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M60 Main Battle Tank - L3 Destroyer M60A3
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2016
- The M60A3 is one hell of a tank and we all know the classic and historically iconic M60 series of tanks. But did you know that the tank is still to this day being updated with new upgrades? Well in this video I go over some of the new features that the next generation of M60 tanks have and how it is able to fulfill its next combat role commitment with some help from L3 communications.
L3 will soon offer an upgrade package for the venerable M60A3 main battle tank, to "mitigate the obsolescence" (sic) of aging M60s around the world and keep them somewhat still relevant in a modern battlefield.
improvements include:
-A 120mm cannon
-A 1200hp engine
-Better turret and cannon electronics (drives, optics, FCS, gunner controls)
-Turret slat armor
Doesn't look like there are more interesting offerings (ERA or applique armor, for example), since I guess SLEP is primarily meant to be a dirt-cheap update for nations who still use the M60 but can't afford more extravagant technological step-ups or making the jump to more modern platforms.
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spent 4 years as a tanker, started on M60A1, then in '77' or Battalion got all new M60A3s. great tank , comfortable to live in and operate for long periods in the field. Stationed in Germany , we even had a factory next door that made M60's, (Mainz, Ger.) great place for parts , if you knew some of the workers and bartered well, I lived off post and had several workers as neighbors in my building... scored 8 working heaters for M60's for 3 gal.'s of Jim Beam, best deal I ever made.
I was in the 4/69 Armor at Mintz Germany from 1986 to 1988. I was the driver on A 67 and gunner on A 33. I was from up north so the German winters did not bother me. SPEED AND POWER all.
I was stationed in Esslingen, Stuttgart from '86 to 88' as a Blackhawk crewman. It was pretty cool, what you could get for a big bottle of Jim Beam or a carton of American Marlboros, wasn't it? Lol
I was at camp eschborn ger 77-80 we were 317 combat engr’s. Spent time at höenfeld & fulda 11th ACR. Those tanks rocked the ground all night firing.
You were lucky,Cheiftain never had heaters,we had to wear NBC kit to keep warm or as a gunner,sit in your sleeping bag!!!
That truly was a sweet deal as heaters were non existent through normal channels.
I was an M60 A1 Tank Crewman in the eighties. I loved that Tank !! The man speaking says the newer version has stabilization but so did the A1. I have never seen one that didn't. I had two MOS and was in the Marines for 4 year's. I went to Tank school at Fort Knox in the late fall of 1984 or 1985. Stab was on all of the Tanks then. It made for a safer firing at target's because you didn't have to sit still to get it done. Doing so makes you a target. It use to be harder to hit your target if it was moving unlike now day's. I love seeing what they are doing with this package. I would feel much safer in the M60 A1 now and would go to war in one if needed. I don't know how many the US still has but we could still fix them up and use them in the military rather than sinking billions into new Abrams Tanks.
This tank is roomy inside - very easy to live with (as tanks go). Rides like a cadillac, too.
hell it can charge your phone too!?! I'm sold.
Awesome I worked on M60A1's and M60A3's in Germany back in 82-83. It's nice to see that they're still around.
I love the M60. I remember they had one in the local 4th of July Parade every years as a kid in the early 80's. I'll never forget the sound of the continental turbo diesel. All the kids would go nuts and follow that thing down the road lol
Clicked some robot-voice video on the M60A3 from Leonardo and couldn't stand watching it. Typed in "M60A3" into the search bar and lo and behold -- Mastimus already covered it! Thanks for all your work!
American M60 DLC pack
Comes complete with original crew from slow tracked from the 80s, mustaches still intact
Destroyer is a good name for the last of the Pattons. I drove M-60 and later M-60A3s in the Kansas Army National Guard between January 1986 and January 1992 as a member of the 635th Armor of the 69th Infantry (Mechanized) of the 35th Infantry (Mechanized.)
This will be good for Taiwan's M60s
I think that the m60 chassis is a good platform to develop a tank off of, using modernized internals and weaponry. A good cost:effectiveness ratio.
