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M578 light recovery vehiclelarger figure on 2 of 4
M60 AVLBlarger figure on 2 of 4
Measured figures
Length
Single source18 ft 3.8 in (5.583 m)[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M578 light recovery vehicle | M60 AVLB |
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| Type | Armored recovery vehicle[source] | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See operators[source] |
| Wars | Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Gulf War[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 |
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Overall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
Mass
Single source27.0 short tons (24.5 t; 24.1 long tons)[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]
General Motors 8V71T; 8 cylinder, 2 cycle, vee, supercharged diesel @ 2,300 rpm
Single sourceGeneral Motors 8V71T; 8 cylinder, 2 cycle, vee, supercharged diesel 345 hp @ 2,300 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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| Designer | Pacific Car & Foundry Company[source] | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] |
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| Manufacturer | FMC Corp. (vehicle body), General Motors (engine), Allison Transmission (transmission) Bowen-McLaughlin-York[source] | Anniston Army Depot[source] |
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| Produced | 1962[source] | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] |
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| Armor | 13 mm (0.5 inches) Steel[source] | 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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| Main armament | .50 -caliber M2HB machine gun (500 rounds)[source] | None[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,137 litres (250 imperial gallons; 300 US gallons)[source] | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] |
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| In service | — | 1963–present[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] |
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| No. built | — | 125 (all variants)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See variants[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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| Power/weight | — | 13.2 hp/t[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 1× scissors-type folding bridge[source] |
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| Transmission | — | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] |
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