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L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 3
M60 tanklarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
Gun forward
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L9 bar mine | M60 tank |
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| Type | Anti-tank blast mine[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | 1959–present[source] |
| Filling | TNT[source] | — |
| Used by | — |
Hull
Single source6.946 m (22 ft 9.5 in) (hull), 9.309 m (30 ft 6.5 in) (gun forward)[source]
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single source30 mph (48 km/h ) (road) 12 mph (19 km/h) (cross country)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source300 miles (500 km)[source]
Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12 , air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine
Single sourceContinental AVDS-1790-2 V12 , air-cooled twin-turbo diesel engine 750 bhp (560 kW)[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source]
| Wars | — | Cold War Yom Kippur War Western Sahara War Ogaden War Iran–Iraq War Invasion of Grenada Lebanese Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Multinational Force in Lebanon Persian Gulf War Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Yemeni Civil War (1994) 2011 Bahraini uprising Houthi insurgency in Yemen Kurdish–Turkish conflict 2008–2011 Cambodia–Thailand border crisis Sinai insurgency Turkish military intervention in the Syrian Civil War Yemeni Civil War Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Turkish military intervention in the Second Libyan Civil War Sudanese civil war (2023–present) 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | — | Chrysler Defense Engineering[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1957[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Chrysler Corporation Delaware Defense Plant (1959; initial low-rate production) Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (1960–1983)[source] |
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| Developed from | — | M48 Patton[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | M60 : $481,911 (1962) M60A1RISE : $703,278 (1976) M60A2 : $726,712 (1974) M60A3TTS : $1.292 million (1990)[source] |
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| Produced | — | M60 : 1959–1962 M60A1 : 1962–1980 M60A2 : 1973–1975 M60A3 : 1978–1983[source] |
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| No. built | — | Over 15,000 (all variants)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | Upper glacis: 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS Turret front: equals 10 in (250 mm)[source] |
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| Main armament | — | M68 105 mm (4.1 in)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | .50 BMG (12.7×99mm) M85 machine gun on commanders cupola[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 15.08 bhp/st (12.4 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | General Motors , cross-drive , single-stage with 2 forward and 1 reverse ranges[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 1 foot 6.2 inches (0.463 m)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 385 US gal (1,457 L)[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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