File talk:M60 with Dozer M9 - latrun-1.jpg

This is not an m-60 Tank but a modified M-48 Patton tank.

One can see it by the contour of the turret.

I am a veteran of the Israeli armoured corps and both types quite

Well .

Benjamin hartmann M. D. —the preceding unsigned comment is by 80.178.71.165 (talk • contribs)

Uhm... I'm not an expert on Pattons, but I still disagree. Because:

1) Right, M60A1 and subsequent models received the easily recognizable "needlenose" turret. But AFAIK the M60 proper had essentially the same turret as the M48 (though with 105mm gun and new commander's cupola). Then came Israeli upgrades, including 105mm for M48 and low profile cupolas for both models, so the turret doesn't help us very much.

2) The tank is labeled as M60 with M9 dozer blade. Of course some museum exhibits are mislabeld, but latrun is quite good in this respect. Also... was the M9 dozer blade ever used with M48 ?

3) You can see more photos of the same vehicle here http://news.webshots.com/album/70336534Jktzpl?start=0 and here http://www.primeportal.net/tanks/andre_patschke/m60_magachi_w_m9/index.php. The tank in question seems to have a straight front hull like M60, not a curved one like M48 (the front hull can be seen here: http://news.webshots.com/photo/1071420229037755333GNwrPv).

4) The tank seems to have M60-style road wheels. Also, M48 typically had 5 track support idlers, not three, although it seems some (upgrades ?) did have three.

Please correct me if I'm wrong. Bukvoed 13:01, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

Another photo showing straight front hull: Image:M60-Patton-Dozer-latrun-6.jpg. Bukvoed (talk) 10:22, 17 July 2008 (UTC)