Summary and What You Need to Know About This Legendary Tank: The M60 Patton main battle tank, a Cold War icon known for its longevity and adaptability, continues to prove its worth decades after ...

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 ...

The result of the U.S.’s tank-related soul-searching was the M60 Patton – a tank that was designed in a torrential rush without being subjected to standard testing protocols.

Development of the tank that became known as the M60 began in 1959, with at least 15,000 produced since then. The M60 was based on the M48 Patton, and the new design yielded many improvements in ...

Darrtown will host a dedication this Saturday for its newly refurbished M60 tank — an artifact from the Army Donations Program that sits in the park a ...

The M60 was the last in the lineage of Cold War-series Patton tanks stretching back to the mid-1940s. From 1963-1967 an initial batch of M60 hulls were converted into AVLBs at the Anniston Army ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Military veterans in Hegewisch are dedicating an M60 tank this weekend - and it's been a long time in coming to the Far South Side neighborhood, reports WBBM's Steve Miller.