Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. M60 tank The M60 main battle tank was designed to counter Soviet armor, but for three decades one in Washington faced another ...

Key Points - The M60, a descendant of the M48 Patton, served as the US Army's primary main battle tank for decades, forming the backbone of America's Cold War armored forces with 15,000 units built ...

M60 Patton Still in Service Around the World Thanks To Lots of Upgrades – During the Korean War, the US recognized they were falling behind their Soviet competitors with respect to tank quality and ...

The M60 series of tanks was part of an evolution that began in the closing days of World War II. The tanks steadily improved and soldiered on, in their final form, until the advent of the M1 Abrams.