![]() ![]() The platform, which was originally produced in 1959 as a stopgap to address improvements in Soviet tank design, has certainly proven to be far more than a just a stopgap. ![]() While that M60 won’t likely see combat ever again – there are still plenty of operational M60s that have been upgraded and stand ready to head off into battle. ![]() The M60 had previously been on display for more than two decades at the recently shuttered Howe Military Academy, and it fittingly joined the park’s two M3A3 Lee World War II era tanks already on display. The Cold War behemoth, along with a pair of naval guns, was donated to the park last year. Notably, despite Russia's huge tank losses in Ukraine, it has not deployed the Armata there.The M60 Tank: A 3 Minute History – In the summer of 2020, an M60 Patton tank rolled off a trailer and took its place of honor at Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park in Richmond, Indiana. However, Russia's army has bought few of them, in part due to manufacturing difficulties. If this sounds familiar, Russia's T-14 Armata, unveiled in 2015, also had an unmanned turret, a crew of three in the hull, and onboard drones. It is armed with six Switchblade 300 loitering munitions, known as "kamikaze drones." It also has an artificial-intelligence program - called "Katalyst" - that can help the crew identify and prioritize targets, navigate, and predict future maintenance. It also has a Kongsberg RS6 remote-controlled weapon station with an XM914 30 mm cannon and a 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun.Īs befits a 21st-century tank design, the AbramsX has some cutting-edge features. The AbramsX retains a 120 mm cannon as its main armament but replaces the current gun with the lighter XM360 originally developed for the failed Future Combat System. US soldiers do maintenance on an Abrams tank in Germany in August 2017.ģrd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. ![]()
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