American main tank M60A1

Developed in 1962. Produced commercially from 1962 to 1980. It is in the service with the armies of the United States, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South Korea, Spain, and Turkey. Used in battles in South Vietnam and in regional conflicts in the Middle East.

американский основной танк М60А1, танковый музей, Кубинка, фото 2016 года.

Performance characteristics

Weight – 48.7 tons
Crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 9450 x 3630 x 2990 mm.
Armament:
cannon – 1 pcs., caliber – 105 mm., ammunition – 63 shots
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 5950 rounds
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 950 rounds
Armor protection
case front – 120 mm.
turret – 178 mm.
Engine power – 750 horsepower
Maximum speed – 48 km / h
Cruising on the highway is 500 km.
The depth of the water obstacles surmounted ford – 1.2 meters

Design features

The base is an M-60 tank.

The overall layout is classic.

Armament – electrohydraulic aiming gun drives; anti-aircraft machine gun has a remote drive guidance; there are combined and telescopic gunner sights.

Protection – hull and turret cast, from homogeneous armor of medium hardness; Two filter-ventilation units were installed, which ensured distribution of purified air through the hoses, which is supplied to the protective masks of the crew members.

The chassis is a four-stroke, 12-cylinder, V-shaped engine, Continental diesel, turbocharged air cooling; individual suspension, torsion bar, with hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers; caterpillars with rubber mount.