TM-55-2350-215-10-15 M60 Series Transportability Guidance Download
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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