M60 Patton
Appearance
M60 | |
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![]() An M60 tank on display at the Batesville, Mississippi VFW Post in October 2012. | |
Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1959–present[1] |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | Cold War Yom Kippur War Ogaden War Invasion of Grenada Persian Gulf War Iran–Iraq War Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Multinational Force in Lebanon Yemeni Civil War (1994) Western Sahara War 2011 Bahrain protests Houthi insurgency in Yemen Kurdish–Turkish conflict Cambodian–Thai border dispute Turkish military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Sinai insurgency Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen |
Production history | |
Designer | Chrysler Defense Engineering |
Designed | 1957 |
Manufacturer | Chrysler Corporation Delaware Defense Plant 1959-1960 Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant 1960-1983 |
Unit cost | M60: US$309,000 (1962) M60A1RISE: US$385,000 (1976)[2] M60A2: US$372,000 (1974)[3] M60A3TTS: US$1.292 million (1990)[4] |
Produced | M60: 1959–1962 M60A1: 1962–1980 M60A2: 1973–1975[3] M60A3: 1978–1983[5] |
No. built | Over 15,000 (all variants) |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | M60: 50.7 short tons (46.0 t; 45.3 long tons) M60A1: 52.6 short tons (47.7 t; 47.0 long tons) M60A2: 52.0 short tons (47.2 t; 46.4 long tons) M60A3: 54.6 short tons (49.5 t; 48.8 long tons)[6] |
Length | M60/M60A1/M60A3: 6.946 meters (22 ft 9.5 in) (hull), 9.309 meters (30 ft 6.5 in) (gun forward) M60A2: 6.946 meters (22 ft 9.5 in) (hull), 7.3 meters (23 ft 11 in) (gun forward)[7] |
Width | M60/M60A1/M60A2/M60A3: 3.631 meters (11 ft 11.0 in)[7] |
Height | M60: 3.213 meters (10 ft 6.5 in) M60A2: 3.1 meters (10 ft 2 in) M60A1/M60A3: 3.27 meters (10 ft 9 in)[7] |
Crew | 4[8] |
Armor | Upper Glacis[9]
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Main armament | |
Secondary armament |
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Engine | Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine 750 bhp (560 kW)[7] |
Power/weight | 15.08 bhp/st (12.4 kW/tonne)[7] |
Transmission | General Motors, cross-drive, single-stage with 2 forward and 1 reverse ranges[7] |
Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
Ground clearance | 1 foot 6.2 inches (0.463 m)[7] |
Fuel capacity | 385 US gal (1,457 L)[7] |
Operational range | 300 miles (500 km)[7] |
Maximum speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) (road) 12 mph (19 km/h) (cross country)[7] |
The M60 Patton is a main battle tank (MBT) introduced in December 1960.[12] The M60 became the Army's primary tank during the Cold War.[13] When the Soviet Union got the T-54 tank, the United States decided to upgrade the M48 Patton tank.[14] The armor was improved. It was fitted with the British L7 105 mm tank gun.[14] The army also decided to switch from gasoline to diesel.[14]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Hunnicutt 1984, p. 165
- ↑ Office, U.S. Government Accountability (6 August 1976). "Increasing Procurement Cost Of M60A1 Tanks". Gao.gov (PSAD-76-153). Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sabot Publications, M60A2 Main Battle Tank in Detail, Volume 1
- ↑ "Taiwan - Congressional Record". Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ↑ "M60 Series Tank (Patton Series)". Fas.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
- ↑ Jane's Tank Recognition Guide, 1996, ISBN 0-00-470995-0
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 Foss 2005, p. 166
- ↑ "Basic Issue Plan". Fas.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Hunnicutt 1984, pp. 439–443
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Foss, Christopher F., ed. (2005). Jane's Armour and Artillery: 2005–2006 (26th ed.). Coulsdon, Surrey, UK; Alexandria, VA:
- ↑ TM 9-1000-213-35 Direct Support, General Support, and Depot Maintenance Manual for Cannon, 105-mm Gun, M68, Mount, Combination Gun, M116 and M140, and Cupola, Tank Commander's Caliber .50 Machine Gun, M19 Used on: Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60A1 W/E (2350-756-8497) and Tank, Combat, Full-tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 W/E (2300-00-678-5773). Washington, D.C.: Dept. of the Army, 8 July 1975.
- ↑ Steven J Zaloga, T-62 Main Battle Tank 1965-2005 (London: Osprey Publishing, 2014), p. 14
- ↑ Lon Nordeen; David C. Isby, M60 Vs T-62: Cold War Combatants, 1956-92 (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2010), p. 4
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 Steven J. Zaloga, The M47 and M48 Patton Tanks (Oxford: Osprey Military, 1999), p. 10
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