h? M60 is ?n? ?? th? w??l?’s m?st s?cc?ss??l m?in ??ttl? t?nks with 15,000 h?vin? ???n ?????c?? ?n? s??vin? in th? ??mi?s ?? 22 c??nt?i?s.

Th? t?nk h?s ???vi??? ???v?n ??ttl??i?l? ??????m?nc? ?v?? ???? ??c???s ?n? h?s ???n c?ntin???sl? ??v?nc?? ?n? ???????? with ??v?nc?? w????n c?nt??l, ?mm?niti?n, ???li??? ??m??? ?n? inc???sin?l? ??w????l ?n?in?s. Th? M60 s??i?s m?in ??ttl? t?nks ?? E???t, S???i A???i? ?n? th? US w??? ???l???? in O????ti?n D?s??t St??m in 1991 ???in? th? G?l? C?isis.

M60 t?nks ?nt???? s??vic? with th? US A?m? in 1960. Th? M60A1 with ? n?w t????t, thick?? ??m??? ?n? ? n?w ?mm?niti?n st?w??? s?st?m, w?s m?n???ct???? ???m 1962 t? 1980. Th? ??v?l??m?nt ?? th? M60A2 with ? n?w t????t ?itt?? with ? 152mm ??n ?n? missil? l??nch?? w?s h?lt?? ?n? ?????t w?s ?i??ct?? t? th? ??v?l??m?nt ?n? ?????cti?n ?? th? hi?hl? s?cc?ss??l M60A3 t?nk, which inc??????t?? im???v?m?nts t? th? ??n?i?? c?nt??l ?n? ?nt???? s??vic? in 1978.

Th? m?n???ct????, G?n???l D?n?mics L?n? S?st?ms Divisi?n, h?s c??s?? ?????cti?n ?? th? t?nk ??t c?ntin??s t? ???vi?? ?l??t m?n???m?nt s?????t t? th? US A?m? T?nk A?t?m?tiv? C?mm?n? ?n? t? ?s?? c??nt?i?s w??l?wi??.

Th? US A?m? ?h?s?? M60A3 ??t ?? s??vic? in 1997 ?n? it w?s s????s???? ?? M1 A???ms, ? thi??-??n???ti?n m?in ??ttl? t?nk.

As ?? 2010, E???t is ?????tin? ????n? 1,700 ???????? M60A3s whil? T??k?? ?n? Is???l ??? ?????tin? 900 ?n? 700 ?nits ??s??ctiv?l?.

M60 m?in ??ttl? t?nk ???????s An int??n?ti?n?l t??m ?? c?nt??ct??s h?v? ??v?l???? ?n ??????? ??ck??? ??? th? M60 t?nk ?n? ??? th? M60 ??m????? v?hicl? l??nch ??i???. Th? t??m incl???s G?n???l D?n?mics L?n? S?st?ms ??s?? in St??lin? H?i?hts, Michi??n, Allis?n T??nsmissi?n in In?i?n???lis ?n? Nim?? C?m??n? ??s?? in Giv?t?im, Is???l.

GDLS h?s ??ilt ? ???t?t??? ?? th? 120S MBT, which is ?n M1A1 t????t m??nt?? ?n ?n ???????? M60 ch?ssis. Th? 120S is ??m?? with ? 120mm M256 sm??th???? ??n ?n? h?s ? c?m??t??is?? ?i?? c?nt??l s?st?m.

R??th??n ???????? 180 M60A3 t?nks ?? th? ??m?? s??vic?s ?? J????n with th? int????t?? ?i?? c?nt??l s?st?ms (IFCS), which t??k th? t?nk t? Ph??nix l?v?l 1 st?n????.

IFCS incl???s HIRE II s?c?n?-??n???ti?n th??m?l im??in? ??nn??’s si?ht, ELITE II ???s??? l?s?? ??n???in??? ?n? G?n???l D?n?mics C?n??? ?i?it?l ??llistic c?m??t??. Th? MBTs ??? ?ls? ??in? ?itt?? with R??? L?n? S?st?ms L50 120mm sm??th???? c?m??ct t?nk ??n.

L??n???? ??v?l???? ?n ??????? s?l?ti?n ??? th? MBT t? ?n??l? ????t?? m??ilit? ?n? s??viv??ilit?, ?n? inc???s?? l?th?lit?. Th? im???v?m?nts incl??? ? n?w m?in ??n, ??v?nc?? ??w?? s?st?ms ?n? ?i?? c?nt??l s?st?ms, ?n? ??tt?? ???t?cti?n s?st?ms.