Taiwan has a hybrid tank that is better. Plus they are buying M1A2 from the US.
@Nick Bennett no, Taiwan needs MBTs that can kill PLA tanks. 105mm won't cut it, 120mm or 125mm would do a good job though.
@@tankieflanker4119 a 105 can slice and dice through Chinese tanks. Keep in mind a 105mm gun can have as much pen as the 120s can, for example m900 round which is still powerful enough to pen the upper plate of most MBTs to this day. 105 can also allow for more ammo to be carried which mean it can defeat more tanks.
@@tankieflanker4119 This gets a gun upgrade to 120mm.
I spent 8 years of my life in the turret of an A3. And still today I’d go to war in it. I’m 63 years old and can still remember every sound, smell and command to fight with it.
That L3 trailer was.....FUCKING AWESOME!!!! Jaw dropping at some moments to say the least!
120MM ammunition for the M256/L44 main guns uses combustable case ammunition. The casings are apart of the propellant and burn with it, leaving a stub base at the end which drops to the floor. Biggest problem you have here with this open ammunition compartment outside of its potential to incinerate the crew if hit by an RPG or something, Is also the threat of ignition from a flare back. Which is why we're not allowed to "Lap load" with the 120mm ammo. If you have a flare back from the breach, which happens often, you could ignite that ammo and kill everyone inside. In a standard tank gunnery you can clog the bore evacuator ports which will cause that burning propellant to flare back into the turret.
I've had it happen plenty of times. It's pretty goddamn scary.
Wow Trooper!! Your experiences give even more meaning to "Thank you for your service"! I can't imagine being in a tank, and have that happening to me, even just once, ( Umm.. How come my fatigue pants are wet..? LOL). Armour and Cav., have never been as easy, as some in other line units might think. Signal Corp. Dude here! ;-)
That is some scary stuff man. I played with a loader trainer for the challenger 2 in Germany and it was a hell of a lot of fun. But a lot more room in there than this older tank I would think.
+Matsimus Gaming
Yea, flare backs are no joke. the M1 has no room to load compared to what's shown in the M60. I've been inside an M60 and it's like an RV compared to the M1. If you go on my page I have an incredibly shitty video of me loading from like...7 years ago. This was my first time back on a tank in 2 years so my loading was a bit rusty. but it's a good video.
+zombie_tanker19K awesome I'll check it out!
I was on tanks M60A1 to M60a3 that had the 105 , you could suction load it ( that's what I called it )put out a tremendous rate of fire . If we had ever tangled with the Russians in 1980 we would have torn up their tank formations with the level of gunnery we were capible of putting out .
Better brakes & A/C? I'm sold!
The M60 is my favorite tank, for two reasons. First, that was America’s MBT when I was growing up, so when I drew a picture of a tank, it was an M60. Second, it is by far the prettiest tank in the world. Not this upgrade, but the base M60 is as pretty as a good looking woman.
after watching this, russians must now upgrade 50.000 T34 tanks, each one is going to have new iphone 7 with google maps
memos Atlatl lmao
lol with external USB and Intel multi Core processors!
LMAOOO
Still more computing power than space shuttle!
Lol...
Interesting, I had no idea that these upgrades were going on with the M 60 family of vehicles! Makes sense though, if I'm a small country with a small defence budget this could look very shiny. Another great briefing thanks M
That 25mm on the crows is sweet !! Need it on the M1a3 . With air burst ammo to defend against infantry. I’ve always loved the looks of the M60 !!!
Secondary autocannons for MBTs tends to be ineffective since it was found that crews would use the main gun for any targets that an autocannon would be used for (even when given the option of having an autocannon). Not to mention how it took more room and gave the main gun less ammunition storage.
Blunt .Cabbage I wouldn’t really consider the 25mm on the crows station as a auto cannon it’s more of a crew served d weapon same as a Mk19 or a 240 or .50 .
@@ozzy7763 A 25mm is much larger than even a .50 cal and it is very much an autocannon.
