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Length
Single source10.2 metres (400 inches)[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AEV 3 Kodiak | M60 AVLB |
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| Type | Armoured engineering variant of a main battle tank[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | Germany Switzerland[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2009–present[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See operators[source] |
Overall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
Military Load Classification (MLC) 70[source]
M60A1 AVLB Combat Loaded
Single sourceM60 AVLB Combat Loaded
Single sourcewith MLC60 bridge
Single sourceM60 AVLB Combat Loaded: 53.1 short tons (48.2 t ) M60A1 AVLB Combat Loaded: 53.3 short tons (48.4 t ) with MLC60 bridge: 67.9 short tons (61.6 t )[source]
MTU 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceMTU 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 PS (1,479 hp, 1,103 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Continental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine
Single sourceContinental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine 750 horsepower (560 kW)[source]
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| Wars | War in Afghanistan[source] | Cold War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War 1982 Lebanon War Gulf War Iraq War 2006 Lebanon War War in Afghanistan 2014 Israel-Gaza Conflict Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH and RUAG Defence; Krauss-Maffei Wegmann are technical design parent of the base platform[source] | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] |
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| Designed | from 2002[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Rheinmetall (local assembly/conversion is an option if not new-build)[source] | Anniston Army Depot[source] |
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| Unit cost | Leopard 2A6 base platform: US$5.74 million (2007)[source] | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] |
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| Produced | 2007–present[source] | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] |
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| No. built | 42 (plus 44 on order 2021)[source] | 125 (all variants)[source] |
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| Armour | welded steel, with a package of spaced multilayer passive composite armour[source] | — |
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| Main armament | a RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon Station) with options ranging from 5.56 mm light machine gun to 40 mm grenade launcher can be fitted at the commander's hatch[source] | None[source] |
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| Power/weight | 21.4 PS/t (15.7 kW/t) (approx. based on MLC 70 classification)[source] | 13.2 hp/t[source] |
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| Transmission | Renk HSWL 354 automatic with 4 forward and 2 reverse gears[source] | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,100 litres (242 imperial gallons; 291 US gallons) in interconnected tanks[source] | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | M60 AVLB Upper Hull Glacis : 3.67 in (93 mm) at 65° 8.68 in (220 mm) LoS M60A1 AVLB Upper Hull Glacis : 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | M60 / M60A1 AVLB : None M60 / M60A1 AVLM : 2 M58 Mine Clearing Line Charges[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 1× scissors-type folding bridge[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] |
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