Through the Yom Kippur War, in 1973, the backbone of Israeli armored troops ended up being created by the United states tanks M48A3 and M60A1. But the significant losings suffered during the battles, established a marked enhancement program to improve the working effectiveness as well as the dependability of Israel's tanks. Through 1970s, more completely, the Magach 6 is created based on the usa M60. The large choice of numerous customizations, like installing of a fresh fire control system although the improvement using this main armament, the most visible modification finished up being the adoption of ERA (explosive reactive armor) defenses, suitable for lessen the aftereffects of anti-tank tools and missiles adopted by the enemy armies. Between 1980 and 1990 the Magachs take place gradually changed by the most contemporary and higher level Merkava tanks as Israel's front-line MBT (main battle tanks). However the Magach 6, through constant upgraded, has prepared several Israeli armored products before mid-1990s.
