M60 tank - Wikipedia
The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. [1] Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially christened as a Patton tank.
Patton Tanks in Vietnam - Mike's Research
Nov 29, 2020 · Patton tanks and its variants were the main armor used throughout the war in Vietnam. The variants included the M48A3, M48A2C, M48/M60 AVLB, M67A2 Flame tank, M88 ARV, and the M728 CEV.
M60 Series Tank (Patton Series) - GlobalSecurity.org
Developed from the M48 Patton series, the M60 was fitted with a 105mm main gun and manned by a four-man crew. Criticized for its high profile and limited cross-country mobility, this durable...
USAHEC - Army War College
The M60 "Patton" medium main battle tank was the U.S. Army's primary armored vehicle during the height of the Cold War. All along the Iron Curtain, Patton tanks stood vigilantly, ready to defend western democracy.
M60 Patton: The Unsung Hero of U.S. Battle Tanks
Jun 15, 2024 · The M60 Patton served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the M60 was battle-tested in tank-on-tank warfare against Soviet platforms.
America’s Patton tanks saw combat from Korea to Desert Storm
Oct 22, 2020 · While the M48 was slogging it out in Vietnam, the next in line of the Patton family of tanks was coming into service with the American military: the M60 Patton, the M48s eventual replacement. The M60 was the final tank in the Patton family line …
152mm Gun/Launcher M60A2 ‘Starship’ - Tank Encyclopedia
Jul 7, 2017 · The new turret was mated to a Medium Tank M60 Patton hull, creating the M60A2, unofficially nicknamed the “Starship”. Though the vehicle was one the most technologically complex of its era, this also contributed to its failure, largely due to difficulties with maintenance, training, and complicated operation.
Patton Tanks in the Vietnam War - Weapons and Warfare
May 29, 2018 · The only time American M48A3 tanks actually engaged in face to face combat with NVA armor during the Vietnam War occurred on the early evening of 3 March 1969, at the Ben Het Special Forces Camp, located in the mountains of South Vietnam’s Central Highland.
M60 Patton Tank - Engineering Channel
May 14, 2019 · The M60 Patton is a main battle tank (MBT) introduced in December 1960. With the United States Army's deactivation of their last (M103) heavy tank battalion in 1963, the M60 became the Army's primary tank during the Cold War.
M60 Patton Tank - Battlefleet
The M60 first saw some action in the Vietnam War with the Marine Corps. Later the Marine Corps also used the M60A1 variant in Operation Desert Storm in opposition to the Soviet-supplied Iraqi T-72 tanks which were comparable, if slightly better-gunned than the M60s.