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M60A1

IOC: 1961
Also Known As: AVLB, M60 Patton and M728

Origin: United States of America

Contractor/s: General Dynamics

Description: M60 Patton was developed from M48 Main Battle Tank in the 1950s. It was fielded with the US Army in 1961 equipped with a 105mm cannon as main armament. In addition, it features a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun and a roof-mounted 12.7 anti-aircraft gun. M60 Main Battle Tank (MBTs) series are powered by Continental AVDS-1790 V12 diesel engine rated at 750-hp. M60s saw combat in the Middle East, Vietnam and Iraq. More than 15,000 M60s were produced for the United States and international customers between 1960 and 1983.

M60A1 entered service in 1961. It was criticized by its high profile and limited mobility. M728 is a combat engineer vehicle equipped with a 165mm turret-mounted demolition gun. M728 derived from M60A1 and achieved IOC in 1965. AVLB is a bridge layer vehicle derived from the M60A1 chassis. Currently, existing M60A1s are deemed out of date and are being retired from service.

Parent system is the M60
Total Production: 15,030
Other Family Members: M60A3, M88A1 and M88A2 HERCULES

Transactions: There are 22 transactions involving 3,746 items for M60 from 1992 to 2013 and 13 transactions involving 2,078 items for the M60A1 view report

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:: Specifications ::

Crew: 4

Dimensions
Height: 3.80 meter
Length: 9.80 meter
Main Gun Caliber: 105 millimeter
Width: 4.10 meter

Power
Power: 750 shp

Speed
Top Speed: 13.5 mps (49 kph)

Weight
Combat Weight: 49,000 kilogram

:: News ::

There are 4 news between
2 Feb 2004
and
9 May 2012

General Dynamics to Develop Joint Assault Bridge Prototypes as US Army AVLB Replacement Multi-Purpose AGM-114R Hellfire II Missile Destroys Stationary M60 Tank Target During Test Brimstone Passes New Trials LOSAT Defeats Moving Targets during Two Tests

:: Operators ::

Operators
	Country	Items	Country	Items
	Brazil	?	Egypt	?
	Greece	?	Iran	?
	Israel	?	Jordan	?
	Morocco	220	Portugal	?
	Saudi Arabia	?	Singapore	?
	Spain	50	Turkey	?
	United States of America	?

fully confirmed operational planned retired cancelled destroyed

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22 Nov 2006
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7 Sep 2008

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:: Notes & Resources ::

Last Updated:
Saturday, February 2, 2013

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IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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