In the grand arsenal of American military power, some weapons capture the imagination—the sleek lines of a fighter jet, the silent menace of a nuclear submarine. Others simply do the hard work. For ...

One of my boyhood heroes was General George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885-December 21, 1945). Patton was an early proponent of tank warfare, progressing from a foresighted lieutenant in World ...

The M60 tank, a name full of iron-plated history, was first revealed in 1960 as a Cold War giant, a representation of American engineering and warfare might. The main battle tank, the heir to the ...

The M60 “Patton” was a second-generation MBT. I put the “Patton” moniker in quotes because unlike, say, the M48 Patton, this particular make and model of tank was actually never officially christened ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. M60 tank The M60 main battle tank was designed to counter Soviet armor, but for three decades one in Washington faced another ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Turkish military shipment carrying M48 and M60 Patton main battle tanks arrived at the Mogadishu port this week, marking a significant escalation in Ankara’s military footprint ...