M-60
MEDIUM TANK USA
Developed from the M-47/M-48 family in 1959 as the main battle tank, it was produced mounting a British-designed 105-mm cannon in the M-60A1+A3 models. The A2 utilized the newly developed 152-mm Shillelagh missile system developed for the M551 Sheridan AR/AAV, and production commenced in 1973 with 540 of this model being produced. The final version of the M-60, the M-60A3, introduced in 1978, resulted in a far superior vehicle, as it utilized a ruby laser rangefinder and a solid-state ballistic computer which tremendously increased the probability of a first-round hit (as in one shot, one kill). It also became one of the predecessors of the M-1 Abrams tank. The last M-60 rolled off the assembly line in 1988, seven years after the M1 Abrams was introduced, and remains in service with some Marine Corps tank units over 40 years after first appearing in 1959.
Length:
30 ft, 6 in.
Width:
11 ft, 10 in.
Height:
10 ft, 11 in.
Weight:
101,785 lbs
Crew:
4
Armament:
A1+A3: 105-mm cannon, A2: 152-mm cannon/missile launcher
One
50-cal machine gun, one 30-cal machine gun
Armor:
1”-10”
Speed: 30 mph
Range:
300 miles