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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.
The M60-series went through a progressive turret design scheme during its production life with four different turrets being manufactured for the M60-series. The T95E5 turret used on the M60 was hemispherically shaped and bore a strong resemblance to the M48 Patton.
The hybrid electric and hydraulic turret traverse system from the Magach 7C is replaced with an all-electric system. [4] Sabra Mk II / M60T. Unlike the Mk I which used a low-profile commander's cupola, the Mk II retained the larger M60 Patton style M19 cupola with the M85 12.7 mm machine gun found on the M60s in Turkish service. This version ...
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: 1959 1962 (A1) 1973 (A2) 1978 (A3) United States: 15,000+ 46–49.5 t 750 hp 450–500 km A development of the M48 Patton. M60A2 and M60A3 are sometimes considered as the first intermediate generation. The M60A2 had a new turret housing an M162 152mm gun/launcher. T-62: 1958 [a] 1961 Soviet Union: 22,700+ 37 t 581–620 hp 320–650 km
It was tested on the Centurion Mk 5 hull and an installation kit was designed for the M60. [2] The company proposed the low-profile turret as a part of an upgrade package for Patton tanks, T-54/55/62 series tanks, the AMX-30 and the Centurion. [2] In 1999, a version of the turret was integrated onto the LAV III armored personnel carrier chassis ...
The M60 was designed as a replacement for the M48 Patton and is indeed based on the same chassis. The M60 was the last U.S. main battle tank to utilize homogeneous steel armor for protection. It was also the last to feature either the M60 machine gun or an escape hatch under the hull. Originally designated the M68, the new vehicle was put into ...
M728 – version mated to the M60 hull; M728A1 – version mated to the M60A1 RISE hull; M60 CZ-10/25E Alacran – Spanish Army variant converted from upgraded M60A1 hulls [24] Additional equipment M9 bulldozer kit for the M60 series (SNL G306) The M9 bulldozer installed on the M728 will increase the vehicle's weight by 4.45 tons (4.04 metric ...