![]() The tank combat full-tracked, 105mm gun (TTS), (M60A3), has the capability to engage the full spectrum of enemy ground targets with a variety of accurate, point and area fire weapons, incorporated with a shoot-on-the-move capability. The M60A3 with Tank Thermal Sight (TTS), incorporates hybrid solid-state ballistic computer, laser rangefinder, and turret stabilization system. The process is expected to be completed by 2028.Īdditionally, the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) will upgrade the tanks’ firing, gun control, and sighting system for NT$15.56 million. The Taiwan News reported that RENK America will provide the engine assembly lines to Taiwan’s Army Command, which will set them up at its ordnance development center in Nantou. The new engines are said to have 1,000 horsepower. The main battle tanks are currently equipped with a 750-horsepower engine, but due to the aging vehicles and the long hours of use, its overall performance has declined. The Ministry of National Defense (MND) of Taiwan announced on March 7 that it has signed a NT$7.245 billion (US$236 billion) deal with RENK America to outfit the military’s fleet of M60A3 Patton tanks with new engines.
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