Magach 3 - Revision history

U136146036: Reverted my previous change, Magach 3 isn't exactly a base model M48A5.

2024-03-23T01:24:04Z

Reverted my previous change, Magach 3 isn't exactly a base model M48A5.

U136146036: /* Description */ It's just an M48A5.

2024-03-17T02:14:08Z

‎Description: It's just an M48A5.

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-11-19T21:05:35Z

‎Description

U120313908: Fixed historical inaccuracies /* Description */

2023-11-19T18:48:01Z

Fixed historical inaccuracies ‎Description

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2023-10-24T17:41:43Z

‎Description: Added content ‎History: Filled

U38088265: /* Machine guns */

2023-01-20T22:47:03Z

‎Machine guns

U38088265: /* Ammunition */

2023-01-20T21:36:07Z

‎Ammunition

U44629479: /* Ammunition */ Converted to transclusion

2023-01-20T21:24:44Z

‎Ammunition: Converted to transclusion

U44629479: Edits

2022-12-08T18:35:36Z

Edits

U38088265: /* Ammo racks */

2022-10-14T11:51:07Z

‎Ammo racks

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 The '''Magach 3''' was an overall upgrade to the M48 tanks fitted by Israel. Compared to the Magach 1 and 2, it was the first to receive major upgrades not fitted by Americans or Germans. It included a more powerful American-made [[M68 (105 mm)|105 mm M68]] cannon with more powerful anti-tank rounds to deal with Soviet threats like the T-54 and T-62. The tank also eventually received Blazer ERA to deal with Soviet made RPGs and ATGMs fitted in large quantities by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The tank also received a new 750 HP engine coupled with a new Allison transmission (the same used by the first [[M60]]s), as well as new radio equipment and electronics.
-It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The Magach 3 is basically an M48A5. It has very similar mobility thanks to the new transmission and engine. However it does not use Blazer ERA blocks, since that is reserved for the premium version. The 105 mm gun with its new APDS shell is the most important upgrade as well as the new commander's cupola. The new gun packs quite a heavy punch and can be used to reliably penetrate all tanks at its BR, that being with the HEAT-FS or the APDS shell, just take in mind that ERA can already be seen around its BR which poses a threat to chemical munitions. The tank lacks a stabilizer, however, it has an optical rangefinder so it can be used to accurately pick targets thousands of metres away.
+It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The Magach 3 is an upgunned version of the previous Magach variants. It has very similar mobility thanks to the new transmission and engine. However it does not use Blazer ERA blocks, since that is reserved for the premium version. The 105 mm gun with its new APDS shell is the most important upgrade as well as the new commander's cupola. The new gun packs quite a heavy punch and can be used to reliably penetrate all tanks at its BR, that being with the HEAT-FS or the APDS shell, just take in mind that ERA can already be seen around its BR which poses a threat to chemical munitions. The tank lacks a stabilizer, however, it has an optical rangefinder so it can be used to accurately pick targets thousands of metres away.
 == General info ==

