Magach, the Glossary
Magach ("battering-ram") is the designation of a series of tanks in Israeli service.[1]
Table of Contents
39 relations: Allison Transmission, Anti-tank guided missile, Armoured personnel carrier, Backronym, Battering ram, Centurion (tank), Continental AV1790, Diesel engine, False etymology, Gasoline, Gematria, Hydraulic fluid, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Jordan, Latrun, Lebanon, M48 Patton, M60 tank, M60-2000, Main battle tank, Merkava, Pereh, Reactive armour, Royal Ordnance L7, Sabra (tank), Six-Day War, Smoke grenade, Spike (missile), Tank, Tank destroyer, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, West Germany, Yom Kippur War, 1982 Lebanon War, 2014 Gaza War, 9M14 Malyutka.
- Israel–United States military relations
- Main battle tanks of Israel
Allison Transmission
Allison Transmission Holdings Inc. is an American manufacturer of commercial duty automatic transmissions and hybrid propulsion systems.
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Anti-tank guided missile
An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles.
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Armoured personnel carrier
An armoured personnel carrier (APC) is a broad type of armoured military vehicle designed to transport personnel and equipment in combat zones.
See Magach and Armoured personnel carrier
Backronym
A backronym is an acronym formed from an already existing word by expanding its letters into the words of a phrase.
Battering ram
A battering ram is a siege engine that originated in ancient times and was designed to break open the masonry walls of fortifications or splinter their wooden gates.
Centurion (tank)
The Centurion was the primary British Army main battle tank of the post-World War II period. Magach and Centurion (tank) are main battle tanks of the Cold War.
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Continental AV1790
The Continental AV1790 is an American V12 engine used in armored vehicles.
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Diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).
False etymology
A false etymology (fake etymology or pseudo-etymology) is a false theory about the origin or derivation of a specific word or phrase.
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Gasoline
Gasoline or petrol is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines.
Gematria
Gematria (גמטריא or gimatria גימטריה, plural גמטראות or גימטריות) is the practice of assigning a numerical value to a name, word or phrase by reading it as a number, or sometimes by using an alphanumerical cipher.
Hydraulic fluid
A hydraulic fluid or hydraulic liquid is the medium by which power is transferred in hydraulic machinery.
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Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant, West Asia.
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym, is the national military of the State of Israel.
See Magach and Israel Defense Forces
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Latrun
Latrun (לטרון, Latrun; اللطرون, al-Latrun) is a strategic hilltop in the Latrun salient in the Ayalon Valley.
Lebanon
Lebanon (Lubnān), officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia.
M48 Patton
The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48. Magach and M48 Patton are main battle tanks of the Cold War.
M60 tank
The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). Magach and M60 tank are main battle tanks of the Cold War.
M60-2000
The General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) M60-2000 or 120S was an upgrade of the M60 tank. Magach and M60-2000 are Post–Cold War main battle tanks.
Main battle tank
A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank,Ogorkiewicz 2018 p222 is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies.
See Magach and Main battle tank
Merkava
The Merkava (מרכבה,, "chariot") is a series of main battle tanks (MBT) used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the backbone of the IDF's Armored Corps. Magach and Merkava are main battle tanks of Israel, main battle tanks of the Cold War and Post–Cold War main battle tanks.
Pereh
The Pereh (פרא: Onager) is an Israeli anti-tank missile carrier, disguised as a tank.
See Magach and Pereh
Reactive armour
Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour used in protecting vehicles, especially modern tanks, against shaped charges and hardened kinetic energy penetrators.
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Royal Ordnance L7
The Royal Ordnance L7, officially designated Gun, 105 mm, Tank, L7, is the basic model of the United Kingdom's most successful tank gun.
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Sabra (tank)
The Sabra ("prickly pear") is an extensively upgraded M60 Patton tank developed by Israel Military Industries. Magach and Sabra (tank) are Israel–United States military relations, main battle tanks of Israel and Post–Cold War main battle tanks.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War, also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.
Smoke grenade
A smoke grenade is a canister-type grenade used as a signaling device, target or landing zone marking device, or as a screening device for unit movements.
Spike (missile)
Spike (Hebrew: ספייק) is an Israeli fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile and anti-personnel missile with a tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead., it is in its sixth generation.https://www.rafael.co.il/system/spike-nlos/ It was developed and designed by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems.
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Tank
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat.
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Tank destroyer
A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties.
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until the reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. The Cold War-era country is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic (Bonner Republik) after its capital city of Bonn. During the Cold War, the western portion of Germany and the associated territory of West Berlin were parts of the Western Bloc.
Yom Kippur War
The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 6 to 25 October 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.
1982 Lebanon War
The 1982 Lebanon War began on 6 June 1982, when Israel invaded southern Lebanon.
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2014 Gaza War
The 2014 Gaza War, also known as Operation Protective Edge (translit), and Battle of the Withered Grain (translit), was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory that has been governed by Hamas since 2007.
9M14 Malyutka
The 9M14 Malyutka (Малютка; "Little one", NATO reporting name: AT-3 Sagger) is a manual command to line of sight (MCLOS) wire-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system developed in the Soviet Union.
See also
Israel–United States military relations
- 2012 US–Israel military exercise
- Al-Sardi school attack
- Arab–Israeli alliance
- Arab–Israeli alliance against Iran
- Arrow (missile family)
- Arrow 3
- Have Doughnut
- Have Drill
- IAI Harpy
- IAI Lavi
- Iron Dome
- Israel–United States military relations
- Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement
- Magach
- Major non-NATO ally
- Operation Joshua
- Operation Moses
- Operation Nickel Grass
- Operation Tipped Kettle
- Public Law 118-50
- Sabra (tank)
- Sky Dew
- Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
- United States complicity in Israeli war crimes in the Israel–Hamas war
- United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
Main battle tanks of Israel
- Magach
- Merkava
- Sabra (tank)
- Sho't
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magach
Also known as M48A4 Mag'ach, Magach 3, Magah.