The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. [1] . Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially christened as a Patton tank.

As units of the Japanese Army began to encounter advanced Allied medium tanks, such as the M4 Sherman, it was seen that the Japanese Type 97 Chi-Ha main battle tank lacked sufficient armor or armament to deal with this threat, and work was begun on a tank destroyer version.

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Mar 12, 2025 · The M60 main battle tank was designed to counter Soviet armor, but for three decades one in Washington faced another adversary: Avalanches. That doesn’t mean tanks were used to attack an ...

Nov 19, 2024 · The M60A3 main armament consists of one 105 mm M68 rifled tank gun with a bore evacuator. the tank can carry a total of 63 rounds of ammunition with 26 stored in the forward part of the hull, to the left and right of the driver's position, 13 in the turret for ready use, 21 in the turret bustle and the remaining three under the gun.

The M60-series tanks are full-track-laying, heavily armored combat vehicles operated by a four-man crew: driver, gunner, loader, and tank commander. The vehicles are powered by air-cooled compression ignition engines.

Jun 15, 2024 · The Type 61 tank was first tank that matched the physical and operational needs of the JGSDF which had previously relied on hand-me-downs from the US military. Despite this significance, the tank was already deemed obsolete at the time of production compared to other Western and Soviet tanks.

Feb 18, 2022 · To date about 170 of Turkey’s aging MBT’s have been upgraded as the M60T in a deal that was reported to be around $687 million. The upgraded tanks feature new active and passive armor, an improved fire control system and notably a 120mm smoothbore gun and 1,000 horsepower engine.

Dec 30, 2015 · In Armored Warfare, the M60A3 is a tier 5 Main Battle Tank. Its main advantages are: The ability to mount an ERA kit (the only tier 5 MBT that can do so) and smoke grenades; Accurate and well-performing gun with high penetration; Well-trained manual loader that can outperform vehicles with automatic loading mechanism

As the Israeli military introduced it in large quantities along with the M48 Patton and the early model M60 and used it in the Middle East war, it became the tank with the most combat records among the M60 series, as well as the M60A3, the pinnacle of the M60 family.