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The M60, officially the Machine Gun, Caliber 7.62 mm, M60, is a family of American general-purpose machine guns firing 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges from a disintegrating belt of M13 links. There are several types of ammunition approved for use in the M60, including ball , tracer , and armor-piercing rounds.
M60 105mm Cartridge, a U.S. chemical artillery shell; Zastava M60 assault rifle, a Yugoslav AK-47 clone; M60 recoilless gun, an 82-mm antitank recoilless gun developed in Yugoslavia; OT M-60, a Yugoslav armoured personnel carrier; M60 AVLB, an American bridgelaying tank; Halcon M60, an Argentine 9mm/.45 ACP submachine gun
The Sabra (Hebrew: סברה, "prickly pear") is an extensively upgraded M60 tank developed by Israel Military Industries. [3] The Mk II version of this upgrade package was used in one of the Turkish Army 's modernization programs.
Image Cartridge Feed Country Year 7,62 ITKK 31 VKT: Valtion Kivääritehdas: 7.62×53mmR: Ammunition belt Finland: 1931 AA-52: Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne: 7.50×54mm French 7.62×51mm NATO: Ammunition belt France: 1950 UP 7.62: MSN — 7.62×54mmR Azerbaijan: 2011 HP 7.62: MSN — 7.62×54mmR Azerbaijan: 2011 AEK-999: Kovrov ...
The M60 is mounted on a towing carriage with wheels for transport and firing. Aiming is done with an optical sight. The recoilless rifle resembles that of American counterparts. Ammunition for the M60 includes two fin-stabilized high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) rounds. The first HEAT projectile for the M60 had an effective range of 500 meters.
The M60 armored vehicle launched bridge (AVLB) is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank's hull and used for the launching and retrieval of a 60-foot (18 m) scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the vehicle hull, and the bridge. [ 3 ]
The General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) M60-2000 or 120S was an upgrade of the M60 tank.The development of the M60-2000 was initiated primarily due to the large number of M60 main battle tanks in service with many Middle Eastern nations unable to afford a sufficient force of more modern main battle tanks.
The M60 tank entered service with the U.S. military in 1960 and served until 1991 and as a training aid until 2005. During this time it was the primary tank of the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. The M60 tank was exported to 26 other nations, and continues to serve in a military role in some parts of the world.