The Bradley's main gun is a 25mm Bushmaster, is that just a crew served weapon in a turret? No. It's an autocannon.
Blunt .Cabbage the mk19 is a 40mm and isn’t an auto cannon , the weapon on the crows is not a bushmaster though I have no idea what it is. Looks like that crew served 25mm grenade launcher the Army was looking at a few years back .
@@ozzy7763 Arguing whether or not it is an autocannon (even though it _is_ an autocannon, the Mk19 is a GMG because it fires much lower velocity rounds than a cannon) is redundant, because my point still stands that it's a waste of space in the tank. Any targets that would warrant an autocannon to be used would end up getting hit by the main gun anyway (which was what actually would have happened, hence why autocannons aren't commonplace on modern MBTs).
wtf a 25mm on top?!...... when you're bored of the 7.62 coax and you dont want to blow out the windows of your neighbors house!
That is likely used as AA defense and against lightly armored vehicles.
As a M60A1/M60a3 Master Gunner I would say the M60a3 is one of best Defensive Tanks in the world in retrograde operations. The bigger engine and new Track system makes it even better. On any tank the more fire power you makes it better. My thoughts anyway
Jerry Heinz that's what the M214 coaxial is for
for urban warfare... better vertical movement for taking out snipers and anti tank weapons on upper stories of buildings without exposing the operator... good for anti air, helicopters or drones also...
@@shadowdancerRFW and anybody sneaking up from behind and at night too!
I served on M60 a1 and M60a3 tanks from 1978 to 1984 from loader to TC and I believe it's a very good tank . Using suction loading it has avery high rate of fire , is accurate and very fast if you have a good driver
Thanks for the video-- very interesting.
My favorite 'upgraded' M60 version(s) is/are the Israeli Sabra series. It is simply awesome to see what that country can do with military equipment, old AND new
I want one of these for Christmas
I was an M60A3 Armor Crewman in 1982/83 at Ft Knox Ky. Got discharged 4 days before AIT School completion. Due to 3x rotation due to pneumonia.
If you really think about it, this tank, like ALL tanks are terrifying - especially if such a vehicle is coming for you.
AgentPepsi1 well unless if you got rpg or atgm
or a kv-2...
It would definitely ruin my day!
Or a high enough kill streak.
@@alientitimilk9073 or if you are a Cobra/Apache pilot. Or Ka-52/Hind/Mi-28 if you're Russian
Taiwan can use a lot of this upgrade package.
Taiwan need 5000 tanks like L3 M60A3
The 25mm is a nice touch
The M60 tank would work fine for Taiwan , with a 120 km gun firing from a hull down position and switching positions it could put a real hurt on an invader.
Unfortunately, the way the communist chinese are acting lately they might need all the help they can get .
@@KoKo-yw7cn the M1A2T is the better option.
i like the look of that m60 with the reactive armour on the turret
looks cool hey! :-) i wonder how effective it really is on this older style hull tank? interesting to learn more for sure. thanks so much for watching!!
Our unit, 3/32 Armor got some of the first, if not the first A3's as we were an uploaded battalion covering the Fulda gap back in 1979. We loved them, but these upgrades look great. Alas, the M60 platform is too high to be survivable against the newer tanks, but they were grand ladies back in their day! It was a pleasure to serve!
I was at the rock 2/32 AR we had M1 A1’s 86 to 89
This really looks like it makes an old chassis compeditive in the battlefield of today. Clearly they would get outclasses on a large scale, but it reminds me of strategy games where you have a tier 1 vehicle that can still hold off or threaten a tier 2 enemy force if you utilize them well, or have your own tier 2 stuff. Just imagine, that 120mm cannon is as deadly as anyone elses, so you have the same killing power. The enemy can't ignore you, so you still have a viable impact on the field.
today i got in the fighting compartment of one of these that was sitting in a training area near where im stationed. the turret is very spacious ,especially for the loader
M60A3 Tanker - Best job I ever had! I'd think the 105mm would be better than the 120 for this use - higher rate of fire, more ammo, very effective against anything but a modern MBT, which this isn't intended to defeat.
