Teledyne Continental AVDS 1790-5A four stroke diesel 908 hp (677 kW)
Suspension
Independent, trailing arm
Road speed
48 km/h
Power/weight
16.5 hp/tonne
Range
450 km
The M60A1 Sabra tank upgrade program is designed to upgrade 170 Turkish M60A1 (A3?) MBT. The Israeli Military Industries (IMI) is upgrading the M60A1 with a new 120-mm smoothbore gun, Elbit Systems electric gun and turret drive stabilization system with a new fire control system, and a new IMI armor package. Military vehicles are commonly armoured to withstand the impact of shrapnel, bullets or shells, protecting the soldiers inside from enemy fire. ... Israeli Military Industries Ltd. ... A fire-control system is a computer, often mechanical, which is designed to assist a weapon system in hitting its target. ...
The prototype was delivered to Turkey in late 2005 and is now undergoing tests. Several other prototypes are being tested in Israel as part of a USD 700 million contract. Israeli armour officers described the upgraded Turkish M60A1 configuration, also known as the Sabra Mk III, as "a totally new tank", with one IDF armour specialist claiming that "in some areas it even supersedes the [Israeli] Merkava Mk IV". Merkava (Hebrew: ) is a series of main battle tanks developed and manufactured by Israel for the Israel Defense Forces. ...
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