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M60 Patton and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	M60 Patton	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	USA	Israel
Produced:	1960–1987	2003
Unit cost:	-	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	105 mm (4.1 in) M68 gun (M60/A1/A3)	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	48 km/h (30 mph)	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	48 tonnes	65 tonnes

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

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Dimensions

Length:	9.31 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.63 m	3.72 m
Height:	3.21 m	2.66 m

Images

M60 Patton

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Merkava Mark IV

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