I love the M-60a3. It is my favorite MBT of all time.
OOtree.
I'm with you, the M60A3 was a great tank in its time, I loved all the roominess in mine also, had I known that their was no composite armor in the turret or hull armor, I may have felt different about fighting in one. I always felt having open exposed ammo in the turret & hull was bad enough, but add the fact that of no composite armor or ERA, that tank really was a deathtrap to us tankers back then.
The Soviets had been using composite armor in their turrets & hulls since the T-64. It's no secret why the Iranians lost so many M60A1's (as well as training)to the Iraqi T72M's, composite armor. Their 125mm sabot rounds went right through the turrets of the M60A1, & into exposed ammo everywhere inside, with nothing but rolled homogeneous steel turret armor. Very sad for the Iranian tankers.
damn, theodore roosevelt as your tank commander? cool~!!
Your intro gave me memories from the 70's. Yep that's the tank I ran and in desert camo what a thing of beuty.
My favorite tank from my childhood.
I was a M 60 a3 driver an I miss my ol girl but lost her an crew in a fire an I still hear them calling for help an couldn't help because of fire ... I live with it everyday now .. Been in 2 wars an still would drive one to battle.. Semper FI BROTHER'S
The only M60 upgrade proposal that ever interested me at all was the Super M60 package. In the 1980's I was afraid that the the USMC might opt to go with Super M60s instead of the M1A1. Thank goodness that someone at HQMC realized that you can only polish a turd so much before it becomes a waste of time and effort.
www.military-today.com/tanks/super_m60.htm
Now they're getting rid of the M1.
Damn that thing looks cool. M1 better watch out xP
m1a2 could still whip this things ass In combat
+Rick Wilosn yea I was just kidding
+Rick Wilosn lol oh dear
This will use less fuel than an M1 ! LOL
M60 is so damn tall
There are several reasons why US and other western tanks are taller and bigger than Russian. First off, the US takes crew comfort into consideration when building a tank. Crew comfort means better crews. When the M60 was design, it was made to be more of a defensive tank and used in a hull down positions, that helps with situational awareness. Also, Russian tanks only have 3 crew members, whereas US tanks have 4, so it needs to have more room. Another advantage to having a taller tank is that it has really good gun depression, which is important because it helps get into a hull down position and can use that gun depression to fight on hills and other rough terrain. Russian tanks are very cramped and have little to no gun depression. They can really only fight on even/flat ground. Their crews are very uncomfortable and aren't able to fight as long as crews in US built tanks, or at the very least they won't be as effective because they will be tire and uncomfortable. IF you have never been one,, then you will know what i'm talking about. Lastly, having 4 crew members help spread the work load out, especially when it comes to maintaince or fixing a track. And having an extra crew member helps with situational awareness.
Russian tanks have dozer blade to dig trench to angle down.
Manilla Ice but still makes me you wonder how well this platform would have performed in Iraq/Afghanistan
Manilla Ice but the rear of the main gun on the m60 is much smaller
@@jeffkardosjr.3825 M60's can also have a dozer blade fitted ! !
I'm a fan. But then again, I'm biased. I crewed an M60A3 as an OPFOR tank all the way back in 2001-2003, back when I was assigned to 1-4 Infantry in CMTC Hohenfels. So, I have the dubious distinction of being one of the last men to crew an M60 in the US Army! Really, its not a bad tank. I'd still fight it, even today. With this package, I believe it would be able to stand tall on the modern battlefield in all areas except armor protection. But even that, I believe, could be made adequate, if the customer were so inclined. So, yeah, if I was the Brazilian defense minister, this would be an option that I would look long and hard at.
we have this tank in Morocco I think it's good upgraded can help the abrams in fighting
I love these types of vids Matsimus, keep um coming :-).
Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it! A lot more to come! Maybe some T-14 Armata action ;-)
A very good tank for Romania.I hope this type of tank to replace the obsolete soviet tanks who are in service in romanian army now.American quality is excellent,usa construct very good battle machines! Maybe i will see this tank in romanian army too.
Same for Macedonia lol
we need cheap and good tanks with easy to get ammo... unlike the t-72's and t-55 [might have been scraped or something] we have
ex soviet tanks can also be upgraded though, i believe poland did that with either t72 or t90 tanks, but idk
put some german leopard 2 armor wedges on front so it doesent look like a baked potato, and i'm happy
ravener but add a potato roaster inside.
Ravener, are you aware that the armor wedges on the turret front of the Leopard II are hollow? They are hollow for a reason.
@@tanksbyjoe i know they are hollow, i also know they substantially increase the armour effectiveness. now what guy?
I'm more of a fan of the exterior components of this pack however I did love the Raytheons internals. I love that they're adding life to such a gorgeous tank. Need to fix those ready racks tho
Agreed, it is a gorgeous tank. I love it. Thanks so much for watching! And yeah the ready racks are a big concern for me. One round into that turret side and kaboom.
I love that old guy in the tank. I thought they were selling wheel chairs there for a second. lol
At 6:28, I was reminded of the line from Gone in 60 Seconds: “it takes 80,000 lbs of pressure to crush a car.”
I cannot describe in detail as to why, but this tank always "personified", if you will, what a tank should look like !! (even if it is an old design)
The new Panzer IV
XD
Lol
I’m 6’3” and was a CC in Afghanistan, I hung out 3/1 meter/ ft out of the hatch with not a high calibre, a C7A1, 9mm on my chest and a very big, very sharp knife. I love the idea. (An AVGP, not an MBT)
I served in a Cavalry unit as a 19D20 cavalry scout and was cross trains in the M60A2 and M48A5s. I liked the M60 it was a great tank and was a reliable tank. I can see why it has been upgraded and is still in use. It is still a better tank than the Russian T-72 still in use today all over the world.
nope , you are just bias lol t72 that are not export model are equal if not better heck the t72bm3 will rekt any upgrade m60 lol that why you guy stop using it and go for m1
Israel shot the pants off of T-62s and T-72s with the M60A2. The US Marines used M60A3,s in the first Gulf war against T-72's. You may want to look up the US tank kills i that action. In the 70's the best tank in the world was the German Leopard mostly because of it's speed. Never used one but I saw it in use on the tank range.
I desperately loved the 1970's lounge lizard music you were playing after the Raytheon promo vid. Made me feel like I was watching a TV detective show like "Mannix" or something.
The M60 continues to soldier on, and by all means, it was our first line of defense for a while, but the reality is that this thing was originally designed to out do the T-55, and every single upgrade it was playing catch up to the T-64, T-72, and T-80. Tanks that have their own flaws, by all means, nothing is perfect, but better tanks, and in decent number too.
Can you imagine being in an M60A3 and going up against T-80s? Composite armor and barrel fired ATGMs? Better hope you have some M1s by your side. Even they're in for a fight.
I like the M60, and it's got a special place in my heart. I love its aesthetic and I love its ruggedness, but this design was pushing its limitations in 1980. It's 2018 (2016 at the time of this video's recording). It's day has come and gone.
Just seeing how many upgrade packages that are avalible for the M60 I wonder if a similar package will be developed for the Chieftain. Unlikly it would be intresting.
That 120mm really makes it worth it, just that alone gives it a new life span
It essentially becomes a Leopard 1 in 1980. Can dish out a solid punch but can't take a hit for the life of it.
Was stationed in erlangen, ferris barracks 77-79, was gunner on co s tank, when I heard air conditioning I thought wow must be nice, we valued the heater a lot and if you had the touch and could start or fix a cre6 ws heater you never ran out of goodies.
in my opinion, the countries which cannot afford a modern MBT are the same countries which are very very unlikely to need to fight high-tech wars, but rather chronic wars of attrition against enemies who likely also don't have cutting-edge armies.
