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M60 Sabra | |
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![]() Sabra Mk I & II | |
Type | Main battle tank |
Place of origin | United States (M60 chassis) Israel (Kit Designer) Turkey (Sabra package) |
Service history | |
In service | 2007–present |
Used by | Turkish Land Forces |
Wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Iraqi Civil War Syrian Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Israel Military Industries |
Manufacturer | ROKETSAN (Under License) |
Unit cost | $3,13 Million (Sabra Mk.1) $3,36 Million (Sabra Mk.2) |
No. built | 630+ |
Specifications | |
Mass | 55 tonnes (61 short tons; 54 long tons) (Mk I)[1] 59 tonnes (65 short tons; 58 long tons) (Mk II)[2] |
Length | 6.95 m (22.8 ft)[2] |
Width | 3.63 m (11.9 ft)[2] |
Height | 3.27 m (10.7 ft)[2] |
Crew | 4 |
Armor | Steel laminate (Mk I) Explosive Reactive Armor (Mk II~) |
Main armament | 120 mm MG253 gun |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm M240 Coaxial weapon 7.62 mm MG3A1 Machine gun 12.7 mm M85 Machine gun 60 mm internal mortar |
Engine | Continental AVDS-1790-5A diesel engine (Mk I) MTU MT 881 KA-501 diesel engine (Mk II & III) 908 hp (677 kW) (Mk I) 1,000 hp (750 kW) (Mk II & III) |
Power/weight | 16.95 hp/ton (Mk.II) |
Payload capacity | 40 Rounds (main gun) 900 Rounds (secondary gun) |
Transmission | Allison CD850-6BX (Mk.I) Renk 304S transmission (Mk II & III)[1] |
Suspension | Independent, trailing arm |
Fuel capacity | 200 L (44 imp gal; 53 US gal) (internal fuel) |
Operational range | 450 km (280 mi) (All variants) |
Maximum speed | 48 km/h (30 mph) (Mk I)[1] 55 km/h (34 mph) (Mk II & III)[2] |
The Sabra (Hebrew: סברה, "prickly pear") is an extensively upgraded M60 Patton tank developed by Israel Military Industries.[3] The Mk II version of this upgrade package was used in one of the Turkish Army's modernization programs. The Sabra is known as the M60T in Turkish service.[2]