The M-60A1 and A3 are armed with the British-designed L7 105mm L/52 gun. Midway along the barrel is an eccentrically-mounted bore evacuator. The bore evacuator serves to reduce propellant gas leakage into the turret after firing.1 The ammunition has a fixed cartridge case and includes, besides the standard armor piercing discarding sabot and high explosive rounds, several special-purpose rounds such as high explosive squash-head and white phosphorus.2
1. Wikipedia: Bore Evacuator
2. Wikipedia: Royal Ordnance L7
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