Israelis based the Magach 6 on the M60, M60A1 and M60A3 with a number of improvements including new fire control systems, the Urdan cupola and Blazer armour (ERA). The Magach 6 was armed with the same 105mm gun as the M60. New Magach 6 replaced war losses during the 1970s.

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