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M60-2000
M60-2000
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	United States
Specifications
Weight	56,520kg (55.6tonnes) (61.288 short tons)
Length	(over Gun) 9.55m (31ft 4in)
Width	3.77m (12ft 5in)
Height	2.89m (9ft 6in)
Crew	4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor	Unknown
Primary; armament	120 mm M256 Smoothbore Cannon
Secondary; armament	2 x 7.62 (0.3in) MGs and 1 x 12.7mm (0.50in) MG
Engine	GDLS (General Dynamics Land Systems) AVDS-1790-9A V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine; 895.5 kW (1200 hp)
Power/weight	22 hp/tonne
Suspension	Torsion bar suspension
Operational; range	443 km (275 mi)
Speed	51.6 km/h (33 mph)

The General Dynamics 120S (M60-2000) is an upgrade of the M60 Patton tank. The development of the M60-2000 was primarily due to thousands of M60 Main Battle Tanks in service with many nations unable to afford a sufficient force of more modern main battle tanks. General Dynamics Land Systems devised the M60-2000 upgrade, offering many features of the M1A1 Abrams to existing M60 users at a reduced cost.

The M60-2000 was a GDLS supplied conversion kits, including the gun turret and 120 mm (4.72in) smoothbore gun of the M1A1/M1A2, to the M60. The upgrade was marketed at those M60 users with the industrial capability to convert the tanks themselves. Along with a new turret, a new diesel powerpack and the transmission system of the M1 were installed on the M60-2000, and has been tested in a standard M60 chassis.

[edit] See also

Sabra (tank)

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