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The M60A1(RISE) Passive featured the implementation of all previous updates plus AN/VVS-2 passive night vision block for the driver, a deep water fording kit, the capability to mount Explosive Reactive Armor (ERA) [66] [58] and the AVDS-1790-2D RISE engine with CD-850-6A transmission and a Vehicle Engine Exhaust Smoke System (VEESS) that ...
M60A1 Patton tank with Israeli Blazer ERA A T-72 tank layered with reactive armour bricks. Reactive armour is a type of vehicle armour used in protecting vehicles, especially modern tanks, against shaped charges and hardened kinetic energy penetrators.
The United States provided the Shah's armies with access to American weaponry that included M60A1 tanks and F-14 fighter jets until 1979. These acquisitions were not backed with pressures for reforms. This was probably the driving force to the path of revolution in Iran. [26] Iranian Army (NEZAJA) M60A1 Samsam, improved derivate of M60A1.
They were eventually fitted with Blazer ERA. Magach 5: M48A5 in the original configuration. Generally similar to the Magach 3, but had slightly different engine and transmission—AVDS-1790-2D and CD-850-6A accordingly. They were eventually fitted with Blazer ERA. Magach 6: Modernized M60A1 or M60A3. Fitted with the Urdan low profile cupola and ...
The M60A1 was also equipped with a stabilization system for the main gun. However, the M60A1 was still not able to fire on the move, as the system only kept the gun pointed in the same general direction while the tank was traveling cross country. It did however enable the coaxial machine gun to be brought to bear while moving.
3 Tank Battalions (most had M60A1 RISE Passive) Marines; 40 Tank Battalions National Guard (Reserve) Number of tanks. 1,825 M48A5 MBT; 1,555 M60 MBT; 7,000 M60A1 MBT; 540 M60A2 MBT (But Reserve on 1976) 4,000+M60A3 MBT; 3,000+ M1 Abrams MBT; 400 M551 Sheridan AR/AAV (330 extra for training purposes) 575 M60A1 ERA MBT with the Marines
In 1963, the M60 was upgraded to the M60A1. This variant, which stayed in production until 1980, featured a larger, better-shaped turret and improvements to the armor protection and shock absorbers. Later versions were equipped with a stabilization system for the main gun and coaxial machine gun, along with Passive night vision sights for ...
In the launch of the main Allied ground attack, the Iraqi tanks engaged the M60A1 tanks of the U.S. Marines which were fitted with add-on explosive reactive armor (ERA) packages. However, the weakness of Iraq's older Soviet-era tanks, was most evident against the US M1A1 tank. The M1A1 tank was superior to Iraq's Soviet-era T-55 and T-62 tanks.