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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: M48 Patton
		The tank belongs to the Patton family of tanks, named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle.
		The Pattons had a better outing in the Battle of Chawinda where it took out many Indian tanks, and indeed they were used with success by 25th Cavalry during its famous stand on the first day of that Battle[1].
		The M48 Patton was used, along with M47's, in the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in July and August 1974.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/M48-Patton (3754 words)

	Army Technology - M60A3 - Main Battle Tank
		The M60 series main battle tanks of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the USA were deployed in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 during the Gulf Crisis.
		M60 tanks entered service with the US Army in 1960.The M60A1 with a new turret, thicker armour and a new ammunition stowage system, was manufactured from 1962 to 1980.
		M60 tanks have been fitted with mine clearance systems for use in wartime and in post war periods of de-escalation of hostilities for the reclamation of land for safe use.
	www.army-technology.com /projects/m60 (882 words)

	M60
		The M60 Patton main battle tank is now primarily found in US Reserve and National Guard units, but served as the primary US main battle tank for two decades prior to the introduction of the M1.
		The M60 tank hull was designed with a unique rounded boat shape, made from five cast pieces that combine to provide excellent ballistic protection for the four crew and equipment packed inside.
		The M60 turret is organized in typical American fashion, with the gunner on the right, the commander directly behind him, and the loader on the left and rear of the 105mm gun.
	www.israeli-weapons.com /weapons/vehicles/tanks/magach/M60.htm (906 words)

	M60 Patton Medium Tank - Tanks, APCs and Armored Vehicles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The M60 was often criticized for its high profile (nearly 11 feet) and limited mobility through exceptionally rough terrain.
		The M60 Patton has been upgraded with modernization kits several times and is now powered by a Systems AVDS-1790-2C 750 hp V-12 engine and an Allison CD-850-6/6A crossdrive transmission.
		The M60 Patton served in the Vietnam War and was exported to several other countries including Israel.
	www.militaryfactory.com /armor/detail.asp?armor_id=28 (1458 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: M1 Abrams
		The M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank is the namesake of the late General Creighton W. Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and commander of the 37th Armored Battalion.
		The M1 retains the M68 105mm rifled cannon used on the M60 series tanks, which was originally based on the British M7 105mm cannon design, and is capable of firing both rifled and fin stabilized ammunition.
		M1 track is made up of vulcanized rubber blocks (M156 variety) or removable rubber pads (M158.) The turret is also angular in appearance, with the main gun mounted in an exposed mantlet in the center of the turret face.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/M1_Abrams (750 words)

	M60 Patton Main Battle Tank (USA)
		The M60A1 has essentially the same chassis as the M60, but had a redesigned 'needle nose' turret with greater ballistic protection and a number of internal modifications.
		Israel has also produced a prototype upgraded M60 called the Sabra which is fitted with a 120mm smoothbore gun.
		The M60-2000 upgrade consists of an upgraded M60 chassis mounting an AVDS-1790-9 diesel engine (1,200hp) coupled to the Allison X1105-5 automatic transmission while the existing suspension is replaced by M1A1 components.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_m60patton.html (1250 words)

	105mm Gun Tank M60
		The M60 was an evolution of the M48A2 Patton tank, and bears a strong family resemblance.
		Unlike the earlier tank, the M60 has a wedge-shaped front hull and forged aluminum wheels versus the M48A2's boat-shaped front hull and steel road wheels.
		M60 was quickly followed by M60A1, and the major redesign was the turret.
	afvdb.50megs.com /usa/m60.html (941 words)

	M60 machine gun at AllExperts
		The M60 is effective up to 1,100 meters when firing at an area target and mounted on a tripod; up to 800 meters when firing at an area target using the integral bipod; up to 600 meters when firing at a point target; and up to 200 meters when firing at a moving point target.
		The M60 was adopted by the U.S. Army officially in 1957, and is still in use (as of 2006).
		The M60 continued to be used as a door gun on U.S. Army helicopters into the 2000s, as the main 7.62 mm machine gun by some U.S. special operations forces into the late 1990s, and by U.S. Navy SEALs into the 2000s.
	en.allexperts.com /e/m/m/m60_machine_gun.htm (4651 words)

