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Description: The M60 Patton was the fourth and last of the Patton series medium tanks. The M60 served as the primary main battle tank of the Cold War, with models in service beginning in 1960 up through the 1990s.This illustration shows the A1 with searchlight, or shoot-me-light, as contemporary tankers liked to call it.
Description: The M1 Abrams entered service in 1980 and currently serves as the main battle tank of the United States Army and Marine Corps. The export version is used by the armies of Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Poland, and Iraq. The Abrams was first used in combat in the Persian Gulf War and has seen combat in both the War in Afghanistan and Iraq War under U.S. service, while Iraqi Abrams tanks have seen action in the war against ISIL and have seen use by Saudi Arabia during the Yemeni Civil War.
