Magach
300px|right|thumb|Magach 6B in the Yad La-Shiryon Armored Corps Memorial and Museum, [[Latrun]] Magach (, , "battering-ram") is the designation of a series of tanks in Israeli service. The tanks are based on the American M48 and M60 tanks. The name continued to be used for all M48/M60 tanks. Magach 1, 2, 3, and 5 are based on M48 series tanks, and Magach 6 and 7 are based on M60 series tanks.
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- Service history
- Source of the name "Magach"
- Versions
- Operators
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
300px|right|thumb|Magach 6B in the Yad La-Shiryon Armored Corps Memorial and Museum, [[Latrun]] Magach (, , "battering-ram") is the designation of a series of tanks in Israeli service. The tanks are based on the American M48 and M60 tanks. The name continued to be used for all M48/M60 tanks. Magach 1, 2, 3, and 5 are based on M48 series tanks, and Magach 6 and 7 are based on M60 series tanks.
==Service history== thumb|Magach 2 in Yad la-Shiryon museum, Latrun The first M48 Patton tanks acquired by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) were purchased from West Germany in the early 1960s (M48A2 variant) in a secret arms deal, followed by deliveries from the United States after 1965 (M48A1 and M48A2C vehicles) when Germany cancelled further deliveries after the deal was exposed.