it improved upon the M48 Patton with a 105mm M68 gun, better armor, and a more efficient diesel engine. The M60 saw action in multiple conflicts, including the Yom Kippur War and the Gulf War ...

The M60 Patton: America’s Enduring Cold War Tank ... during the dark days of the Yom Kippur War. The Americans eventually put the M60 to use during its short campaign against Grenada.

The M60 Patton’s service in conflicts like the Yom Kippur War and the 1982 Lebanon War solidified its reputation before being replaced by more advanced tanks. The M1 Abrams is widely considered ...

The result was the M60 Patton, the Patton tank’s final form ... The M60 saw major combat in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, as well as in the 1982 invasion of Lebanon. Iranian M60 tanks, which fought ...

The earlier attack — which launched Arab-Israeli War, also called the Yom Kippur War — was led by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The name Yom Kippur War refers to the surprise attack, which ...

An estimated 2,700 Israelis, 3,500 Syrians and 15,000 Egyptians were killed in the Yom Kippur war, which began on Oct. 6, 1973 and ended 19 days later. It was a conflict that involved not just the ...

and the signal was given for the start of the Yom Kippur War, which has become a national trauma in Israel’s history. Although the war ended with military victories, 2,656 soldiers were killed ...

This month is the fiftieth anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur War—a coordinated, surprise attack by Egypt and Syria on Israel on the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. The war lasted 18 days ...

The Yom Kippur War, which lasted until October 24, was not the rout Egypt and Syria had hoped for. Instead, after many initial missteps, Israel was able to repulse the invading armies. One key to ...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Labour Party premier Ehud Barak both fought in the Yom Kippur War and helped to establish what they believed was necessary to protect Israel ...