Magach 6B

This page is about the Israeli medium tank Magach 6B. For other versions, see Magach (Family).

Magach 6B

Magach 6R

Magach Hydra

Magach 6B

Magach 6R

Magach Hydra

Israel

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.7	8.7

Class:

Medium tank

Research:81 000

Purchase:450 000

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Description

The Magach 6B (Bet) was an Israeli upgraded M60A1 tank, equipped with an AVDS-1790-2C RISE (Reliability Improved Selected Equipment) engine instead of the AVDS-1790-2A. The tank itself also received a thermoinsulating coating for the barrel and tracks from the Merkava Mk.1 MBT. An Urdan low profile commander cupola was also installed, preventing the installation of the 12.7 mm machine gun previously used in the original one. The Magach 6B instead featured an additional 12.7 mm M2HB machine gun above the barrel and a 7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine in front of the commander's cupola.

The Magach 6B was introduced in Update "Wind of Change". The Magach is very similar in playstyle to the M60A1 RISE featuring same level of protection with the commander cupola weakspot partially removed by the installation of the low profile one. The ammo is also slightly superior as the M111 shell offers 191 mm penetration at 60 degrees angle at 500 m compared to 164 mm at 60 degrees at 500 m found on the M735 that can be found on RISE. The Blazer ERA can save the user from some chemical rounds, however it has no effect in stopping kinetic rounds and any APFSDS round will have no issue penetrating the armour.

General info

Survivability and armour

ERA

Effective action against the cumulative ammunition

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull108 / 70 / 40

Turret230 / 49 / 57

Crew4 people

Visibility142 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB53 / 13 km/h

RB and SB48 / 12 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

2 back

Weight53.2 t

Engine power

AB1 431 hp

RB and SB750 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB26.9 hp/t

RB and SB14.1 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	53	13	53.2	1,162	1,431	21.84	26.9
Realistic	48	12		663	750	12.46	14.1

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 484 → 6 187

RB4 581 → 6 321

SB5 671 → 7 825

Total cost of modifications132 100

228 000

Talisman cost2 400

Crew training130 000

Experts450 000

Aces2 000

Research Aces890 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 200 / 230 %

214 / 214 / 214 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 000 270 Suspension Research: 8 000 Cost: 13 000 380 Brake System Research: 8 000 Cost: 13 000 380 Filters Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 410 Transmission Research: 9 200 Cost: 15 000 430 Engine Research: 9 200 Cost: 15 000 430	Improved Parts Research: 1 700 Cost: 9 000 270 Improved FPE Research: 2 400 Cost: 13 000 380 Crew Replenishment Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 410 Smoke grenade Research: 9 200 Cost: 15 000 430	Horizontal Drive Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 000 270 Rangefinder Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 000 270 105mm_usa_HESH_ammo_pack Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 000 270 Adjustment of Fire Research: 8 000 Cost: 13 000 380 Elevation Mechanism Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 410 105mm_us_M416_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 410 Artillery Support Research: 9 200 Cost: 15 000 430 105mm_usa_M735_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 9 200 Cost: 15 000 430

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm Sharir cannon

Two-plane stabilizer

Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving

Ammunition63 rounds

First-order37 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-10° / 20°

105 mm Sharir					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	63	-10°/+20°	±180°	Two-plane	21.4	29.7	36.0	39.8	42.4	8.71	7.71	7.10	6.70
Realistic					13.4	15.7	19.1	21.2	22.5

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
M152	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400
M156	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
M111	APFSDS	337	335	330	322	314	306

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
M152	HEATFS	1,174	10.5	0.05	0.1	1.27	65°	72°	77°
M156	HESH	731	11.4	0.1	4	3.17	73°	77°	80°
M111	APFSDS	1,455	4.2	-	-	-	78°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M416	732	11.6	20	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Magach 6B

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
63	49 (+14)	38 (+25)	17 (+46)	4 (+59)	1 (+62)	No

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate575 shots/min

7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition6 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 001 shots/min

2 x 7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun

Ammunition3 600 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 001 shots/min

12.7 mm M2HB
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	1,000 (200)	577	N/A	N/A

7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	6,000 (200)	600	N/A	N/A
Pintle (loader)	1,800 (200)	600	-10°/+50°	±120°
Pintle (commander)	1,800 (200)	600	-10°/+60°	±180°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Magach 6B from live.warthunder.com.

Sights

• Caff_Gunner's (Israel) Historical and semi-historical gun reticles.

See also

Related development

• Magach (Family)

External links

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