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Magach 5

2023-08-25T14:07:08Z

U76687050: /* History[1] */

{{About
| about = Israeli medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = Magach (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=il_magach_5
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
'''Armour type:''' 


* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull roof, hull rear - engine vents, turret roof, turret ring)
* Cast homogeneous armour (hull, turret, cupola)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 85-200 mm (59-74°) ''Front glacis'' 63-200 mm (13-60°) ''Lower glacis'' || 76 mm (5-45°) ''Front'' 51 mm (0-44°) ''Rear'' || 35 mm ''Top'' 25 mm (32-62°) ''Bottom'' || 57 mm (0-58°) 30 mm ''Engine access panel'' 12.7 mm (76°) ''Engine vents''
|-
|Turret || 83.2-173 mm (0-48°) ''Turret front'' 152 + 82 mm (17-26°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 69-100 mm (12-36°) || 51-55 mm (2-71°) 25.4 mm (75-82°) ''Underpart of the turret'' || 25-69 mm
|-
|Cupola || colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 70 mm
|}

'''Notes:''' 


* Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
* The turret ring is 70 mm thick.
* "Blazer" ERA is 5 mm effectively thick.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}


{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,162|rbMinHp=663}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|Sharir (105 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Sharir (105 mm)|105 mm Sharir]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 57 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+19° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 22.8 || 31.6 || 38.4 || 42.5 || 45.2 || rowspan="2" | 8.71 || rowspan="2" | 7.70 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 6.70
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 14.3 || 16.8 || 20.4 || 22.6 || 24.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152, M156, M111, M416}}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_Magach_3_(ERA)_(USA).png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''57''' || 49 ''(+8)'' || 34 ''(+23)'' || 23 ''(+34)'' || 17 ''(+40)'' || 1 ''(+56)'' || No
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|4}}

{{main|FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|M73 (7.62 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Loader's hatch || 2,000 (200) || 600 || -5°/+50° || -120°/+60°
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M73 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M73]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Coaxial || 5,500 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Commander's hatch || 2,000 (250) || 500 || -5°/+50° || -60°/+120°
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==
The magach 5, similarly to previous MBTs in the tech tree, is a fairly maneuverable but its larger profile makes it easy to spot. It does well at long range shooting and the 105mm sharir canon makes its presence known, as many tanks in the same BR can be destroyed in 1 strategic hit. It fares well in an urban setting with a fairly quick turret traverse and powerful ammo, however it is not the fastest and should have team mates to cover the flanks. Rarely should the ammo capacity be met as the front ammo stowage is the biggest detriment to the tanks survival in a frontal hit. Overall this tank is just right for most environments with it being most vulnerable to comparable ammo from other western nations.
=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Good firepower
* Decent mobility
* Surprisingly survivable, two crew members often survive a shot
* ERA able to defeat low-end chemical shells

'''Cons:'''

* Ineffective armour in an uptier
* No stabilizer
* Ammunition explosions are common as most of the shells are in the front next to the driver
* ERA only effective against chemical shells - only provides 5 mm kinetic protection

== History<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magach</ref> ==
When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Israel had 540 M48-series (with 105 mm gun) and M60/M60A1 tanks. During the war, the tanks suffered heavy losses. The location of flammable hydraulic fluid at the front of the turret was discovered to be a severe vulnerability. Egypt had destroyed a large number of Israeli tanks, and only 200 M48 and M60A1 tanks remained. Israel entrenched most of these tanks in the Sinai front against opposite entrenched Egyptian infantry armed with 9M14 Malyutka anti tank missiles. Israel replaced their war losses with new M48A5 (Magach 4 and 5), M60 (Magach 7) and M60A1 (Magach 6) during the 1970s. The older M60's (which still used the smaller M48-style turret) were supplied to make up for a shortage of sufficient M60A1s, explaining why the older model has the higher designation.

M48A5 in the original configuration. Generally similar to the Magach 3, but had slightly different engine and transmission—AVDS-1790-2D and CD-850-6A accordingly. They were eventually fitted with Blazer ERA.