M60 t?nk w????ns Th? m?in ??n is th? 105mm M68 ?i?l?? ??n with 63 ???n?s ?? ?mm?niti?n. Th? ??n is ??ll? st??ilis?? in th? ?l?v?ti?n ?n? t??v??s? ?x?s, ?n? is ?itt?? with ? th??m?l sl??v?. B?th ??nn?? ?n? c?mm?n??? ??? ??l? t? ?i?? th? ??n ?n? s?l?ct th? t??? ?? ?mm?niti?n t? ?? ?i???. Th? c??xi?l w????n is th? 7.62mm M240 m?chin? ??n.

Th? t?nk h?s tw? sm?k? ??n???ti?n s?st?ms, ?n ?n?in? ?xh??st sm?k? s?st?m which s????s ???l int? th? ?xh??st m?ni??l?, ?n? tw? six-?????ll?? sm?k? ???n??? l??nch??s which ??? ?itt?? ?n ?ith?? si?? ?? th? t????t.

Fi?? c?nt??l ?? M60A3 t?nk Th? t?nk is ?itt?? with ? R??th??n ?i?? c?nt??l s?st?m incl??in? ?n AN/WG-2 ???s??? l?s?? ??n???in??? ?n? M21 ??llistic c?m??t??. Th? ??nn??’s si?ht is ????si?ht?? with th? l?s?? ??n???in???.

Th? t?nk’s M21 ?i?? c?nt??l c?m??t?? s?ns?s th? t??? ?? ?mm?niti?n, which h?s ???n s?l?ct??. Th? ??nn?? ???vi??s th? in??t ??t? ??? th? ?i? t?m????t??? ?n? ???ss???. Oth?? in??t ??t? is ??wnl????? ???m v??i??s s?ns??s: th? t????t ??n?? ???m th? l?s?? ??n???in??? ?n? c?nt, c??sswin?, ?n? in??ti?l t??ckin? ??t?s ???m th? ??n st??ilis?ti?n ?nit. This ?ll?ws ?cc???t? ?n????m?nt ???inst m?vin? t????ts whil? th? t?nk is ?n th? m?v?.

C?ntin?nt?l AVDS-1790-2C 12 c?lin??? ?n?in? Th? C?ntin?nt?l AVDS-1790-2C 12 c?lin??? ?i?-c??l?? ?i?s?l ?n?in? ???vi??s 750 ?h? ?t ? ??t?ti?n?l s???? ?? 2,400??m. Th? M60A3 t?nk ?chi?v?s ? m?xim?m c??ss-c??nt?? s???? ?? 10m?h t? 12m?h ?n? ?? t? 30m?h ????s????. Th? c??is? ??n?? is 312 mil?s.

Th? v?hicl? is ??l? t? n???ti?t? v??tic?l st??s ?? t? 36in, ????i?nts ?? t? 60% ?n? si?? sl???s ?? t? 30%.

Th? t?nk c?n c??ss w?t?? ?? t? 48in in ???th with??t ???????ti?n ?n? ?? t? 90in in ???th ?sin? th? ????in? kit.

M60A3 h?ll Th? ??llistic-sh???? t????t is c?st whil? th? h?ll is c?st ?n? w?l???. Th? c??w ??? ???vi??? with ? n?cl??? ?i?l??ic?l ?n? ch?mic?l w?????? ???t?cti?n s?st?m ?n? ? ?i?? ??t?cti?n ?n? h?l?n ??s ?i?? ?xtin??ishin? s?st?m.

M60 min? cl????nc? s?st?ms M60 t?nks h?v? ???n ?itt?? with min?-cl????nc? s?st?ms ??? ?s? in w??tim? ?n? in ??st-w?? ???i??s ?? ??-?sc?l?ti?n ?? h?stiliti?s ??? th? ??cl?m?ti?n ?? l?n? ??? s??? ?s?. Th? P???s?n ?n?in??? min? ?l???h c?nt?ins ? m??n?tic si?n?t??? ??vic?, th? D?m?t??, t? ?x?l??? m??n?tic?ll? in?l??nc?? ?nti-t?nk min?s ?h??? ?n? t? th? si?? ?? th? v?hicl?. At ??ch si?? ?t th? ???? ?? th? M60 t?nk th? P???s?n P?th?in??? min??i?l? m??kin? s?st?m m??ks th? cl????? s??? l?n?.