M60A1 Patton

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Serial number: 7612.
The M60 is an American second generation main battle tank (MBT).
Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 series was never officially classified as a member of the Patton tank family, but as a "product-improved descendant" of the Patton tank's design.
The last of the Patton series of tanks. This was the first American tank to use a multi-fuel engine, which burns either gasoline or diesel. The M60 has a 105-mm gun with a xenon and infrared light in the box above the gun. This helps the gunners to see and aim the gun
at night. The collar around the gun tube is a bore evacuator, which helps keep gases (from
burned gunpowder) out of the crew compartment. STATS - Height: 126 inches, Width: 143 inches, Length: 320 inches with the gun in travel position, Weight: 47.5 tons, Max. speed: 30 mph. Last used in1997 by the USMC. The M60 has been replaced by the M1 Abrams MBT.
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