M60 tank - Wikipedia
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. [1] Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially christened as a Patton tank.
105mm Gun Tank M60 (1960)
The OTCM (Ordnance Technical Committee Minutes) #37002 officially standardized the type as the 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank M60. It was not officially named “Patton”, but it was the first officially named as a “main battle tank”, and not a medium tank.
M60: The U.S. Army Tank That Keeps Fighting After 60 Years
2024年8月23日 · The M60 Patton was a second-generation Main Battle Tank (MBT) fielded by the United States Army in 1960. Deployed at a particularly tense time during the Cold War, the tank was designed...
Why the Ancient M60 Tank Still Could Win on Any Battlefield
2024年7月16日 · The result of the U.S.’s tank-related soul-searching was the M60 Patton – a tank that was designed in a torrential rush without being subjected to standard testing protocols.
USAHEC - Army War College
The M60 "Patton" medium main battle tank was the U.S. Army's primary armored vehicle during the height of the Cold War. All along the Iron Curtain, Patton tanks stood vigilantly, ready to defend western democracy.
The Awesome M60 Patton, The US Army’s First Main Battle Tank
2016年10月23日 · The M60 Patton was based on its forerunner, the M48, but employed a new state-of-the-art 105 mm gun. Its secondary armament included two machine guns and its armor ranged from 93mm (6.7 in) to 258 mm (10.15 in).
M60 Patton: The U.S. Army's Best Tank Ever? - The National Interest
2024年1月7日 · The M60 Patton first saw combat action with Israel, during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and then the 1982 Lebanon War. The US first used their tank during Operation Urgent Fury, the invasion of...
M60 Patton Tank - First Division Museum
The M60 Patton main battle tank entered service in 1960 to counter the new Soviet tanks found to have superior firepower to the M48 series of tanks then serving in Europe. The M60 provided better firepower, armor protection, and cruising range.
M60 Patton Main Battle Tank - Army Tanks
2019年2月19日 · The M60 Patton main battle tank is an upgraded version of the M48 Patton medium tank, with a better engine and better armament. In the late 1950s, the United States decided to improve the engine and the weaponry on the M48.
M60A3 Main Battle Tank (M60), United States of America - Army Technology
The M60 is one of the world’s most successful main battle tanks with 15,000 having been produced and serving in the armies of 22 countries. The tank has provided proven battlefield performance over four decades and has been continuously advanced and upgraded with advanced weapon control, ammunition, applique armour and increasingly powerful ...