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M60T tanklarger figure on 0 of 1
Type 15 tanklarger figure on 1 of 1
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Configuration
| Specification | M60T tank | Type 15 tank |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Light tank[source] |
| Place of origin | M60T: Israel M60TM: Turkey M60T1: Turkey[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Turkish Land Forces[source] | See Operators[source] |
| Wars | Kurdish–Turkish conflict Iraqi Civil War Syrian Civil War |
Operational; without external fuel drums
Single source469 kilometres (291 mi)(without external fuel drums)[source]
8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Single source8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機 650 kW（883.75马力）[source]8V132电控 涡轮增压 柴油發動機
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designer | M60T: Israel Military Industries[source] | 201st Research Institute[source] |
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| Manufacturer | M60T prototypes: Israel Military Industries M60T: 2nd Main Maintenance Center Command M60T1: 2nd Main Maintenance Factory Directorate[source] | Jianglu Electromachinery Baotou Tank Plant[source] |
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| No. built | M60T: 170 M60TM: 169[source] | 1000+[source] |
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| Armor | M60T: Composite and ERA M60T1: Roketsan armor package (add-on)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | IMI MG253 120 mm smoothbore gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | Remote controlled weapon station (M60TM) 40mm grenade launcher (M60TM)[source] | Remotely operated weapon station armed with coaxial 12.7mm machine gun and QLZ-04 automatic grenade launcher[source] |
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| Engine | MTU diesel engine[source] | Electronically controlled diesel engine 8V132 with fully-automatic transmission 1[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 30.30 hp/tonne 27.8 hp/tonne (Enhanced armor package installed)[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] |
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| Status | — | The Type 15 ( Chinese : 15式轻型坦克 ; pinyin : yīwǔ shì qīngxíng tǎnkè , also designated ZTQ15 ), codenamed the Black Panther ( Chinese : 黑豹 ; pinyin : hēi bào ), is a Chinese third generation light tank family operated by the People's Liberation Army Ground Force , People's Liberation Army Navy Marine Corps , and People's Liberation Army Air Force Airborne Corps [source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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