The M60A3 is the ultimate improved main battle tank in the M60 Patton series of the United States, known as the "Ultimate Patton", began development in 1971, its development code name is M60A1E3. It was fitted with a more reliable engine and a passive viewfinder, and in 1978 four improvements were made, including a new rangefinder, a ballistic computer, the M240 anti-aircraft machine gun and the M239 smoke grenade launcher. The first M60A3 tanks were equipped in division.Chinese nameM60A3 main battle tankForeign namesM60A3 Main battle tanktypeMain battle tanksCountry of originThe United StatesproducersDetroit Arsenal Tank PlantfastnavigationTechnical characteristicsThe performance dataDynamic serviceThe development of evolutionThe M60 Patton is the fourth and final generation of the U.S. Army's Batten Series tank; Used to replace the old M48 button. The M60 was used mainly as a Main Battle tank during the Cold War and was in service with the US military from about 1960 to the early 1990s, with many other countries still having various versions of the M60 in service.M60 series M60 is the first MBT equipped in the world, and it is also the most equipped MBT in the West. M60A1, A2 and A3 are also the most advanced main battle tanks in the world. Due to the same technical level of the first generation, Compared with The A1 and A2 types, The A3 has some improvement but no qualitative breakthrough in performance [1].This type of tank is mainly used to engage enemy tanks after troops enter the enemy's depth, or perform forward fire support tasks, destroy enemy fortifications, weapons, and annihilate effective forces.Technical characteristicsThe advanced perturbed laser ranging fire control system is installed, which greatly improves the firing performance. Its ballistics computer improved the first-round hit rate of the tank gun against stationary targets at a distance of 2,000 metres from 30% of the M60A1 to 90%. The thermal imaging sight enables the tank to identify and