![]() ![]() With expediency and cost in mind, it was decided to take the existing M48 systems and modify it to suit the ever-changing requirements of the then-modern battlefield. While not a perfect combat tank, the M60 certainly was a stout and ready performer for the 50+ years it has been in operational service. A myriad of operators and variants soon emerged operating the type and the T-62 recorded combat actions from the 1969 Sino-Soviet Border War to the 2011 Libyan Civil War. The Soviet design turned out to be the "T-62" tank which began formal service in 1961 and went on to see over 22,000 examples produced for the Red Army and allied states/friendly nations. With this armament, the Soviet offering was capable of outgunning the latest M48 Patton series, then the staple of the American armored corps. ![]() ![]() The M60 "Patton" Main Battle Tank began development in 1957 to counter rumors that the Soviets were working on a new main battle tank of their own armed with a 115mm smoothbore main gun. ![]()
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