The Washington State Department of Transportation used tanks to bring down unstable snow safely before it could become a dangerous avalanche.

The M60 Patton: America’s Enduring Cold War Tank The M60 Patton was a second ... it had superior firepower, and enhanced armor—all things that were needed to deter the Soviet Red Army from ...

The M60 main battle tank was designed to counter Soviet armor, but for three decades one in Washington faced another adversary: Avalanches. That doesn’t mean tanks were used to attack an ...

with a new 120mm smoothbore main gun that replaced the M60’s 105mm M68 rifled cannon. The upgrade will allow, “the tank to fire more advanced, high-velocity rounds, including armor-piercing ...

Iran bought this M60 tank from the USA during the reign ... Its range is up to 500 km. The armour of this tank has been made by Iran using indigenous steel, which protects it from small arms ...