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 The '''Magach 3''' was an overall upgrade to the M48 tanks fitted by Israel. Compared to the Magach 1 and 2, it was the first to receive major upgrades not fitted by Americans or Germans. It included a more powerful American-made [[M68 (105 mm)|105 mm M68]] cannon with more powerful anti-tank rounds to deal with Soviet threats like the T-54 and T-62. The tank also eventually received Blazer ERA to deal with Soviet made RPGs and ATGMs fitted in large quantities by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The tank also received a new 750 HP engine coupled with a new Allison transmission (the same used by the first [[M60]]s), as well as new radio equipment and electronics.
-It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The Magach 3 is basically an upguned version of the M48. It has very similar mobility thanks to the new transmission and engine. However it does not use Blazer ERA blocks, since that is reserved for the premium version. The 105 mm gun with its new APDS shell is the most important upgrade as well as the new commander's cupola. The new gun packs quite a heavy punch and can be used to reliably penetrate all tanks at its BR, that being with the HEAT-FS or the APDS shell, just take in mind that ERA can already be seen around its BR which poses a threat to chemical munitions. The tank lacks a stabilizer, however, it has an optical rangefinder so it can be used to accurately pick targets thousands of metres away.
+It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The Magach 3 is basically an M48A5. It has very similar mobility thanks to the new transmission and engine. However it does not use Blazer ERA blocks, since that is reserved for the premium version. The 105 mm gun with its new APDS shell is the most important upgrade as well as the new commander's cupola. The new gun packs quite a heavy punch and can be used to reliably penetrate all tanks at its BR, that being with the HEAT-FS or the APDS shell, just take in mind that ERA can already be seen around its BR which poses a threat to chemical munitions. The tank lacks a stabilizer, however, it has an optical rangefinder so it can be used to accurately pick targets thousands of metres away.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''Magach 3''' was an overall upgrade to the M48 tanks fitted by Israel. Compared to the Magach 1 and 2 it was the first to receive major upgrades not fitted by Americans or Germans. It included a more powerful American made [[M68 (105 mm)|105 mm M68]] cannon with more powerful anti tank rounds to deal with soviet threats like the T-54 and T-62. The tank also eventually received Blazer ERA to deal with Soviet made RPGs and ATGMs fitted in large quantities by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The tank also received a new 750 HP engine coupled with a new Allison transmission (The same used by the first M60s), as well as new radio equipment and electronics.
+The '''Magach 3''' was an overall upgrade to the M48 tanks fitted by Israel. Compared to the Magach 1 and 2, it was the first to receive major upgrades not fitted by Americans or Germans. It included a more powerful American-made [[M68 (105 mm)|105 mm M68]] cannon with more powerful anti-tank rounds to deal with Soviet threats like the T-54 and T-62. The tank also eventually received Blazer ERA to deal with Soviet made RPGs and ATGMs fitted in large quantities by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The tank also received a new 750 HP engine coupled with a new Allison transmission (the same used by the first [[M60]]s), as well as new radio equipment and electronics.
-It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The Magach 3 is basically an upguned version of the M48. It has very similar mobility thanks to the new transmission and engine. However it does not use Blazer ERA blocks, since that is reserved for the premium version. The 105mm gun with it's new APDS shell is the most important upgrade as well as the new commanders cupola. The new gun packs quite a heavy punch and can be used to reliably penetrate all tanks at it's BR, that being with the HEAT-FS or the APDS shell, just take in mind that ERA can already be seen around it's BR which posses a threat to chemical munitions. The tank lacks a stabilizer, however, it has an optical rangefinder so it can be used to accurately pick targets thousands of meters away.
+It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The Magach 3 is basically an upguned version of the M48. It has very similar mobility thanks to the new transmission and engine. However it does not use Blazer ERA blocks, since that is reserved for the premium version. The 105 mm gun with its new APDS shell is the most important upgrade as well as the new commander's cupola. The new gun packs quite a heavy punch and can be used to reliably penetrate all tanks at its BR, that being with the HEAT-FS or the APDS shell, just take in mind that ERA can already be seen around its BR which poses a threat to chemical munitions. The tank lacks a stabilizer, however, it has an optical rangefinder so it can be used to accurately pick targets thousands of metres away.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The Magach 3 was an overall upgrade to the M48 tanks fitted by Israel. Compared to the Magach 1 and 2 it was the first to receive major upgrades not fitted by Americans or Germans. It included a more powerful British made L7 105mm rifled gun with more powerful rounds to deal with soviet threats like the T-54 and T-62. The tank also eventually received Blazer ERA to deal with Soviet made RPGs and ATGMs fitted in large quantities by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The tank also received a new 750 HP engine coupled with a new Allison transmission, as well as new radio equipment and electronics.
+The '''Magach 3''' was an overall upgrade to the M48 tanks fitted by Israel. Compared to the Magach 1 and 2 it was the first to receive major upgrades not fitted by Americans or Germans. It included a more powerful American made [[M68 (105 mm)|105 mm M68]] cannon with more powerful anti tank rounds to deal with soviet threats like the T-54 and T-62. The tank also eventually received Blazer ERA to deal with Soviet made RPGs and ATGMs fitted in large quantities by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The tank also received a new 750 HP engine coupled with a new Allison transmission (The same used by the first M60s), as well as new radio equipment and electronics.
 It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]]. The Magach 3 is basically an upguned version of the M48. It has very similar mobility thanks to the new transmission and engine. However it does not use Blazer ERA blocks, since that is reserved for the premium version. The 105mm gun with it's new APDS shell is the most important upgrade as well as the new commanders cupola. The new gun packs quite a heavy punch and can be used to reliably penetrate all tanks at it's BR, that being with the HEAT-FS or the APDS shell, just take in mind that ERA can already be seen around it's BR which posses a threat to chemical munitions. The tank lacks a stabilizer, however, it has an optical rangefinder so it can be used to accurately pick targets thousands of meters away.

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the ground vehicle in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Drone Age"]].
+The Magach 3 was an overall upgrade to the M48 tanks fitted by Israel. Compared to the Magach 1 and 2 it was the first to receive major upgrades not fitted by Americans or Germans. It included a more powerful British made L7 105mm rifled gun with more powerful rounds to deal with soviet threats like the T-54 and T-62. The tank also eventually received Blazer ERA to deal with Soviet made RPGs and ATGMs fitted in large quantities by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The tank also received a new 750 HP engine coupled with a new Allison transmission, as well as new radio equipment and electronics.
 == General info ==
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 '''Pros:'''
+*
 '''Cons:'''
+*
 == History ==
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-''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).''
+The Magach 3 was another version of the Magach series of tanks, based on the M48 chasis. This version was the first to introduce major modifications and upgrades outside of those already fitted by the Americans and Germans in their M48A1/A2/A2C.
 == Media ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=il_magach_3_idf Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Related development
 * [[Magach (Family)]]
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 * ''other literature.'' -->
 ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| Gun mantlet || 1,000 (200) || 577 || -__°/+__° || ±__°
+| Gun mantlet || 1,000 (200) || 577 || N/A || N/A
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| Loader's hatch || 2,000 (200) || 600 || -__°/+__° || ±__°
+| Loader's hatch || 2,000 (200) || 600 || -5°/+50° || -120°/+60°
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 ! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal
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-| Commander's hatch || 2,000 (250) || 500 || -__°/+__° || ±__°
+| Commander's hatch || 2,000 (250) || 500 || -5°/+50° || -60°/+120°
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 ==== Ammunition ====
-{{:M68 (105 mm)/Ammunition|M393A2, M156, M152, M416}}
+{{:M68 (105 mm)/Ammunition|M392A2, M156, M152, M416}}
 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====

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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
 == See also ==

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 ==== [[Ammo racks]] ====
-<!-- [[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]] -->
+[[File:Ammoracks_Magach_3_(ERA)_(USA).png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]
-<!-- '''Last updated:''' -->
+<!-- '''Last updated: 2.19.0.78''' -->
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 ! 4th<br>rack empty
 ! 5th<br>rack empty
 ! Visual<br>discrepancy
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-| '''57''' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __&nbsp;''(+__)'' || __
+| '''57''' || 49&nbsp;''(+8)'' || 34&nbsp;''(+23)'' || 23&nbsp;''(+34)'' || 17&nbsp;''(+40)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+56)'' || No
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