	Tanques M26, M47, M48, M60 Patton (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		El M60 tiene suspensión por barras de torsión y seis ruedas dobles de camino con la tensora delante y la motriz detrás, así cómo cuatro rodillos de apoyo.
		Desde la versión inicial del M60, el carro estaba dotado de un sistema ABQ y soportes para la posible instalación de una hoja empujadora.
		La configuración M60 SRS fue desarrollada y construida en respuesta a la necesidad de contar con un sistema mejorado de protección de rutas en Bosnia, siendo el sistema entregado en junio de 1996.
	www.militar.org.ua /militar/_artic-equip-Patton.html (14450 words)

	M60 Patton Tank Variants: M60E1; M60E2; M60A1; M60A1E1; M60A1E2; M60A1E3; M60A1E4; M60A2; M60A2;
		The Army took delivery of the first vehicles in 1953 and the tank was dubbed the M48 Patton.
		The M60 first saw some action in the Vietnam War with the Marine Corps.
		M60 Super (early) - Uparmoured version with a number of small improvements.
	www.battle-fleet.com /pw/his/M60_Patton_Tank.htm (1713 words)

	BELLUM - US. Ordnance Inc. M60
		The action of the piston assembly, continuing to the rear with the firing pin, releases the compression of the firing pin spring.
		As long as the trigger is held to the rear, the M60 continues to complete the eight steps of functioning automatically.
		The M60E3 was fielded circa 1986 in an attempt to remedy problems with earlier versions of the M60 for infantry use of the firearm.
	www.bellum.nu /armoury/USOM60.html (1848 words)

	History of the Armor Corps
		This was headed by Colonel George S Patton Jr who was appointed by General John J Pershing who was the Army Chief of Staff at the time.
		One of the first tanks to use a built in infrared light it had a one million candle searchlight In 1965 the M60A2 was built but was quickly discontinued, it used the largest main battle tank weapon produced by the USA at 152mm, which had a dual anti-tank guided missile system built in.
		The M60 was a successful tank and is still in use with 20 countries as a front line tank, it saw use with the US Army in Desert Shield, though mostly with National Guard Units.
	home.gwu.edu /~ajboyes/armorhistory.htm (1924 words)

	IDF Modelling - Building an Israeli M60 A3 Dozer
		The M60 A1 Patton is the result of the continuing development of the concept of the main battle tank from the M26 Pershing to the M46/M47/ and 48.
		The M60 was built to fight against the Russian tank T54 in the mid 1950's.
		Its ammunition capacity comprises of 63 shells of 105mm, 26 of these stored in the inferior part of the hull, 13 stored in turret ready to be used, and another 3 under the gun breech.
	idfmodelling.free.fr /article04.html (1996 words)

	Main Battle Tanks - M1 'Abrams'
		The M1 ‘Abrams’ was designed to replace the Vietnam era M60 ‘Patton’.
		The 120mm Rheinmetall L/44 cannon was fitted to the Abrams and is since then the main armament of the Abrams.
		It was designed to replace the M60 Patton.
	home.wxs.nl /~rouw0062/dcdbase/ve_mbt_abrams.htm (321 words)

	Land Forces Surplus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The M60 (Patton) main battle tank served as the primary US main battle tank for two decades.
		This tank participated in action with the Israeli Defence Forces during the Yom Kippur War in both the Sinai and the Golan Heights.
		Besides its main gun, the M60 series tanks are equipped with a 7.62mm machine gun.
	www.sibat.mod.gov.il /land/m60m9.htm (160 words)

