M68 105 mm gun

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The M68 105 mm gun is an American tank cannon widely used on main battle tanks such as the M60 and early M1 Abrams, known for its reliability, accuracy, and NATO standardization.

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Label Occurrences
M60 tank armament system 1
M68 105 mm gun canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artillery piece
tank gun
ammunitionType APFSDS
HE
HEAT
HESH
canister
barrelType rifled barrel
basedOn Royal Ordnance L7
breechType vertical sliding-wedge breech
caliber 105 mm
compatibleWith NATO standard 105 mm tank ammunition
countryOfOrigin United States
designed late 1950s
designedFor M1 Abrams
linked to: M1 Abrams tanks

M60 Patton
linked to: M60 Patton tank
enteredService 1960s
hasVariant M68A1
M68A1E4
linked to: M68A1
knownFor NATO standardization
accuracy
reliability
mountType turret-mounted
operator Greece
Israel
Jordan
Taiwan
Turkey
United States
partOf M60 tank armament system
linked to: M68 105 mm gun

early M1 Abrams armament system
primaryRole main armament of main battle tanks
standardOf NATO 105 mm tank gun
usedBy Israel Defense Forces
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
several NATO countries
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iraq War
Lebanon War 1982
linked to: 1982 Lebanon War

Yom Kippur War
usedOnVehicle Israeli Magach tanks
M1 Abrams (early variants)
linked to: M1 Abrams tanks

M1128 Mobile Gun System
M1IP Abrams
linked to: M1 Abrams tanks

M60A1
linked to: M60 Patton tank

M60A3
linked to: M60 Patton tank

Merkava Mark I
Merkava Mark II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

105 mm Royal Ordnance L7 inspiredDesignOf M68 105 mm gun
M68 105 mm gun partOf M60 tank armament system
linked to: M68 105 mm gun