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M60 AVLBlarger figure on 1 of 1
TMM-6larger figure on 0 of 1
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]
without bridge
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M60 AVLB | TMM-6 |
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| Type | Armored vehicle-launched bridge[source] | Wheeled vehicle-launched bridge[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 1963–present[source] | 2000-Present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Azerbaijan Russia Syria Vietnam[source] |
12.67 m (without bridge)[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]
Mass
Single source36.4 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.
| 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] | Russo-Ukrainian War Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | US Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratories[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Anniston Army Depot[source] | Omsktransmash[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] | 1999-?[source] |
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| No. built | 125 (all variants)[source] | unknown, likely low number produced.[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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| Designed | — | 1990s[source] |
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| Developed from | — | MZKT-7930[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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