Meng Model TS-040 1/35 Magach 6B Gal Batash Israel Main Battle Tank

Model Kit

Following the "Six-Day War," Israel's leader, General Israel Tal, determined that it was time for Israel to have an indigenous and sophisticated main battle tank. Having scrapped together vehicles from discarded Shermans and Centurions, the time arrived for Israel to build their tanks. However, it would take nine years of development for the Merkava to be born. In the interim, Israel began buying M48s from West Germany and converting them to Israeli specifications. The name Magach (battering ram) was given to any tank based on an M48 or M60. Equipped with a 105mm main gun, a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun, and two extra LMGs for the commander and loader's hatch, the vehicle was superb at taking down low-flying aircraft and facing off in close combat. This kit faithfully recreates the Magach 6B Gal Batash Israel Main Battle Tank in 1/35 scale.

FEATURES:

• Movable suspension and hatches
• Authentically designed assembly tracks
• Mantlet canvas cover designed by digital sculpting
• Includes: Clear parts for tank lights and periscopes, Mantlet, PE parts
• Two finishing options:
  • Tank 10 Gimel, 2nd Battalion, 401st Armored Brigade, IDF, near the International border with Gaza Strip
  • Tank from 9th "Eshet" Battalion, 401st Armored Brigade, IDF, in the center of Samaria region, August 1998