The old commander's cupola is completely removed and replaced instead with an armored circular ballistic plate protected with slat armor. This also offers a weight reduction compared to the original M19 cupola as used on the M60A3. For close defense, the turret is also fitted with the HITROLE-L 12.7mm remotely operated weapons system. [117]

2017年11月29日 · The Hitrole-L remote control weapon system for the M60A3, an armored cowl for the Lothar gun sight and the new reduced height cupola with slat armor surrounding it. Source: Leonardo Another view of the new cupola for the M60A3.

2024年11月19日 · The M60A3 main battle tank is an improved version of the M60A1 MBT. The first M60A3s completed at the Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant in February 1978 were the first of a low-rate of initial production quantity of 296 M60A3s. The US Army phased M60A3 out of service in 1997 and was replaced by the M1 Abrams.

Therefore, late versions are recognized by their low-profile, simpler “Urdan cupola”, and the overall silhouette of the tank was greatly diminished in the process. M60A3. The service duration of the M60A3 was impressive, spanning two and a half more decades, from 1980 to 2005.

2025年4月5日 · The M19 Commander's Cupola is an enclosed fully traversable cupola mounting the remote fired M85 caliber .50 and provides both daylight and passive night sights to aim and fire the M85 independently of the main gun.

cupola-mounted caliber .50 machine-gun and two firing stations, one on each side of the turret bustle, each capable of storing and launching four M226 grenades. 2-4

This M60A3 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is a fully tracked, armored, combat vehicle operated by a crew of four consisting of a driver, gunner, loader, and a tank commander. The vehicle is powered by a 750 horsepower V-12 air cooled compression ignition diesel engine. It has a 105mm main gun system and carries 63 rounds for the main gun on board.

2009年5月23日 · An M60A3 tank from the 32nd Armor, 3rd Armored Division participates in training exercises at Hohenfels, Germany. The M60A3 variant served in Germany from 1979 until the late 1980s. The other photo shows that U.S. Marine corps M60A1 tanks with explosive reactive armor served in the Middle East during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

2024年5月9日 · This M60 form became the most advanced American MBT in service during the early 1980s. Additionally, the M60A3 featured external smoke dischargers along the turret sides as well as an internal smoke generation system supplied through the engine's operation (many Soviet tanks utilized this feature as well).

M60A3 Main Battle Tank. NSN 2350-00-148-6548. The A3 model was introduced in 1980 and became the standard for the M60s. This model features a laser rangefinder, solid state ballistic computer, crosswind sensor and the power of the turret motor was improved from 5hp to 10hp.