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=il_magach_5 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==


;Related development

* [[Magach (Family)]]

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{TankManufacturer Israeli Ordnance Corps}}
{{Israel medium tanks}}
<references />

Magach 5

2023-08-25T14:06:00Z

U76687050: /* History */

{{About
| about = Israeli medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = Magach (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=il_magach_5
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
'''Armour type:''' 


* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull roof, hull rear - engine vents, turret roof, turret ring)
* Cast homogeneous armour (hull, turret, cupola)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 85-200 mm (59-74°) ''Front glacis'' 63-200 mm (13-60°) ''Lower glacis'' || 76 mm (5-45°) ''Front'' 51 mm (0-44°) ''Rear'' || 35 mm ''Top'' 25 mm (32-62°) ''Bottom'' || 57 mm (0-58°) 30 mm ''Engine access panel'' 12.7 mm (76°) ''Engine vents''
|-
|Turret || 83.2-173 mm (0-48°) ''Turret front'' 152 + 82 mm (17-26°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 69-100 mm (12-36°) || 51-55 mm (2-71°) 25.4 mm (75-82°) ''Underpart of the turret'' || 25-69 mm
|-
|Cupola || colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 70 mm
|}

'''Notes:''' 


* Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
* The turret ring is 70 mm thick.
* "Blazer" ERA is 5 mm effectively thick.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}


{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,162|rbMinHp=663}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|Sharir (105 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Sharir (105 mm)|105 mm Sharir]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 57 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+19° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 22.8 || 31.6 || 38.4 || 42.5 || 45.2 || rowspan="2" | 8.71 || rowspan="2" | 7.70 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 6.70
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 14.3 || 16.8 || 20.4 || 22.6 || 24.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152, M156, M111, M416}}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_Magach_3_(ERA)_(USA).png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''57''' || 49 ''(+8)'' || 34 ''(+23)'' || 23 ''(+34)'' || 17 ''(+40)'' || 1 ''(+56)'' || No
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|4}}

{{main|FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|M73 (7.62 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Loader's hatch || 2,000 (200) || 600 || -5°/+50° || -120°/+60°
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M73 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M73]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Coaxial || 5,500 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Commander's hatch || 2,000 (250) || 500 || -5°/+50° || -60°/+120°
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==
The magach 5, similarly to previous MBTs in the tech tree, is a fairly maneuverable but its larger profile makes it easy to spot. It does well at long range shooting and the 105mm sharir canon makes its presence known, as many tanks in the same BR can be destroyed in 1 strategic hit. It fares well in an urban setting with a fairly quick turret traverse and powerful ammo, however it is not the fastest and should have team mates to cover the flanks. Rarely should the ammo capacity be met as the front ammo stowage is the biggest detriment to the tanks survival in a frontal hit. Overall this tank is just right for most environments with it being most vulnerable to comparable ammo from other western nations.
=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Good firepower
* Decent mobility
* Surprisingly survivable, two crew members often survive a shot
* ERA able to defeat low-end chemical shells

'''Cons:'''

* Ineffective armour in an uptier
* No stabilizer
* Ammunition explosions are common as most of the shells are in the front next to the driver
* ERA only effective against chemical shells - only provides 5 mm kinetic protection

== History<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magach</ref> ==
When the Yom Kippur War broke out, Israel had 540 M48-series (with 105 mm gun) and M60/M60A1 tanks. During the war, the tanks suffered heavy losses. The location of flammable hydraulic fluid at the front of the turret was discovered to be a severe vulnerability. Egypt had destroyed a large number of Israeli tanks, and only 200 M48 and M60A1 tanks remained. Israel entrenched most of these tanks in the Sinai front against opposite entrenched Egyptian infantry armed with 9M14 Malyutka anti tank missiles. Israel replaced their war losses with new M48A5 (Magach 4 and 5), M60 (Magach 7) and M60A1 (Magach 6) during the 1970s. The older M60's (which still used the smaller M48-style turret) were supplied to make up for a shortage of sufficient M60A1s, explaining why the older model has the higher designation.

M48A5 in the original configuration. Generally similar to the Magach 3, but had slightly different engine and transmission—AVDS-1790-2D and CD-850-6A accordingly. They were eventually fitted with Blazer ERA.

