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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.
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.
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.
2 Specifications. Toggle Specifications subsection. 2.1 Gasoline versions. ... M60, M60A1, M728, M60 AVLB, retrofitted to M47 & M48 original series AVDS-1790-2AC
World's first turbine engine equipped tank, the Strv 103 is an indigenous turretless design that uses hydropneumatic hull suspension to aim. WZ-122 [7] 1970 — China: Only a few, project cancelled 38 tons 650–680 hp — Main battle tank developed by the People's Republic of China. Its development started in March 1970.
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.
Upgraded M60 tank Magach 7: 1,600 United States/ Israel: Upgraded M60 tank Italy: Ariete: 150 [4] Italy: 147 C1 and 3 C2 variants. [4] To be upgraded and remain in service until 2035. Ivory Coast: T-55: 10 Soviet Union: Some donated by Angola
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 ]