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M60 AVLBlarger figure on 2 of 2
M728 combat engineer vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 2
Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
Overall
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 AVLB | M728 combat engineer vehicle |
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| Type | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] | Military engineering vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 1965–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Overall: 8.83 metres (29 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]
M728A1 Combat Loaded
Single sourceM728 Combat Loaded
Single sourceContinental (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]
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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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] | Cold War Vietnam War Gulf War Bosnian Implementation Force Stabilization Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina[source] |
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| Designer | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Anniston Army Depot[source] | Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant , Warren, Michigan Anniston Army Depot , Alabama (final assembly)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] | M728 : US$297,900 (1974) (equivalent to $1,469,937 in 2024 )[source] |
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| Produced | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] | M728 : 1965–1972 M728A1 : 1982–1987[source] |
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| No. built | 125 (all variants)[source] | 312 (all variants)[source] |
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| Variants | See variants[source] | 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] | Upper Hull Glacis M728 : 3.67 in (93 mm) at 65° 8.68 in (220 mm) LoS M728A1 : 4.29 in (109 mm) at 65° 10.15 in (258 mm) LoS Turret Front M728/M728A1 : equals 10 in (250 mm)[source] |
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| Main armament | None[source] | Main gun: 1× 165mm M135 (30 rounds)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | M60 / M60A1 AVLB : None M60 / M60A1 AVLM : 2 M58 Mine Clearing Line Charges[source] | Coaxial machine gun: 1× 7.62mm M240 machine gun (2,000 rounds) Commander cupola M19: 1× 12.7mm M85 machine gun (600 rounds)[source] |
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| Power/weight | 13.2 hp/t[source] | 14.1 hp/t[source] |
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| Payload capacity | 1× scissors-type folding bridge[source] | A-frame crane boom: 9.0 short tons (18,000 lb) hoisting/lifting capacity Winch: 11.0 short tons (22,000 lb) pulling capacity[source] |
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| Transmission | CD-850-6A 2 speeds forward, 1 reverse[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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| Ground clearance | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] | 463 mm (1 ft 6.2 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] | 1,457 litres (320 imp gal; 385 US gal)[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1963[source] |
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M728 Combat Loaded: 52.2 short tons (47.4 t ) M728A1 Combat Loaded: 53.2 short tons (48.3 t )[source]