Magach 3 - an example of active and very effective modernization of armoured vehicles. Israel, not being the most densely populated nation took steps to look after every soldier in their army, increasing the safety of soldiers on the battlefield as far as they possibly could. Such aspirations gave birth to a tank that has perhaps the most effective protection for the crew today - the vehicle known as the Merkava. But at this pinnacle of technical know how there were also ancestors - many vehicles code-named "project Magach".