M60 Patton tank

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armored fighting vehicle main battle tank

The M60 Patton tank is a Cold War–era American main battle tank known for its powerful 105 mm gun, thick armor, and long service life in the U.S. military and many allied armies.

Aliases (6)

M60 Patton ×51
M60A1 ×1
M60A2 ×1
M60A3 ×1
M60A3 TTS ×1
Patton tank series ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armored fighting vehicle → main battle tank →
armorType	rolled homogeneous armor →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
crew	4 →
crewRole	commander → driver → gunner → loader →
designedAsSuccessorTo	M48 Patton →
enginePower	750 hp →
engineType	Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 diesel engine →
era	Cold War →
introduced	early 1960s →
manufacturer	Chrysler Defense →
namedAfter	General George S. Patton →
operator	Egyptian Army → Hellenic Army → Iranian Army → Israel Defense Forces → Italian Army → Jordanian Armed Forces → Saudi Arabian Army → Turkish Land Forces → United States Army → United States Marine Corps →
primaryArmament	105 mm M68 gun →
range	500 km →
retiredFromUSService	1997 →
secondaryArmament	12.7 mm M85 machine gun → 7.62 mm M219 machine gun → 7.62 mm M240 machine gun → 7.62 mm M73 machine gun →
serviceEntry	1960 →
successor	M1 Abrams →
suspension	torsion bar suspension →
topSpeed	48 km/h →
usedInConflict	Cold War → Gulf War → Iran–Iraq War → Lebanese Civil War → Turkish military operations in Syria → Vietnam War → Yom Kippur War →
variant	M60A1 → M60A2 → M60A3 → M60A3 TTS → M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle →
weightClass	over 50 tonnes →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
M60 Patton ("M60A1") → M60 Patton ("M60A2") → M60 Patton ("M60A3") → M60 Patton ("M60A3 TTS") →	variant
1st Tank Battalion → 2nd Marine Tank Battalion →	equipment
M46 Patton tank ("Patton tank series") →	partOfSeries
M48 Patton tank →	successor
M1 Abrams ("M60 Patton") →	successorTo