In plain text, wars in these countries have a different set of priorities. government of a poor country needs it's tanks to be first and foremost survivable, reliable, simple and cheap to operate and repair. speed isn't an issue, nor is fire power. cheapness, reliability and simplicity are hugely important for a poor country facing chronic war. and these are the kind of countries which have M-60 (unless of course they don't have the legendary T-55).
The countries you describe are almost all of the Arabic countries
The US doesn't use the M60 pattons anymore but we do have Reserves for our allies that still use M60s like Taiwan Greece turkey Israel Egypt believe it not many nations still use the M60 series. so these affordable upgrades packages for the M60 is absolutely fantastic for these nations. Increasing their military strength with an affordable price tag.
We should do this to our Leopard 1’s here in Australia. Looks a nice upgrade package!!!
I was thinking the same for convoy protection duties or simple patrols. Better than using up our M1 tanks.
Turkey have many of those Tanks.thanks Mat.
We had an M60 A3 combat engineer tank with a mortar Petard on it..Now that was a destroyer!
That is the armor that I cut my teeth on. Will always be a M60A3 driver,loader,gunner. Plus it was always nice to be the battalion commanders driver. Rest In Peace colonel.
In the 1970s we HAD "STAB" system on our M60A1s and M551 Sheridans
Yes, We had the "stab", or the stabilisation guntube platform on most later M60A1's ( Rise & Rise/Passives)& all M60A3's, but it only kept the guntube rather steady, & close to on target, for firing on the move. Didn't mean you couldn't miss the target however, lol. We kept the stab on whenever we were down range, that way as you're driving off the range with the stab locked, your gun stayed pointed up & down range all the way back to the staging area, to offload your expended ammo canisters & 7.62/.50 cal casings. Then it was off to the de-breifing tent.
That tanks sick as hell I want a dozen .
I think this upgrade is more better than the raytheon Upgrade given the engine upgrade in which I think could give a much better edge in speed.
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Another great video...I start and can't stop watching lol
This M-60 is what the philippine military need. maybe the US can give a few dozens for philippines then it'll let israel Elbit upgrade them. after all US are not using them anymore
Matt, you know the only thing that matters to crew...AIR CONDITIONING IS #1! Firepower #2 and Survivability #3/ Considering the amount of training time spent in the vehicle.
I Trained at Fort Knoxin 1973 on this Baby . My Tank . The Marines were the last to use it .
FORT KNOX 1987 , M60A3 Armor specialist . Gunner loader driver 19ECHO . Delta Company Rolling Thunder ❤❤❤
My favorite upgrade package is the M60-120s, which is an M60 hull with an M1 Abrams turret.
I think that both this L3 upgrade and the original SLEP by Raytheon are missing a key upgrade, they used cage armor and composite screens on the side to defend against RPGs but forgot to increase protection from the front, be it with NERA/composite screens or ERA they should have added protection to the frontal arc of the tank
I think everyone has forgot the main soft point of every tank, fuel. Even with the larger engine the M60 will still go farther than than the M1A1or A2. More miles to the gallon.
Doug Wright but it would have to be used in Mass numbers so not as fuel efficient
It also can only use Diesel fuel while the M1A1 and A2 can use any fuel, Sure it was a fuel chugged but it was designed that way as US thought that Fuel would be scarce in a war against Russia so every drop of fuel counts for the US
At top speed, the Abrams actually consumes about the same or even less fuel than other tanks. It's only when the Abrams is in idle or moving slowly that it starts to really guzzle fuel.
My favorite intro on all utube. Friggin love it!
great video, I like this kit over the other one
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I was a turret mechanic on these before I moved to the 82nd Airborne and the M551 Sheridan. That was 30 years ago. They were great tanks and way more reliable than the Sheridan. With these upgrades the M60 becomes an incredible piece of armor. AC? Lol! You know what it was like pulling, installing and calibrating inside a motionless tight steel turret for hours at a time in 98 degree weather?
