Sabra (tank)

M60 Sabra
M60 Sabra
	Sabra Mk I & II
Type	Main battle tank
Place of origin	United States (M60 chassis); Israel (kit designer); Turkey (Sabra package);
Service history
In service	2007–present
Used by	Turkish Land Forces
Wars	Kurdish–Turkish conflict; Iraqi Civil War; Syrian Civil War;
Production history
Designer	Israel Military Industries
Manufacturer	ROKETSAN (under license)
Unit cost	$3.13 million (Sabra Mk. 1); $3.36 million (Sabra Mk. 2);
No. built	630+
Specifications
Mass	55 tonnes (61 short tons; 54 long tons) (Mk I); 59 tonnes (65 short tons; 58 long tons) (Mk II);
Length	6.95 m (22.8 ft)
Width	3.63 m (11.9 ft)
Height	3.27 m (10.7 ft)
Crew	4
Armor	Steel laminate (Mk I); Explosive reactive armor (Mk II~);
Main; armament	120 mm MG253 gun
Secondary; armament	7.62 mm M240 coaxial weapon; 7.62 mm MG3A1 machine gun; 12.7 mm M85 machine gun; 60 mm internal mortar;
Engine	Continental AVDS-1790-5A diesel engine (Mk I); MTU MT 881 KA-501 diesel engine (Mk II & III); ; 908 hp (677 kW) (Mk I); 1,000 hp (750 kW) (Mk II & III);
Power/weight	16.95 hp/ton (Mk.II)
Payload capacity	40 rounds (main gun); 900 rounds (secondary gun);
Transmission	Allison CD850-6BX (Mk. I); Renk 304S transmission (Mk II & III);
Suspension	Independent, trailing arm
Fuel capacity	200 L (44 imp gal; 53 US gal) (internal fuel)
Operational; range	450 km (280 mi) (all variants)
Maximum speed	48 km/h (30 mph) (Mk I); 55 km/h (34 mph) (Mk II & III);

The Sabra (Hebrew: סברה, "prickly pear") is an extensively upgraded M60 tank developed by Israel Military Industries. The Mk II version of this upgrade package was used in one of the Turkish Army's modernization programs. The Sabra is known as the M60T in Turkish service.