Magach 3 (ERA) (USA)

▃Magach 3 (ERA)

▃Magach 3 (ERA)

USA

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

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Medium tank

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Description

The ▃Magach 3 (ERA) is a gift Rank V American medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm".

In a sense, the Magach 3 is a combination of features between the M48 Patton and the M60. Sharing the rounded cast hull shape of the M48 hull chassis and a rounded turret housing the 105 mm M68 gun. However, unlike the usual M48A1, the Magach 3 has the M60 engine installed and its engine grilles and exhausts on the rear are similar to that of the M60.

Features exclusive to the Magach 3 are plentiful however. From the front, smoke grenade launchers can be seen on the gun mantlet sides, with a total of 20 smoke grenades that could be launched. On the turret roof, the prominent commander's cupola infamous on the M48A1 and the M60 designs has been replaced with the Urdan design, which has a drastically smaller profile at the expense of the commander's 12.7 mm machine gun. In its place, a 7.62 mm Browning on a pintle-mount is available on the roof.

More prominently throughout the Magach 3 are mountings for the Blazer ERA on the hull front, turret front, and turret sides. More than likely however, these mountings on the battlefield would be covered by the Blazer ERA which would fill up the Magach 3 profile with large blocks running vertically throughout the design. Though similar to the M60A1 RISE (P) in ERA placement, the ERA on the Magach 3 are long smooth blocks running up and down with the tank's profile while the M60A1 RISE (P) has them in tiles, each with four bolts on that mounts them onto the tank.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Cast homogeneous armour (Front hull, Turret)
• Rolled homogeneous armour (Side, Rear, Roof)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	85-200 mm (59-74°) Front glacis 63-200 mm (13-60°) Lower glacis	76 mm (0-44°) Front 51 mm (0-44°) Rear	30 mm (0-3°) Top 25 mm (26-59°) Bottom	57 mm Front 20 mm Rear
Turret	105-128 mm (6-71°) Turret front 152 mm (3-28°) Gun mantlet	66-97 mm (2-46°)	45-50 mm (4-55°) 25.4 mm (70-71°) Turret underside	24-65 mm
Armour	Sides	Roof
Cupola	70 mm	30 mm
Special armour*	Kinetic	Chemical
ERA	5 mm	260 mm

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and tracks are 20 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 38 mm in the front and 25 mm in the rear.
• Rangefinder device on the turret sides count as 127 mm cast armour.
• ERA can be attached on turret and front hull via modification.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
49.0	0.9	53 (AB)
		48 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	1,162	1,431
Realistic/Simulator	663	750
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	23.71	29.20
Realistic/Simulator	13.53	15.31

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm M68
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
57			-9°/+19°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	22.85	31.62	31.62	__.__	45.18
Realistic	14.28	16.80	20.4	22.60	24.00
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
8.71	7.70	7.10	6.7

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
M392A2	APDS	303	302	296	277	257	252
M393	HESH	127	127	127	127	127	127
M456	HEATFS	400	400	400	400	400	400

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
M392A2	APDS	1,478	5.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	+1.5°	75°	78°	80°
M393	HESH	730	15	0.4	0.1	4,310	+0°	73°	77°	80°
M456	HEATFS	1,173	11	0.0	0.1	1,270	+0°	65°	72°	75°

Smoke characteristic
Ammunition	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Screen radius in m	Screen time in s	Screen hold time in s:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):
M416	730	11	20	5	25	50

M392A2 APDS (Armour-Piercing Discarding Sabot) is capable of easily penetrating the majority of the foes it meets, but these rounds do require finesse as to their placing.
Because the shell lacks an explosive filler, the best bet is to try and either knock out the majority of the enemy tank's crew, or to destroy the enemy by ammo or fuel detonation through hitting their respective storage capacities. This, of course, requires knowledge about the vehicles the M60 may face - so be sure to use the game's X-Ray view in the hangar and analyse the potential foes for their weak spots! Also keep in mind that with increased armour thickness the amount of shrapnels shrinks.

M456 HEAT-FS (High-Explosive Anti Tank Fin Stabilised): The knowledge of enemy vehicle layouts gained from the stock shell (DM13), will be handy to use for the M60's fullest potential - as the M456 is a round that can penetrate most vehicle's armour frontally. Like the APDS shot, increased armour thickness results in reduced amount of shrapnels after penetration. Unlike APDS it has one downside: Given that it is a chemical energy round, its fuse is highly sensitive in regards to its practical application in battle. As a result, virtually anything, such as trees or even a fence, will set it off prematurely, so the HEAT-FS round cannot fire through obstructions with this kind.

M393 HESH (High-Exlposive_Squash-Head) works very differently than other shell-types. It ignores any angle, except for ricochet and deals damage by metal-flakes which are blown off inside the armour by the exterior explosion. Basicly the fighting compartment is showered in metal rain. Currently only true armour thickness (opposed to line of sight thickness) will provide sufficient means of protection, benefitting the USSR turret designs and in general German tanks. Like all high-explosive shells the fuze is very sensitive and can be set-off by most objects e.g. fences, trees, pillars.

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the Magach 3 (ERA) (USA).

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
57	XX (X+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	no

Machine guns

7.62 mm M1919A4
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
1,200 (250)				500	-15°/+60°	±180°

7.62 mm M73
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
5,950 (250)				500	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good mobility.
• Hard-hitting and accurate 105mm L7 gun.
• E.R.A. provides some extra protection from Sabot and HEAT rounds.
• Removal of the tall commander's cupola on the M48A1 Patton = slightly lower silhouette.

Cons:

• Gun can't depress over the engine bay; makes it difficult to combat flankers.
• E.R.A. doesn't help against regular AP rounds.

History

Prior to the Six-Day War in 1967, Israel acquired a batch of M48A1 Patton tanks from West German stocks. After the war, the tanks were upgraded by the Israelis with a British-made L7 105mm rifled gun, and a more powerful diesel engine in place of the original 90mm gun and the weaker, more flammable gasoline engine, and then subsequently renamed the Magach (Chariot). The tank saw heavy combat in the 1973 Yom Kippur War and suffered heavy losses - partially due to the use of flammable hydraulic fluid in the turret. Later, in 1982, the Magachs were upgraded with an E.R.A. package for better protection against enemy projectiles. Israel retired its last Magachs in 2006, replacing them with the more modern Merkava MBT.

Media

Premium Vehicles - Magach 3

See also

• M48A1 - The original vehicle base that make up the Magach 3.
• M48A2 G A2 - Similarly modified M48 with a 105 mm gun in the German tech tree.

External links

• [Devblog] Magach 3 - Chariot of War
• [Devblog] Magach 3: New Defensive Abilities