Magach 5

This page is about the Israeli medium tank Magach 5. For other versions, see Magach (Family).

Magach 5

Magach 6A

Magach 6R

Magach 5

Magach 6A

Magach 6R

Israel

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

Medium tank

Research:53 000

Purchase:300 000

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Description

The Magach 5 is a rank V Israeli medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

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

Hull110 / 76 / 25

Turret130 / 76 / 51

Crew4 people

Visibility117 %

Armour type:

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

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	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

Speedforward / back

AB53 / 10 km/h

RB and SB48 / 9 km/h

Number of gears6 forward

2 back

Weight49.9 t

Engine power

AB1 431 hp

RB and SB750 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB28.7 hp/t

RB and SB15.0 hp/t

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	10	49.9	1,162	1,431	23.29	28.68
Realistic	48	9		663	750	13.29	15.03

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 086 → 5 638

RB4 517 → 6 233

SB6 184 → 8 533

Total cost of modifications88 200

146 800

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training86 000

Experts300 000

Aces1 200

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

130 / 190 / 230 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 Suspension Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 185 Brake System Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 185 Filters Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 260 Transmission Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 340 Engine Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 340	Improved Parts Research: 2 300 Cost: 5 800 165 Improved FPE Research: 2 700 Cost: 6 600 185 Crew Replenishment Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 260 Smoke grenade Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 340	Horizontal Drive Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 105mm_usa_HESH_ammo_pack Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 105mm_us_M416_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 800 165 Adjustment of Fire Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 185 Rangefinder Research: 4 100 Cost: 6 600 185 Elevation Mechanism Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 260 105mm_usa_M735_APDS_FS_ammo_pack Research: 5 700 Cost: 9 200 260 Artillery Support Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 340

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm Sharir cannon

Ammunition57 rounds

First-order22 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-9° / 19°

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	57	-9°/+19°	±180°	N/A	22.8	31.6	38.4	42.5	45.2	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
Realistic					14.3	16.8	20.4	22.6	24.0

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 5

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

7.62 mm M73 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition5 500 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

7.62 mm M1919A4 machine gun

Ammunition2 000 rounds

Belt capacity250 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate500 shots/min

7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun

Ammunition2 000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate1 001 shots/min

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°

7.62 mm M73
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	5,500 (250)	500	N/A	N/A

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

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.

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Magach 5 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• Magach (Family)

External links

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