The M60 is an American battlefield main battle tank, a far-reaching development of the M48 tank. The M60 was created in 1957 as a response to the Soviet T-62 tank with a 115mm gun. Based on its predecessor, the M48, it received a completely new cannon - the British 105mm L7 cannon) and a new Teledyne Continental AVDS1790-2C diesel engine. Mass production was carried out in the years 1960-1987 and ended with the production of over 15,000 vehicles. The first modernization took place in 1969 and resulted in the creation of the M60A1, which had better armor and reinforced suspension. Shortly thereafter, a version of the M60A2 with a 152mm gun, capable of firing anti-tank guided missiles, was developed. MGMG-51. However, the version turned out to be unsuccessful, and in 1980 a version of the M60A3 with a traditional cannon was introduced into service. It had much more perfect battlefield observation devices, sights and laser rangefinders. During the Cold War, it was a tank comparable to the T-55 and T-62, with similar armor and gun, but it could have problems with the T-72. The M60 participated in the Israeli service in the Yom Kippur war in 1973 and in the intervention in Lebanon in 1982. Israel, however, modified its M60 by adding ERA armor and improvements to electronic equipment, especially sights. Tanks thus created are used under the designation Mag'ach 6B. The M60 is used in many armies of the world, including in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Egypt, Jordan and Morocco. Technical data (version M60A3): length (with a barrel): 9.44m, width: 3.63m, height: 3.3m, weight 52.6t, engine power: 750KM, speed (on the road): 48km / h, weapons : 1 L7 105mm gun, 1 MG 7.62mm and 1 MG 12.7mm._x000D_
The M60 Patton was an American 2nd generation Main Battle Tank. The first prototypes of the car were created in the late 1950s, and serial production continued in 1960-1987, ending with the production of over 15,000 copies of this tank. The M60 Patton was powered by an engine Continental AVDA-1790-2 with 750 hp. Armament in the basic version was a 105mm M68 tank gun, 1 12.7mm M85 machine gun and 1 7.62mm M73 machine gun._x000D_
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Design work on The M60 Patton began as the American intelligence learned that the Soviet Army was going to introduce a new T-62 tank armed with a 115mm gun into the line. In an attempt to respond to this new threat, it was decided to deeply rebuild the M48 tank, creating a de facto new vehicle. First of all, new weapons were used, i.e. the 105mm gun, the armor was significantly strengthened and a new engine with more power was used. The new design was at least comparable to the T-54, T-55 or T-62 tanks, but was inferior to the T-64 and T-72 series vehicles, especially in terms of firepower. Three versions of the M60 were produced in the course of serial production. The first is the M60A1, which entered the line in 1969, had a new turret and even thicker armor. The M60A2 version with a 152mm cannon-launcher capable of firing guided missiles turned out to be a dead end. Finally, the last serial version is the M60A3, which had, above all, a modern fire control system (SKO) with a laser rangefinder and a passive night vision sight. M60 tanks of all versions have been exported to many countries, including: Brazil, Greece, Spain, Israel and Portugal. They also took part in many armed conflicts of the Cold War period, mainly in the Yom-Kippur war of 1973, the Iraqi-Iranian war of 1980-1988 and the war in the Persian Gulf of 1990-1991.
