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M60 tank

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. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially christened as a Patton tank. It has been called a "product-improved descendant" of the Patton tank's design. The…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
30 mph (48 km/h) (road) 12 mph (19 km/h) (cross country)
Armor
Upper glacis: 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS · Turret front: equals 10 in (250 mm)
Crew
4
Designed
1957
Designer
Chrysler Defense Engineering
Developed from
M48 Patton

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related to Variants · 72
M60 tank → Add-On Stabilization, AOS, ARNG, ARNG Request, AVDS-1790-2A, AVDS-1790-2A TLAC, AVDS-1790-2C RISE, AVDS-1790-2D RISE, Conceptual, Developed, Developmental, ERA, Experimental, Featured, First, Ford Aerospace M51 MCS, Four, GDLS, Incorporated, M162
related to M60A4 · 33
M60 tank → Abrams, After, ARNG, ARNG Tracked Vehicle Task, Carl, Chief, Force, FSCM, M1, M1 Abrams, M1A1, M60A3, M60A3 TTS, M60A4, M60AX, M68E1, Mobility, Most, National Guard, No
Wars · 24
M60 tank → 1982 Lebanon War Multinational Force in Lebanon, 2008–2011 Cambodia–Thailand border crisis, 2011 Bahraini uprising, 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict, Cold War Yom Kippur War Western Sahara War Ogaden War Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Grenada Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Multinational Force in Lebanon Persian Gulf War Opera…, Houthi insurgency in Yemen, Invasion of Grenada, Iran–Iraq War, Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Lebanese Civil War, Multinational Force in Lebanon, Ogaden War, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Persian Gulf War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm, Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen, Sinai insurgency, Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War, Turkish military intervention in the Syrian Civil War
related to history · 22
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related to M60-3105 · 20
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related to M60A2 series · 20
M60 tank → Although, Anti-Tank Guided-Missiles, ATGMs, August, But, During, HEAT, High-Explosive Anti-Tank, In, M60, M68, MBT-70, Mounted, Shillelagh, T95, The, The XM-13, Three M60E1, XM13, XM81
see also · 13
M60 tank → Charles, Clairemont, G-numbers, Gun, Keefer, List, M60, M60A3, Mannheim, Rampage, San Diego, SNL G292, US Army
Armor · 2
M60 tank → Turret front: equals 10 in (250 mm), Upper glacis: 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
M60 tank → 30 mph (48 km/h) (road) 12 mph (19 km/h) (cross country)
Crew · 1
M60 tank → 4

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m60 tank m60a1 gun tanks turret system service m60a3 armor army us hull main cupola upgrade vehicle used production also

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M60 tank.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed30 mph (48 km/h) (road) 12 mph (19 km/h) (cross country)1.00infobox
M60 tankArmorUpper glacis: 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS1.00infobox
M60 tankArmorTurret front: equals 10 in (250 mm)1.00infobox
M60 tankCrew41.00infobox
M60 tankDesigned19571.00infobox
M60 tankDesignerChrysler Defense Engineering1.00infobox
M60 tankDeveloped fromM48 Patton1.00infobox
M60 tankEngineContinental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine 750 bhp (560 kW)1.00infobox
M60 tankFuel capacity385 US gal (1,457 L)1.00infobox
M60 tankGround clearance1 foot 6.2 inches (0.463 m)1.00infobox
M60 tankHeight3.27 m (10 ft 9 in)1.00infobox
M60 tankIn service1959–present[a]1.00infobox
M60 tankLength6.946 m (22 ft 9.5 in) (hull), 9.309 m (30 ft 6.5 in) (gun forward)1.00infobox
M60 tankMain armamentM68 105 mm (4.1 in)1.00infobox
M60 tankManufacturerChrysler Corporation Delaware Defense Plant (1959; initial low-rate production) Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (1960–1983)1.00infobox
M60 tankMass52.6 short tons (47.7 t; 47.0 long tons)1.00infobox
M60 tankNo. builtOver 15,000 (all variants)1.00infobox
M60 tankOperational range300 miles (500 km)1.00infobox
M60 tankPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
M60 tankPower/weight15.08 bhp/st (12.4 kW/tonne)1.00infobox
M60 tankProducedM60: 1959–1962 M60A1: 1962–1980 M60A2: 1973–1975 M60A3: 1978–19831.00infobox
M60 tankSecondary armament.50 BMG (12.7×99mm) M85 machine gun on commanders cupola[b]1.00infobox
M60 tankSuspensionTorsion bar suspension1.00infobox
M60 tankTransmissionGeneral Motors, cross-drive, single-stage with 2 forward and 1 reverse ranges1.00infobox
M60 tankTypeMain battle tank1.00infobox
M60 tankUnit costM60: $481,911 (1962) M60A1RISE: $703,278 (1976) M60A2: $726,712 (1974) M60A3TTS: $1.292 million (1990)1.00infobox
M60 tankUsed bySee Operators1.00infobox
M60 tankVariantsSee Variants1.00infobox
M60 tankWarsCold War Yom Kippur War Western Sahara War Ogaden War Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Grenada Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Multinational Force in Lebanon Persian Gulf War Opera…1.00infobox
M60 tankWarsYom Kippur War1.00infobox

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