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M60 tank. 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. It has been called a "product-improved descendant" of the ...
The M60 is a belt-fed machine gun that fires the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge (similar to .308 Winchester), which is commonly used in larger rifles, such as the M14. It is generally used as a crew-served weapon and operated by a team of two or three individuals. The team consists of the gunner, the assistant gunner (AG), and the ammunition bearer.
The heavily armored, 90 mm gun M48A3 'Patton' tank saw extensive action during the Vietnam War and over 600 were deployed with U.S. forces. They played an important role in infantry support though there were a few tank versus tank battles. The M67A1 flamethrower tank (nicknamed the Zippo) was an M48 variant used in Vietnam. The use of this ...
Type A2 Helmet. Combat helmet. Vietnam. The PAVN's standard issue bump shell is a hard plastic replica of the PASGT helmets. It is used for training exercises and combat drill. Vietnamese Pith Helmet. Helmet. Vietnam. Traditional standard issue hard hat, used as the army's utility and barracks cover.
M728 – version mated to the M60 hull; M728A1 – version mated to the M60A1 RISE hull; M60 CZ-10/25E Alacran – Spanish Army variant converted from upgraded M60A1 hulls [24] Additional equipment M9 Bulldozer Kit for the M60 series (SNL G306) The M9 bulldozer installed on the M728 will increase the vehicle's weight by 4.45 tons (4.04 metric ...
M103 heavy tank. The M103 heavy tank (officially designated 120mm gun combat tank M103, initially T43) [3] was a heavy tank that served in the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps during the Cold War. Introduced in 1957, it served until 1974, by which time evolution of the concept of a main battle tank considered heavy tanks ...
The MBT-70 (German: KPz 70) was an American– West German joint project to develop a new main battle tank during the 1960s. The MBT-70 was developed by the United States and West Germany in the context of the Cold War, intended to counter the new generation of Warsaw Pact tanks developed by the Soviet Union.
290 miles (470 km) Maximum speed. 30 miles per hour (48 km/h) The M60 armored vehicle launched bridge (AVLB) is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank 's hull and used for the launching and retrieval of a 60-foot (18 m) scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the vehicle hull, and the ...