M60T tank

M60T / M60TM / M60T1
M60T / M60TM / M60T1
	Upgraded M60TM presenting by Aselsan
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	United States (M60 chassis); Turkey (latest upgrades); Israel (project Sabra Mk II based upgrade);
Service history
In service	2007–present
Used by	Turkish Land Forces
Wars	Kurdish–Turkish conflict; Iraqi Civil War; Syrian Civil War;
Production history
Designer	Current version: Aselsan and Roketsan; Previous version: Israel Military Industries;
Manufacturer	Current version:; Aselsan: Sensors, electronics and RCWS; ROKETSAN: Armor; STM Savunm: Command and control information system; MKE: MKE 120 MM 44C gun and ammunition; Israel Military Industries: Armor and MG253 gun; Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant: Original chassis; Renk: Transmission; MTU Turk A.S: Engine (under license from the MTU Friedrichshafen);
Unit cost	$3.36 million (only Sabra Mk. 2 upgrade);
No. built	170
Specifications
Mass	59 tonnes (65 short tons; 58 long tons);
Length	6.95 m (22.8 ft)
Width	3.63 m (11.9 ft)
Height	3.27 m (10.7 ft)
Crew	4
Armor	Modular passive armour+Roketsan made explosive reactive armor (ERA); Roketsan made passive armor for the tank skirt area;
Main; armament	MKE 120 MM 44C or MG253 120 mm smoothbore gun
Secondary; armament	12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun or 40 mm Mk 19 Mod3 automatic grenade launcher equipped Aselsan SARP 100 RCWS; 7.62 mm M240 coaxial weapon; 7.62 mm MG3A1 machine gun; 60 mm internal mortar;
Engine	MTU MT 881 KA-501 diesel engine; ; 1,000 hp (750 kW);
Power/weight	16.95 hp/ton
Payload capacity	42 rounds (main gun); <400 12.7 mm rounds or <80 40 mm grenade rounds (in RCWS);
Transmission	Renk 304S transmission;
Suspension	Independent, trailing arm
Operational; range	450 km (280 mi)
Maximum speed	55 km/h (34 mph);

The M60T is an extensively modernized main battle tank (MBT) currently in service with the Turkish Land Forces. Those M60A1 tanks are improved by three major upgrade projects. The first generation of the Turkish Army M60 modernization is based on the Israeli Sabra Mk II upgrade package. The tank has since undergone further indigenous upgrades in Turkey under the "FIRAT-M6OT" and "TİYK" programs. These domestic upgrades, led by Aselsan and Roketsan, have resulted in the M60TM variant, which features includes active protection systems and advanced fire control capabilities. All the electric systems and sensors, except for the power unit, were replaced with Turkish systems. All the M60Ts have been upgraded to the M60TM configuration. Turkey also developed an indigenous 120 mm smoothbore gun, the MKE 120 MM 44C, to upgrade its M60 tanks.