Summary and Key Points: The M60 Patton, a second-generation Main Battle Tank (MBT), was introduced by the U.S. Army in 1960 during a tense Cold War era. -Despite being rushed into service with ...

To keep up with its adversary’s new T-54/T-55 medium tanks, the U.S. began work on its own XM60 prototype. The M60’s Specs Although the M60 was derived from the M48 Patton, the latter MBT ...