	_TankZone - Quality Radio Controlled R/C Model Tanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The M46 Patton is distinguishable from the M26 Pershing by presence of large mufflers on the rear fenders and addition of a small return roller between the last road wheel and the drive sprocket.
		However, because of the frantic scramble to build tanks at the height of the Cold War, it was decided to married the turret from the failing T42 prototype which has a better layout onto a modified but well-proven M46 hull as a stop-gap to speed up delivery.
		The M60 Patton also contain a whole series of improvements from the automotive system to the fire control system.
	www.tankzone.co.uk /pages/ref_modtanks.htm (1682 words)

	The Austin Chronicle: News: Naked City: Tanks a Million (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		While that may be obvious, a host of Patton tanks were part of an arsenal of military hardware that the FBI used against the Davidians during the 51-day siege that killed 84 people, including four Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents.
		Last Friday, June 23, Caddell argued that the FBI was too quick to resort to weaponry to subdue David Koresh and his followers, and that it did not take any steps to address the possibility that the sect's sprawling building east of Waco could catch fire during the final assault.
		Caddell contends that on April 19, 1993, the FBI used their modified Patton tanks to shoot highly flammable CS tear gas into the compound without taking precautions to prevent or fight a fire in case one broke out inside the wooden structure.
	www.austinchronicle.com /gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:77790 (1162 words)

	M60 Patton (USA) - Military Pictures - Air Force Army Navy Missiles
		M60 Patton (USA) - Military Pictures - Air Force Army Navy Missiles
		m60_tank1Over 15,000 M60 main battle tanks have been produced for the armie
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	www.defencetalk.com /pictures/showgallery.php?limit=last7&cat=3646 (278 words)

	Virtual Globetrotting: M60 Patton tank
		The M46, M47, M48 and M60 Patton were the U.S army's principal main battle tanks of the Cold War, with models in service from the late 1940s to the 1990s.
		The many models were named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle.
		It was replaced in US service by the M1 Abrams, though it co-existed with the M60A3 for over a decade, which had entered service just two years before (1978) the M1 (The M48A5 also served alongside both for time as well in the 80s).
	virtualglobetrotting.com /map/27482 (183 words)

	M 60
		The M60 there was driven up, the fuel tanks drained and the batteries pulled and then locked.
		They loved the M60 and didn't want the M1 Abrams until they were forced to use them.
		I recall the M60 tank in Vietnam (I was a Navy spook (intel), two tours in country from 1971-1973).
	www.rcuniverse.com /forum/fb.asp?m=4374587 (1143 words)

	Amazon.com: M60: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Development of the M60 as we know it today, can be traced back as...
		M60 Patton in Action - Armor No. 23 by Jim Mesko, Don Greer, and Perry Manley (Paperback - Jun 1986)
		Operator's manual for machine gun, 7.62-mm, M60 w/e (1005-00-605-7710), mount, tripod, machine gun, 7.62-mm, M122 (1005-00-710-5599), and machine gun,...
	www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=M60&index=books&page=1 (804 words)

	www.modelsbuzz.com - WTB: M60 Kit (1960s era)
		I would like to build a simple diorama of a early-to-mid 60s-era M60 "Patton" tank.
		But if you want an M60 (the kit can be built as either an A1 or A3, based on fittings IIRC) you will need a resin turret and new tracks.
		The M60 turret was a close copy of the M48 with an extended bustle correct?
	www.modelsbuzz.com /forums/general/7200-wtb-m60-kit-1960s-era.html (456 words)

	Com-Central.net › Community Forums › The Discussion Group for George Bradford's AFV News › AFV ...
		48 turrets of M26 Pershing, M47 Patton, M48 Patton and M60s are removed from the range and dumped into the Gulf off to Destin, Florida as artificial reef.
		Army base - Patton museum: Behind the museum building at Fort Knox is an unrestored Panther G (late) in fairly bad shape.
		Army base: the USA M48 Patton is in a bad shape.
	www.com-central.net /index.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=26652 (4797 words)

