M60 Patton
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | -
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Type | Main
battle tank |
| Crew |
4 (commander/machine gunner, gunner, loader, driver) |
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| Manufacturer(s) | Chrysler Corporation
Delaware Defense Plant 1959 (initial low rate production)
Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant 1960-1983 |
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| Production Quantity | 2205, Over 15000 (all variants) |
Production Period | 1959–1962 |
| Designed | 1956-1957 by Chrysler Defense Engineering |
In Service (all variants) | 1960 –present United States Army 1959-2005 United States Marine Corps 1962-1991 |
| Date of first acceptance: | December 1960 |
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| Variants | |||
| XM60 | Conceptual prototypes using modified M48A2/M68 hulls. Four different variants using 90mm, 120mm and 105mm guns. Developed in 1957. | ||
| M60 | Featured the M68 105mm main gun and several component improvements as well as the AVDS-1790-2A diesel engine and upgraded hull. Some early production units did not have the commander's cupola. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass | 46300 kg (combat ready) |
Length | 6.947 m (hull), 9.347 m w/Gun |
| Width | 3.632 m (width over tracks) |
Barrel Overhang | 2.40 m |
| Height | 3.213 m (over cupola periscope) |
Ground Clearance | 0.389 m |
| Turret ring diameter | 2.16 m |
Ground pressure | 0.767kg/cm² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 105 mm M68 (4.1 in) gun * |
Ammunition Carried | 57 (16 ready) |
| Secondary Armament | 1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M85 MG** |
Ammunition Carried | 900 |
1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) M73 MG*** |
5950 |
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| Turret Traverse | 360° (manual and hydraulic) |
Gun Elevation | +19° to -9° (manual and hydraulic) |
| Max Traverse Rate | 24°/sec |
Max Elevation Rate | 4°/sec |
| Other Armament | 2 x 6 smoke grenade dischargers
(M60A3) on turret (12 Smoke grenades) |
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(*) Initial speed: 1560 m/s, firing rate: 10 rounds / min, range: 4000 m , (**) mounted on M19 Commanders Cupola, (***) Coaxial to 105mm gun
| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding, Hull: Cast homogeneous
steel, Turret: Cast homogeneous steel
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 85.1-143 mm / 37° |
35.8-74 mm/ 45-90°
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30-41 mm / 60-30° |
19mm / 0°(front) 13 mm / 0°(rear) |
| Superstructure | 93.2 mm
/ 25° |
25 mm equivalent
/ 90° |
35.8 mm
/ 0° |
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| Turret | 180 mm equivalent / 90° |
76 mm equivalent / 90° |
51 mm equivalent / 90° |
24 mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | 110 mm /
60° |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Continental AVDS-1790-2;
12 cylinder, 4 cycle, 90° vee, supercharged diesel |
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| Horsepower | 750 hp at 2400 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 16.2 hp/t |
| Transmission | General Motors CD-850-6 |
Speeds | 2 forward, 1reverse |
| Steering/Brakes | Mechanical, steering wheel / Multiple disc |
Fuel capacity | 1460 L |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 6 independently sprung dual/track |
| Track return rollers | 3 dual/track |
Sprocket-Wheels | 11-tooth rear drive |
| Idler Sprockets | Dual compensating at front of track; dual track tension wheel behind last road wheel |
Shock absorbers | On first 2 and last road wheels/track |
| Track Type | T97E2, Center guide, double pin, rubber chevron | ||
| Width | 710 mm |
Pitch | 176 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 81 |
Track ground contact | 4.2347 m |
| PERFORMANCES | ||||
| Operational range | 480 km
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Speed | On
Road |
48 km/h |
Cross-Country |
19 km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 0.91 m |
Ditch crossing | 2.59 m |
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| Fording | 1.22 m, 2.4 m w/ preparation |
Gradient, Side slope | 60 %, side slope 30% |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | FAS | ||
| afvdb.50megs.com | |||
