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The M60 tank was a stopgap before the introduction of the M1 Abrams.
Here s What You Need to Know: When called for duty, this tank did its job and rushed Saddam s forces.
Though originally designed in the 1950s, the M60 was used in the Gulf War by the Marine Corps and destroyed hundreds of Iraqi tanks.
Main Battle Tank
The M60 was intended to be the United States’ first Main Battle Tank, which could meet operational requirements at both the tactical and strategic level. The MBT concept was designed to combine the firepower of a heavy tank with the mobility of what was then termed a medium tank. The MBT doctrine required high mobility, good armor, and adequate firepower.
Former defence minister Christopher Pyne (pictured) has issued a stark warning of an impending war between Australia and China
Australia could be thrown into a military conflict with China in a matter of years, a former defence chief has warned.
War may be inevitable with the authoritarian state as it becomes more aggressive and belligerent with its neighbours, Christopher Pyne said.
Australia s relationship with its biggest trading partner began to drastically deteriorate in April last year when Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for an independent inquiry into the origins of coronavirus, which first appeared in Wuhan at the end of 2019.
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T-72B3M also called T-72B4 is an upgraded version of the T-72B3M Main Battle Tank developed and manufactured by the Russian company Uralvagonzavod. It was unveiled for the first time International Russian army Tank Biathlon competition in October 2014.
The design of the T-72B3M is very similar to the T-72B3 with a crew of three including the driver seated at the front middle of the hull, the turret in the middle with commander and gunner, and engine at the rear of the hull.
The main armament of the T72B3M / T-72B4 consists of one 2A46M5 125-mm smoothbore gun which is a modernized variant of the standard 2A46M cannon, also known as the D-81TM. It can fire a wide range of ammunition, including Armor-Piercing Discarding Sabot (APDS), High-Explosive Fragmentation (HEF), and High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT). It can also fire the anti-tank guided missile 9M119 Reflex (NATO code: AT-11 Sniper).
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Here s What You Need to Know: The Soviet Union probably produced more battle-tested tanks than any other country.
Russia inherited a formidable and highly varied inventory of tanks after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The arc of Soviet tank design has prized simplicity of manufacture, to help mass production, and ease of operation, to partially negate tank crew’s lack of training. Compact design and lightweight are also staples of Soviet/Russian tank engineering. Here are the deadliest tanks that Russia ever designed some of which are still in active use around the world today.