M60A1 Patton

M60A1 Patton
Alternate Name(s)	M60A1
Tier / Class	Tier 4 MBT
Type	Progression
Place of Origin	USA
Dealer	Sophie Wölfli
Crew
Commander Driver Gunner Loader
Vehicle Progression
◄ Previous M60 Patton
Next ► M60A2 Starship
Sustained Damage
Damage	350
Penetration	510 mm
Damage per Minute	3620 per min.
Reload Time	5.8 s
Defense
Hit Points	2300
Hull vs AP	425 mm
Hull vs HEAT	560 mm
Hull Composition	Steel
Turret vs AP	885 mm
Turret vs HEAT	1480 mm
Turret Composition	Steel Layers with Air Gaps
Mobility
Max Speed	50 km/h
Acceleration 0 to 32 km/h	6.26 s
Weight	52617 kg
Hull Traverse	30.91 deg/s
Utility
Camo (Overall)	10 %
Vision Range while Moving	350 m
Targeting
Depression/Elevation	-10° / 20°
Accuracy (Fully Aimed)	0.085 °
Aim Time	1.5 s
Turret Traverse	38 deg/s

The M60A1 Patton is a Tier 4 progression Main Battle Tank under Sophie Wölfli's dealership.

History

Class: Main Battle Tank
Developed: 1960-1961
Service: 1961-2005 (2014 in Israel)
Vehicles Built: cca 11000
Operators: USA, Israel, Italy, Egypt, Greece, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Turkey, Yemen

The Patton series of universal tanks is as important to the United States military as the T-54/55 series was to the Soviets and formed the backbone of the American armored forces from the late 1940s practically until the 1990s. Having evolved from the M26 Pershing Medium Tank, the Patton family was named after George S. Patton, one of the most famous U.S. generals to have ever lived. Right until their final versions, the Patton series tanks were protected only by their steel armor and used 90mm and 105mm rifled guns.

The M60 interim tank was developed as an upgrade to the M48 series with the goals of improving its firepower and operational range. The project was relatively successful and the combination of a new 105mm gun and a diesel engine proved to be a formidable one, but there was still a lot of space for improvement, especially in the turret department. The attempts to mate a modified M60 hull with an improved narrow T95E7 turret (that came from the T95 program, much like the 105mm gun) took place from March 1960 with the first three prototypes ready in 1961. On October 22 1961, the tank was officially accepted in service under the designation of 105mm Gun Tank M60A1. It would take a full year (till October 1962), however, before the production switched to this upgraded variant. The production would run until 1980.

In this configuration, the M60A1 stayed (with improvements, counting the M60A3 amongst them) in the American service for four decades, an exceptional machine for what was supposed to be a temporary solution in the first place. The failure of the T95 program and the MBT-70, as well as the lengthy Abrams development, pushed the retirement of the M60 series further and further with the final replacement of the M60A3 with the Abrams in the last active units only happening in 2005. A large number of M60 tanks are, however, still held in reserve.

In American service, the M60A1 participated most notably in Operation Desert Storm – the M60A1 model was still operated by the U.S. Marine Corps at that time, apparently due to the fact that USMC decided to wait for an upgraded version of the Abrams before replacing the obsolete Pattons with it, instead of choosing one of the older Abrams models just to replace it a few years later. The M60A1 was also widely exported to NATO countries and American allies. Possibly the biggest M60 series operator was Israel with 150 M60A1s purchased in 1971, two years prior to the Yom Kippur War, during which many of them were destroyed, especially on the western front with Egypt, where Egyptian Malyutka teams, along with dug-in BMP-1s, devastated the Israeli armored assaults with precise fire. For such a small country, these losses were difficult to replace.

Between 1980 and 1985, Israel purchased more M60-series tanks (but that was the advanced M60A3 model already). The M60s (under the Magach designation) were upgraded further and were only retired in 2014.

Vehicle Traits

• Armored: This vehicle's armor can withstand a lot of punishment, allowing it to survive even serious firefights.
• HESH Rounds: This vehicle can fire special Squash Head rounds. These are extremely effective against angled armor that is typical for Soviet tanks.

