Magach (Hebrew: "battering-ram") is the designation of a series of tanks in Israeli service. The tanks are based on the American M60 Patton tanks. The name continued to be used for all Patton tanks, including the M60.
Prior to the 1982 Lebanon War, Magach 7 tanks were fitted with explosive reactive armor (ERA). Further work has been done on the upgraded Magach 7 models, including new belly armor, Merkava tracks, new fire controls, a thermal sleeve for the gun and smoke grenades, eventually resulting in the Magach 7c Gimel models.
