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M60 AVLBlarger figure on 2 of 2
M88 recovery vehiclelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 AVLB | M88 recovery vehicle |
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| Type | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] | Armored recovery vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 1961–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | See operators[source] |
27.13 ft (8.27 m )[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]
M88A2
Single sourceM88/M88A1
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]
M88A2
Single sourceM88/M88A1 : Continental (now RENK America LLC, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Renk ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine • M88A2 : Continental AVDS-1790-8CR, V12 air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine M88/M88A1
Single source• M88/M88A1 : Continental (now RENK America LLC, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Renk ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine • M88A2 : Continental AVDS-1790-8CR, V12 air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine M88/M88A1 : 750 hp (560 kW) M88A2 : 1,050 hp (780 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] | Arab–Israeli conflict Vietnam War Lebanese Civil War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War War in Afghanistan Russo-Ukrainian War 2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] | Bowen McLaughlin York (BMY)[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Anniston Army Depot[source] | BMY (1961–1994) United Defense and Anniston Army Depot (1994–2005) BAE Systems Land and Armaments (since 2005)[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] | US$ 2,050,000[source] |
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| Produced | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] | 1961–present[source] |
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| No. built | 125 (all variants)[source] | 1,690 (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] | Hull and cab armored to protect against small-arms fire up to 30 mm direct fire weapons[source] |
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| Main armament | None[source] | M2 .50 cal heavy MG with 1,300 rounds[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] | Twin Disc XT-1410-5A cross-drive (3 speed forward, 1 speed 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] | 17 in (0.43 m)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Designed | — | 1959[source] |
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M88/M88A1 : 50.8 t (112,000 lb ) M88A2 : 63.5 t (140,000 lb)[source]