	Myspace.com
		Chris Videau is flying, I am taping, and we were running crew chiefs thru as fast as possible, flew 6.0 NVG later that night, barely made it home to hanau in some scud shit at like midnight......u can hear me say GET SOME!
		M60-850-rounds M60 M60E4 850 rounds rds M-60-E4 the new hardened 15,000 round barrel on an M60E4 fires 8.5 belts of 7.62 NATO linked...
		U.S. Ordinance's hardeneded and treated barrel allows never seen before durability during sustained fire which removes the major obstacle for long sustained battle fire of the M60.
	vids.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.search&t=m60 (172 words)

	Amazon.com for America - Search Results - Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank by R.
		M60 Main Battle Tank 1960-1991 (New Vanguard, 85) by Richard Lathrop
		M60 (SuDoc D 101.11:9-2320-209-20 P/990) by U.S. Dept of Defense
	astore.amazon.com /540-20/search?node=22&keywords=M60&page=1 (142 words)

	New Jersey Scuba Diver - Artificial Reefs - Materials
		The army ordered the M60 into production in 1959 and the first M60s entered service with U.S. Army units during the fall of 1960.
		While it was an improvement over the M48, especially in armament (having a 105 mm gun, a much roomier M19 Commander Cupola and new road wheels), the M60 was regarded as somewhat of a stop-gap measure.
		Used in Vietnam and Desert Storm, it proved itself to be a dependable vehicle in all areas of operation.
	www.njscuba.net /reefs/misc_materials.html (5537 words)

	M60 Patton tank
		Built by Chrysler largely at the Detroit Arsenal, the first M60s were fielded in 1960.
		Too heavy for use by the U.S. Army in Vietnam, the M60, with its 105mm main gun, saw its first action while serving with the Israeli Army during the 1973 Yom Kippur War where the tank performed well.
		The first action the Patton saw with U.S. forces was during the Gulf War where 210 tanks helped spearhead the First Marine Expeditionary Force’s drive into Kuwait.
	www.michiganhistorymagazine.com /extra/tanks/m60a3.html (121 words)

	Tanks - M60 Patton
		Tank byl vyvinut ze série tanků Patton M48, vybaven dělem s hlavní 105 mm a obsluhují ho čtyři muži.
		Firma Chrysler začala vyrábět první M60 v roce 1960, který se do služby dostal v roce 1961 a od té doby bylo vyrobeno více než 15 000 kusů.
		Kromě 105 mm kanónu nese M60 také 7.62mm M240 coaxiální kulomet a protiletecký kulomet ráže 12.7mm M85.
	www.military.cz /usa/armour/tanks/m60/m60_tank.htm (349 words)

	Tank At Veterans Park (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		M60-A3 Patton Tank at entrance to Veterans' Park
		Thanks to the tireless efforts of Green Township resident Forrest Herbert and many others, this tank was dedicated as a memorial to our nation's veterans on May 26, 1997.
		Built in 1962, as an M60-A1 (designated as Patton, after Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.), the tank was later outfitted to the A3 standard.
	www.greentwp.org /tank1.htm (152 words)

	IDF Modelling - How I build my Magach 7A with the Legend kit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The new turret ring for the commanders cupola is mounted, and the gap between the new ring and the turret covered with Miliput, which needs to be sanded.
		This is the turret top of the Legend kit, the gap between the spacer below the Urdan cupola and the original M60 turret is way too narrow.
		Notice the gap between the cupola spacer (the white ring below the Urdan cupola) and the the original M60 turret ring (the green ring) is now wider.
	home.tiscali.dk /thomcat/blog_magach7a/legend_m7a.htm (508 words)

	New Page 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The Sherman was renowned for it's rugged, simple and easy to maintain design.
		US M60 A1 Patton Main Battle Tank: The Museum had this tank simply labeled as M60 Patton but I believe the specific revision may be the A1 revision.
		Although the gun is not quite right and it has to many runners in the tread (6 vs 7).
	home.comcast.net /~ksheppar/pictures/lewis01/lewis_01_1.html (366 words)

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