M60 Patton

The M60 Patton is a main battle tank (MBT) introduced in December 1960.Steven J Zaloga, T-62 Main Battle Tank 1965-2005 (London: Osprey Publishing, 2014), p. 14 The M60 became the Army's primary tank during the Cold War.Lon Nordeen; David C. Isby, M60 Vs T-62: Cold War Combatants, 1956-92 (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2010), p. 4 When the Soviet Union got the T-54 tank, the United States decided to upgrade the M48 Patton tank.Steven J. Zaloga, The M47 and M48 Patton Tanks (Oxford: Osprey Military, 1999), p. 10 The armor was improved. It was fitted with the British L7 105 mm tank gun. The army also decided to switch from gasoline to diesel.

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