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armorType
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rolled homogeneous armor
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countryOfOrigin
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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crew
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4
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crewRole
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commander
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crewRole
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driver
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crewRole
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gunner
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crewRole
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loader
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designedAsSuccessorTo
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M48 Patton tank
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surface form:
M48 Patton
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enginePower
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750 hp
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engineType
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Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 diesel engine
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era
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Cold War
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instanceOf
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armored fighting vehicle
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instanceOf
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main battle tank
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introduced
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early 1960s
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manufacturer
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Chrysler
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surface form:
Chrysler Defense
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namedAfter
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George S. Patton
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surface form:
General George S. Patton
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operator
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Egyptian Army
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operator
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Greek Army
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surface form:
Hellenic Army
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operator
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Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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surface form:
Iranian Army
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operator
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Israel Defense Forces
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operator
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Italian Army (Republic of Italy)
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surface form:
Italian Army
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operator
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Jordanian Armed Forces
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operator
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Royal Saudi Land Forces
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surface form:
Saudi Arabian Army
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operator
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Turkish Land Forces
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operator
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United States Army
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operator
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United States Marine Corps
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primaryArmament
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105 mm M68 gun
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range
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500 km
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retiredFromUSService
|
1997
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secondaryArmament
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12.7 mm M85 machine gun
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secondaryArmament
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7.62 mm M219 machine gun
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secondaryArmament
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7.62 mm M240 machine gun
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secondaryArmament
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7.62 mm M73 machine gun
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serviceEntry
|
1960
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successor
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M1 Abrams tanks
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surface form:
M1 Abrams
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suspension
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torsion bar suspension
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topSpeed
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48 km/h
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usedInConflict
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Cold War
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usedInConflict
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Gulf War
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usedInConflict
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Iran–Iraq War
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usedInConflict
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Lebanese Civil War
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usedInConflict
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Turkish military operations in Syria
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usedInConflict
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Vietnam War
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usedInConflict
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Yom Kippur War
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variant
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M60 Patton tank
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
M60A1
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variant
|
M60 Patton tank
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
M60A2
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variant
|
M60 Patton tank
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
M60A3
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variant
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M60 Patton tank
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
M60A3 TTS
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variant
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M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
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weightClass
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over 50 tonnes
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