This brought the gun up to date, so it matched the 120-millimeter M256 gun of the M1A2 Abrams with a modern computerized fire control system. Originally produced in 1959, the M60 has been upgraded several times, most recently with the M60A3 Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). The M60 Still Survives with Numerous Upgrades
It was the M60 that led to the M1 Abrams, the National Training Center, and victory in Operation Desert Storm.īelow is a short primer on might M60 Patton Tank: Moreover, the M60 should be given credit for the influence it had on tank design in the years after it was first developed. Army or the Marine Corps, but various upgrades have kept the M60 in the news. It won’t see any more combat with the U.S.
The M60 is currently seeing battle in Syria with the Turkish Army and with the Saudi-led coalition and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. It is still in service in 19 countries with an estimated 5,000 of the venerable tanks in use. M60 Patton Tank Led to Victory in the Desert Fighting of the Middle East: The legendary M60 Patton was the main battle tank of the U.S.
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