TM-55-2350-215-10-15
TANK, COMBAT, FULL-TRACKED, M60-SERIES
TRANSPORTABILITY GUIDANCE
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TM 55-2350-215-10-15
CHAPTER 2
TRANSPORTABILITY DATA
Section I.
GENERAL
2-1.
Scope
This chapter provides a general description of the items,
identification photographs, and tabulated transportability
characteristics and data that are necessary in
movement of the items.
2-2.
Description.
a.
General.
The M60-series tanks are full-track-
laying, heavily armored combat vehicles operated by a
four-man crew:
driver, gunner, loader, and tank
commander.
The vehicles are powered by air-cooled
compression ignition engines.
Power is transmitted to
the final drive through a cross drive transmission
differential, steering, and braking unit.
The vehicles are
supported by a torsion-bar suspension system.
b.
M60 (fig 2-1).
The M60 armament includes a
105-mm gun (M68) mounted in a combination gun
mount (M116), with a coaxially mounted 7.62mm
machine gun mounted on the combination gun mount,
and a caliber .50 machine gun mounted in the
commander's cupola (M19).
c.
M60A1 (fig 2-2).
The M60A1 armament
includes a 105mm gun (M68) mounted in a combination
gun mount (M140), with a coaxially mounted 7.62mm
machine gun mounted on the combination mount and
CA1; furninsher a caliber .50 machine gun mounted in
the commander's cupola (M19).
2-1
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