''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=il_magach_5 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==


;Related development

* [[Magach (Family)]]

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{TankManufacturer Israeli Ordnance Corps}}
{{Israel medium tanks}}

Magach 5

2023-08-25T13:48:54Z

U76687050: /* Usage in battles */

{{About
| about = Israeli medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = Magach (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=il_magach_5
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]].

== General info ==
=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}
'''Armour type:''' 


* Rolled homogeneous armour (hull roof, hull rear - engine vents, turret roof, turret ring)
* Cast homogeneous armour (hull, turret, cupola)

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
|-
| Hull || 85-200 mm (59-74°) ''Front glacis'' 63-200 mm (13-60°) ''Lower glacis'' || 76 mm (5-45°) ''Front'' 51 mm (0-44°) ''Rear'' || 35 mm ''Top'' 25 mm (32-62°) ''Bottom'' || 57 mm (0-58°) 30 mm ''Engine access panel'' 12.7 mm (76°) ''Engine vents''
|-
|Turret || 83.2-173 mm (0-48°) ''Turret front'' 152 + 82 mm (17-26°) ''Gun mantlet'' || 69-100 mm (12-36°) || 51-55 mm (2-71°) 25.4 mm (75-82°) ''Underpart of the turret'' || 25-69 mm
|-
|Cupola || colspan="4" style="text-align:center" | 70 mm
|}

'''Notes:''' 


* Suspension wheels, tracks and torsion bars are 20 mm thick.
* The turret ring is 70 mm thick.
* "Blazer" ERA is 5 mm effectively thick.

=== Mobility ===
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}


{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,162|rbMinHp=663}}

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}
=== Main armament ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}

{{main|Sharir (105 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[Sharir (105 mm)|105 mm Sharir]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
|-
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced
|-
! ''Arcade''
| rowspan="2" | 57 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+19° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 22.8 || 31.6 || 38.4 || 42.5 || 45.2 || rowspan="2" | 8.71 || rowspan="2" | 7.70 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 6.70
|-
! ''Realistic''
| 14.3 || 16.8 || 20.4 || 22.6 || 24.0
|-
|}

==== Ammunition ====
{{:Sharir (105 mm)/Ammunition|M152, M156, M111, M416}}

==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
[[File:Ammoracks_Magach_3_(ERA)_(USA).png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Full ammo
! 1st rack empty
! 2nd rack empty
! 3rd rack empty
! 4th rack empty
! 5th rack empty
! Visual discrepancy
|-
| '''57''' || 49 ''(+8)'' || 34 ''(+23)'' || 23 ''(+34)'' || 17 ''(+40)'' || 1 ''(+56)'' || No
|-
|}

=== Machine guns ===
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|4}}

{{main|FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|M73 (7.62 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[FN MAG 60-40 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Loader's hatch || 2,000 (200) || 600 || -5°/+50° || -120°/+60°
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M73 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M73]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Coaxial || 5,500 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]
|-
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
|-
| Commander's hatch || 2,000 (250) || 500 || -5°/+50° || -60°/+120°
|-
|}

== Usage in battles ==
The magach 5, similarly to previous MBTs in the tech tree, is a fairly maneuverable but its larger profile makes it easy to spot. It does well at long range shooting and the 105mm sharir canon makes its presence known, as many tanks in the same BR can be destroyed in 1 strategic hit. It fares well in an urban setting with a fairly quick turret traverse and powerful ammo, however it is not the fastest and should have team mates to cover the flanks. Rarely should the ammo capacity be met as the front ammo stowage is the biggest detriment to the tanks survival in a frontal hit. Overall this tank is just right for most environments with it being most vulnerable to comparable ammo from other western nations.
=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Good firepower
* Decent mobility
* Surprisingly survivable, two crew members often survive a shot
* ERA able to defeat low-end chemical shells

'''Cons:'''

* Ineffective armour in an uptier
* No stabilizer
* Ammunition explosions are common as most of the shells are in the front next to the driver
* ERA only effective against chemical shells - only provides 5 mm kinetic protection

== History ==

''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=il_magach_5 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==


;Related development

* [[Magach (Family)]]

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{TankManufacturer Israeli Ordnance Corps}}
{{Israel medium tanks}}