I was on that tank from Jan 1985 to Nov 1988 they just started to switch over to the M1A1 when I was getting out
You must’ve been in Germany
The M60A3 was stablized and could shoot on the move just fine thankyouverymuch.
19E....Best job I ever had!
63C
Ya damn skippy! You can take the tanker out of the tank but you cant take the tank out of the tanker.
Spent alot time in M60's these upgrades will do alot for that old warhorse. Equipping an M60 with these upgrades should make it perform just as good as any standard M1.
America should keep a few groups of upgraded M60's in storage in case shit kicks off. They're cost effective and boost tank numbers. Stick them with an Abrams for support or attach them to a mechanized infantry group to free up the Abrams for heavier targets.
US does still have 100s of these in storage last time I looked it up.
I've always wondered that! I always wanted to know what all they had in storage., and how many.
The remote 25mm cannon is a nice touch, makes for a very unpleasant discovery and even shorter attack run for any hostile rotary wing
first tank i seen with a little turret on top of the big turret that's cool.should have that on all tanks.
enfred01 it was also much easier to destroy that little turret the abrams just made one smaller and has a camera so you can use it from the inside cause that turret is now unpractical
It’s a weak point though. It’s also obsolete due to modern technology like remote machine guns and 360 degree cameras.
It’s called a cupola
im curious how one of these upgraded m60s would stack up to a early m1 abrams (105) or m1a1. my dad served with m60s for a while when he joined the army in 79 as they got replaced by abrams. he still loves these tanks to this day.
FYI Desert Storm with Reactive Armor
...with Titanium armor plate and APS, this M60A3 DESTROYER will live up to its name...
Bueno Obra but wait if it protects well shouldnt it be called a guardian not a destroyer
Yes it does have a gyroscopically stabilized gun. Nice upgrade package.
In reality, an upgraded M60 like this one is probably more capable than Russia's T-72B or T-80U. The only downside to the M60 is it doesn't have the armor to really stop a tank round from penetrating it, but neither do the T-72 or T-80. I'm sure they could put reactive armor on the M60 to help against ATMs, but is going to have little effect on stopping a sabot round. This is why the Abrams and Challenger 2 are so tough to knock out or penetrate because they have the best armor in the world and use depleted uranium along with composite armor. The Abrams and Challenger 2 are pretty much invulnerable to tank rounds frontally, while the Abrams M829 depleted uranium sabot round will slice threw any Russian tank like a hot knife threw butter. The Leopard 2 doesn't use depleted uranium round but instead uses a less effective tungsten round, which is less dense and doesn't have the penetrating power that the M829 has against armor.
There are many types of M60 tank upgrades. General Dynamics Land Systems even tested an M60 2000 which had an M1 turret mounted on a M60 chassis. The latter gives the tank the highest level of protection w the M1 turret. Forces which have stocks of the M60 would do well to consider the speed & lethality of the battlefield & plan accordingly.
I want one! 😊💪🏻
That dude in the tank has a kick as job .
You think we should call it the M60A6 seeing this is the 6th variant?
Maybe the "M60L3 Destroyer" could be a good name.
i wanna see the chaffee like this!
interesting set up for even prepping vehicle powering system. if you wanted not tank but armored vehicle alone.
It seems obvious to me that it is wise to do this type of upgrade for all military equipment where ever practicable. I once read an article that stated that a nation (possibly Norway) concreted its old tank turrets for fixed airport and seaport defence.
Regards,
Geoff. Reeks
I was in a m60a3 as a tank commander the target system was upgraded night vision you could see someone pissing at night and auto sighting was a push a button but manual was better
Cool, I like the 25mm which is probably using smart munitions that are able to either to fragment over hidden enemy who are entrenched or punch through thick barriers like concrete. Sometimes urban warfare calls for the use of such weapons to avoid killing civilians.
This tank is my favorite tank ^_^ It's so damn cool looking.
Very informative. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I just wish Isreal would let us build Merkavas :P The Patton with a 120mm cannon could still knock out just about any armor out there(but the same could be said against it) But not having tanks would definitely suck worse.