![]() ![]() Iran also maintains a fleet of about 150 of these tanks, some are cannibalized with Russian parts into Zulfikar, locally built tank based on the M60 drivetrain and suspension mated with a new turret mounting the Russian 2A46 125mm gun.īoth M-60 and its archrival, the Russian T-55 are considered obsolete but both are still used by many armed forces. Other operators of the type include Greece, Taiwan, Thailand, Jordan, Morocco, Oman, Brazil and Bahrain, the later consider upgrading its fleet of 180 such tanks. However, the modernization package developed by IMI for the M-60 is still available, as a whole or parts, to support other M-60 operators. An option for the supply of a second batch, that would have received much-improved armor and active protection and enhanced fire controls were not exercised by the Turks as diplomatic relations between Ankara and Jerusalem drifted apart. These 170 tanks were the first batch of upgraded M-60T tanks. ![]() These tanks have seen extensive combat service in the Syrian front recently, and seem to have fared much better than the Turkish Leopard 2A4 tanks. Turkey has also operated M-60, part of these were modernized M-60T that received major Israeli designed upgrades. In the recent years, these old warhorses are heavily used in combat operations, in Yemen and Sinai, where they face irregular but heavily equipped opposition (Iranian equipped Houthis in Yemen, ISIS in Sinai), where they displayed questionable performance.īoth Egypt and Saudi Arabia have suffered significant losses to anti-tank weapons (RPGs, ATGM etc).
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