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Two M60A3 TTSs of the US Army near Giessen, West Germany in 1985. The M60A3 version of the M60-series had the same mobility, performance, and weapons systems as the M60A1 RISE and RISE Passive tanks and incorporated all of their engineering upgrades, improvements and capabilities. [87] The electronics and fire control systems were greatly improved.
M60A3 Patton United States: 182 ... 141 B1 Centauro (all ex Italian Army); some donated as Italian military aid and modernized with upgrade kits. ... which will be ...
Other than the M60A3 TTS, Taiwan also has approximately 400 CM-11 Brave Tiger tanks developed by General Dynamics and the ROC Army's Armored Vehicle Development Center. The CM11 is a hybrid M60 chassis fitted with the turret from the older M48A5 Patton and the fire control system (FCS) of the M1 Abrams. [74]
In addition, it reverted to the M68A1 105 mm cannon. All active American Army M60s eventually underwent the conversion to the A3 model. The M60A3 main battle tanks of the US Army were deployed in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 during the Gulf Crisis. The M60A3 was phased out of US service in 1997 and was replaced by the M1 Abrams main battle tank.
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 M60 AVLB was introduced in 1963.
125 (M60A3) TTS in service. [38] ~32-38 M60A3 TTS was upgraded with Israeli TIFCS, HMA, index loader, electric gun and turret drive systems. [39] M48A5PI: Main battle tank United States: 105 [40] Conversions of M48A1 hulls to the M48A5 standard. Retained the engine, transmission and track.
M3 bulldozer for M46 Patton (G246) M4 bulldozer for M24 Chaffee (G265) M5 bulldozer for T8E4, and M8 high speed tractor; M6 bulldozer for M47 Patton (G286) M7 unknown; M8 bulldozer for M48 Patton (G278) M9 bulldozer for M60 (G306)
The upgrade was marketed at those M60 users with the industrial capability to convert the tanks themselves. The M60-2000/120S was a GDLS supplied conversion kit that married the turret of the M1A1 variant of the M1 Abrams to the M60A1 hull of the M60, offering many features of the M1A1 Abrams to existing M60 users at a reduced cost.