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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. The Sabra is known as the M60T in Turkish service. [2]
As of 2018, the Turkish army currently has the following quantities and types of tanks in its arsenal: 339 Leopard 2A4, 391 Leopard 1R, 170 M60 T, 619 M60A3 TTS, 752 M60 A3 and 758 M48A5T2. Turkey's goal is to replace the older M48-series and M60-series tanks with the Altay MBT. [86]
Limitations in manufacturing capacity and the added cost led to this armor being dropped by November 1958 [33] and all M60-series tanks were protected with conventional steel armor but the tank retained the capability to employ armor panels. [36] The M60 was the last tank to feature an escape hatch under the hull.
Indonesia/ Turkey: Lightweight tank FV101 Scorpion: 90 United Kingdom: Designed as light tank AMX 13: 120 France: Already retrofit, light tanks Iran [39] M60 Patton: 150 United States: Chieftain (tank) MK3: 100 United Kingdom: Mobarez is domestically upgraded version. T-62: 75 Soviet Union: T-72S: 480 Soviet Union Poland: Zulfiqar MBT: 1,150 ...
The Ramses II tank is a heavily modernized T-55 main battle tank designed for and used by the Egyptian Armed Forces. A single T-54 was sent to the United States for upgrading. A primary prototype was sent to Egypt where extensive trials were completed in late 1987.
An extensively upgraded M60 Patton tank developed by Israel Military Industries. 2009 Israel Turkey: 450 The Sabra Mk II is known as the M60T in Turkish service. M60A3 SLEP: 2019 Taiwan — Taiwanese 2019 Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) modular update of the M60A3 in conjunction with Elbit Systems.
T-28 (medium tank) - According to one source, two were sold to Turkey in 1935, along with 60 T-26, five T-27 tankettes, and about 60 BA-6 armoured cars to form the 1st Tank Regiment of the 2nd Cavalry Division at Luleburgaz. [393] Panzer III- Both Axis and western Allies in 1943 gifted tanks to Turkey to try to get them to join their side ...
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 upgrade was marketed at those M60 ...