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Magach 6B Gal
VI
Rank
AB
9.3
RB
9.3
SB
9.3
Battle rating
Israel
Game nation
Medium tank
Main role
440,000
Research
560,000
SL
Purchase
Squadron vehicle
Status
General information

The Magach 6B Gal was an important upgrade developed by Israel before the 1990s. Since it was obvious that the Merkava would not entirely replace the Magach in service it was deemed necessary an upgrade to older models like the Magach 6B and A that lacked any sort of modern military electronics and optics. As such, the "Gal" Fire Control System was created and then fitted into the Magach 6B and 6A models. It was not given to the C model since this used a more modern American fire control system. The Magach 6B Gal would later be upgraded to the Magach 6B Gal Batash with improvements to the protection and powerplant.

It was introduced in Update "La Royale". The Magach 6B Gal has a decent performance for it's BR, compared to very common tanks like the T-72M1 and Leopard 1A1, it lacks the mobility of the former and the protection of the latter, but it compensates this with a decent protection against HEAT projectiles and missiles, as well as autocannon ammunition. This is very important at it's BR and is thanks to the Blazer ERA, it would be enough to stop small rockets and missiles, which are very common at that BR with early ATGMs launched from rockets and different IFVs. The mobility, while poor, is not enough to make the vehicle slow, and the Magach 6B Gal has decent acceleration and top speed, it mostly lacks reverse speed like Soviet Tanks around it's BR.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 108 / 70 / 40 mm
Turret 230 / 49 / 57 mm
Visibility 141 %
Crew 4 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 4853 km/h
Backward 1113 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 14.112.526.921.8 hp/t
Engine power 7506631,4311,162 hp
Weight 53.2 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
6.0x–12.0x
10.0x
Optical device
Armaments
105 mm Sharir cannon
Ammunition 63 rounds
First-order 37 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
8.7 → 6.7 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 15.713.429.621.422.519.142.430.6 °/s
Vertical 2.82.29.86.343.2149 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEATFS400400400400400400
HESH127127127127127127
APFSDS337335330322314306
Smoke333333
APFSDS430427420409400390
12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 575 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
API-T/I/AP/API-T3129211496
7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 6,000 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/AP/T13127320
2 x 7.62 mm FN MAG 60-40 machine gun
Ammunition 3,600 rounds
Belt capacity 200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min
Vertical guidance -5 / 50°
Horizontal guidance -120 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 6353.6118.685.79076.5169.4122.4 °/s
Vertical 6350.4220.5141.19072315201.6 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 4,101 → 6,102 SL
RB 4,189 → 6,233 SL
SB 5,353 → 7,965 SL
Crew training 150,000 SL
Experts 950,000 SL
Aces 2,100 GE
Research Aces 520,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
150 / 200 / 230 % SL
220 % RP
Total cost of modifications 158,800 RP
264,400 SL
Talisman cost 2,600 GE

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