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Kevin Quihuis Jr. · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Overall
Single sourceOverall: 9.44 metres (31 ft 0 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | M60 AVLB | Meerkat (vehicle) |
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| Type | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] | Interim Vehicle Mounted Mine Detector VMMD system[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[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] | — |
Width
Single source3.66 m (12 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]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source30 miles per hour (48 km/h)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source290 miles (470 km)[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.
| Designer | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Anniston Army Depot[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$ 749,000 (M60A1 1987) (equivalent to $1.77 million in 2024)[source] | — |
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| Produced | M60 AVLB : 1963-1967 M60A1 AVLB : 1987-1996[source] | — |
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| No. built | 125 (all variants)[source] | — |
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| Variants | 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] | — |
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| Main armament | None[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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| Suspension | Torsion bar suspension[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 457 mm (1 ft 6.0 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 1,419 litres (312 imp gal; 375 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Introduction | — | 1998[source] |
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| System manufacturer | — | Rolling Stock Division (RSD) of DCD-Dorbyl[source]ManufacturerofIVMMDsystem expresslynamed, not invented individualvehiclemaker |
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| Role | — | intended only to detect land mines[source] |
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| Detection equipment | — | pair of horizontally mounted rectangular panels, one each side[source] |
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| Protection | — | floor of the driver's cabin is armored[source] |
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| Maintenance | — | structural components are designed to be quickly replaced[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | South Africa[source]Inventory Origin column; table 14, row 9, cell 2; revision 1374575395; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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