M60 AVLB vs MDK-2M: Specs Compared

M60 AVLB — licensed reference photograph

AEngineering & recovery

M60 AVLB

Armored vehicle-launched bridge

Credit

Kevin Quihuis Jr. · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

BEngineering & recovery

MDK-2M

Artillery tractor

AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph

Credit

ForceTally · AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph · AI-generated · OpenAI output terms · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

M60 AVLBOverall

9.44 m

Length source ↗

MDK-2MLength

7.043 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

M60 AVLBlarger figure on 3 of 3

Width+15%
Height+10%
Speed+37%

MDK-2Mlarger figure on 0 of 3

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

11 of 35 rows sourced on both sides

9.44mOverall

7.04m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.44 m

Overall

Single source

Overall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)^[source]

7.043 m

Length

Single source

7.043 meters^[source]

3.66m

3.17m

Width+15%

All recorded figures & sources

3.66 m

Width

Single source

3.66 m (12 ft 0 in)^[source]

3.17 m

Width

Single source

3.17 meters^[source]

3.3m

Height+10%

All recorded figures & sources

3.3 m

Height

Single source

3.3 m (10 ft 10 in)^[source]

3 m

Height

Single source

3 meters^[source]

61.6twith MLC60 bridge

4 tons

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

48,400 kg

M60A1 AVLB Combat Loaded

Single source

48,200 kg

M60 AVLB Combat Loaded

Single source

61,600 kg

with MLC60 bridge

Single source

M60 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]

4 tons^[source]

2enlisted

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

2 people

enlisted

Single source

2 enlisted^[source]

3 people

Crew

Single source

3^[source]

48km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

35km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

Speed+37%

All recorded figures & sources

48 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

30 miles per hour (48 km/h)^[source]

35 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

35 km/h^[source]

470kmOperational; Operational range

1,100kmOperational; On road

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

470 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

290 miles (470 km)^[source]

1,100 km

Operational; On road

Single source

1100 km (on road)^[source]

560kW

309kWDiesel

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

560 kW

Continental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine

Single source

Continental (now General Dynamics ) AVDS-1790-2DR V12 , air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine 750 horsepower (560 kW)^[source]

309.465447 kW

Diesel

Single source

Diesel 415 HP^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

M60 AVLB and MDK-2M configuration
Specification	M60 AVLB	MDK-2M
Type	Armored vehicle-launched bridge^[source]	Artillery tractor^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	USSR^[source]
In service	1963–present^[source]	—
Used by	See operators^[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]	Torsion bar^[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	Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Singapore Reported operator · Spain Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United States	—

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M60 AVLB

MDK-2M

Type

Armored vehicle-launched bridge^[source]

Artillery tractor^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

USSR^[source]

In service

1963–present^[source]

—

Used by

See operators^[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]

Torsion bar^[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

Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Singapore
Reported operator · Spain
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United States

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