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Magach Tank Platoon

By: Battlefront Miniatures

Type: Miniatures Box Set

Product Line: Fate of a Nation - Arab-Israeli Wars - Israelis

2 figures

Last Stocked on 8/29/2023

Product Info

Title
Magach Tank Platoon
Sub-category
Publish Year
2013
Dimensions
4x6x1.5"
NKG Part #
2147534085
MFG. Part #
BFMAISBX01
Type
Miniatures Box Set
Material
Metal
Age Range
14 Years and Up

Description

Includes two Magach 2 with optional Magach 3 L7 105mm guns, one Israeli Tank Commander sprue, four Rare earth magnets, four American Tank Commander figures (Vietnam option) & two .30 cal MG (Vietnam option).

In its on-going quest for more and better tanks, Israel managed to acquire more than a hundred M48A1and M48A2C tanks from West Germany and the United States. These were codenamed Magach (Battering Ram).

The Centurion’s suspension was thought more suitable for the rocky ground in central and northern Israel, so the Magach was assigned to Southern Command for operations in the Sinai Desert where its greater speed and range proved useful.

Having upgraded their Centurions with 105mm L7 guns, the Israelis started experimenting with up gunning their Magach 2 tanks as well. By the time of the Six-Day War, they had a company of Magach 3 fitted with the 105mm gun and ready for combat. These were found to be far more effective than the older 90mm guns against the Arabs’ heavily armored T-55 and IS-3 tanks.