They were gradually replaced by the Centurion and Patton tanks, the latter serving in the IDF under the name of “Magach.”
For decades, the legendary Super Shermans formed the backbone of Israeli armored power. Of course, Israel has a long tradition of using upgraded American vehicles to this day that started soon after its birth in 1948. Mentioning Turkey and Israel in one sentence is usually done only when describing an international conflict, but there have been instances where both countries could get along remarkably well, such is the abovementioned upgrade program by the Israeli Military Industries company. The M60T (or, using the Israeli export nomenclature, Sabra Mk.2) is basically a M60A3 Main Battle Tank, heavily upgraded for Turkish service by the Israelis.
0 kommentar(er)