Ammunition

#	Ammo Name	Ammo Type	XP Cost	Damage	Penetration	Velocity	Reload Time	More Info
1	105mm M735 APDS	APDS	Stock	350	510 mm	1426 m/s	5.80 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.09 ° Damage Randomization: ± 5 % Penetration Randomization: ± 5 % Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2	105mm M393A1 HEP	HEP	4,775	310	380 mm	778 m/s	5.80 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.11 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 100 % Damage Randomization: ± 15 % Penetration Randomization: ± 15 % Bonus Module Damage: 35 % Spall Threshold: 137 mm
3	105mm M456E1 HEAT	HEAT	6,935	450	610 mm	1173 m/s	5.80 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.10 ° Fire Chance Bonus: 300 % Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Bonus Module Damage: 25 %
4	7.62mm AP	AP	Stock	8	18 mm	855 m/s	5.00 s	Toggle
Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.15 ° Magazine Type: Clip Partial Reload: Yes Magazine Size: 800 Burst Fire Rate: 400 rd/min Damage Randomization: ± 10 % Penetration Randomization: ± 10 % Ricochet Angle: 67 °

Upgrades

Armor

M60A1 Stock Armor

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
Stock	Stock	425 mm (vs AP) 560 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	885 mm (vs AP) 1480 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel Layers with Air Gaps	N/A	N/A vs AP N/A vs HEAT
This tank features basic sheet armor without any advanced components, making it vulnerable to HEAT shells and ATGMs.

M60A1 Armor with ERA

XP Cost	Credit Cost	Hull Armor	Hull Composition	Turret Armor	Turret Composition	ERA Name	ERA Penetration Reduction
4,630	57,285	425 mm (vs AP) 560 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel	885 mm (vs AP) 1480 mm (vs HEAT)	Steel Layers with Air Gaps	Blazer ERA (Gen 1)	0% (vs AP) 50% (vs HEAT)
First generation ERA kit offers average protection against standard HEAT rounds or warheads, and no protection against kinetic rounds.

Weapon

#	Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Aim Time	Reload Time	More Info
Weapon1	105mm M68 Rifled Cannon	Stock	Stock	1.50 s	5.80 s	Toggle
Stats: Depression/Elevation: -10.0° / 20.0° Ammo: 105mm M735 APDS 105mm M393A1 HEP 105mm M456E1 HEAT 7.62mm AP

Engine

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Max Speed	Reverse Speed	Forward Acceleration	Hull Traverse	Fire Chance
Continental AVDS-1790-2A 750 hp Diesel Engine	Stock	Stock	50 km/h	19 km/h	6.26 s (0 to 32 km/h) 17.15 s (0 to Max Speed)	30.91°	10 %

Parts

Name	XP Cost	Credit Cost	Description	Notes
M82 Smoke Grenades	Stock	Stock	Comes with 4 charges Recharge time: 35s Duration: 10s
M90 Smoke Grenades	2,315	28,645	Comes with 8 charges Recharge time: 25s Duration: 10s
Improved Fire Control System	3,860	47,740	Aiming time reduced by 20%
Improved Loading Mechanism	9,090	112,485	Rate of fire is increased by 7%
Improved Gun Stabilizer	Stock	Stock	Overall accuracy while moving is improved by 20%
Improved Gunner Optics	Stock	Stock	Accuracy is improved by 10%
Upgraded Fire Control System Sensors	Stock	Stock	Reduces the accuracy penalties for firing and traversing the hull.
Stock Tracks	Stock	Stock	Mobility (Light Terrain): 88.8% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 74.4%
RISE T142 Tracks	795	9,845	Mobility (Light Terrain): 89.6% Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 75.4%

Other unlocks

Name	Cost	Description	Notes
Battle Hardened	500	The Battle-Hardened status allows you to earn more Experience and Credits and also grants preferential matchmaking to the vehicle.
1,400 Reputation	4,050	Provides an injection of 1,400 Reputation.
1,400 Reputation	4,050	Provides an injection of 1,400 Reputation.
1,400 Reputation	4,050	Provides an injection of 1,400 Reputation.
Progress Boost	500	This bundle contains enough Experience to boost your vehicle to the maximum progression level.