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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source30 miles per hour (48 km/h)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source290 miles (470 km)[source]
D9L in IDF service · Power
Single sourceD9N in IDF service · Power
Single sourceD9R in IDF service · Power
DisputedD9T in IDF service · Power
Single source405–410 horsepower (302–306 kW)[source]
460 hp (340 kW)[source]
375–401 hp (280–299 kW)[source]
405 hp (302 kW)[source]
410–436 hp (306–325 kW)[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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Configuration
| Specification | IDF Caterpillar D9 | M60 AVLB |
|---|---|---|
| Type | armored bulldozer[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Base supplier | Caterpillar Inc.[source] | — |
| Armour modifiers | Israel Defense Forces, Israeli Military Industries and Israel Aerospace Industries[source] | — |
| Role | combat engineering operations[source] | — |
| Used by | Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Combat Engineering Corps[source] | See operators[source] |
| In service | Older generations, such as D9L and D9N are still in service, mainly in the reserve forces.[source] | 1963–present[source] |
| Place of origin | — | United States[source] |
| Wars | — | 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] |
| Designer | — | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] |
| Manufacturer | — | Anniston Army Depot[source] |
| Unit cost | — | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] |
| Produced | — | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] |
| No. built | — | 125 (all variants)[source] |
| Variants | — | See variants[source] |
| 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] |
| Main armament | — | None[source] |
| Secondary armament | — | M60 / M60A1 AVLB : None M60 / M60A1 AVLM : 2 M58 Mine Clearing Line Charges[source] |
| Power/weight | — | 13.2 hp/t[source] |
| Payload capacity | — | 1× scissors-type folding bridge[source] |
| Transmission | — | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
| Ground clearance | — | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] |
| Fuel capacity | — | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] |
| Reported operators | — |
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