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Magach 6 Tank Platoon (Plastic) (TIBX02)
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Magach 6 Tank Platoon (Plastic) (TIBX02) Contains five plastic M60 Tanks, one decal sheet, one tank commander sprue and four unit cards
During the 1970s the Israel Defence Forces started to take deliveries of M60 Patton tanks from the US, and with the outbreak of the 1973 war the Israelis as received M60 tanks direct from US Army stocks as replacements.
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Initially, were they were modified to Israeli specification with the addition of an M2 .50 cal machine-gun mounted over the gun mantlet and the addition of a 7.62mm machine-gun each for the loader and commanders hatches. The commanders cupola was also replaced with the lower Urdan cupola. After 1982 they added a thermal sleeve to the main gun. |
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Oil War With Europe ablaze the shadow of war quickly crept across the globe. In the Middle East, Iran and Iraq had been locked in a conflict across their border since 1980, and looked unlikely to stop anytime soon. Further west, Israel and Syria had come to blows in Lebanon as Israel fought PLO forces operating from inside their northern neighbour. The oil rich region, already rife with conflict and tension, was about to be drawn into World War III as the Soviet Union and US led NATO set about protecting their interests in the black gold that kept the wheels of industry turning.
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Magach 6 Tank Platoon Box Contents |
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Magach 6 Sprue (x5) |
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Unit Cards |
Magach 6 Tank Company HQ (x1) |
Magach 6 Tank Platoon (x1) |
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Movement Orders (x1) |
Israeli Forces (x1) |
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Decal Sheet (x1) |
Tank Crew Sprue (x1) |
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Assembling the Magach 6 Tank
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Last Updated On Wednesday, April 24, 2019 by Luke at Battlefront
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