TANK ARMOR CREWMAN

M-60 MAIN BATTLE TANK

The M60 is one of the world’s most successful main battle tanks with 15,000 having been produced and serving in the armies of 22 countries.

The tank has provided proven battlefield performance over four decades and has been continuously advanced and upgraded with advanced weapon control, ammunition, applique armour and increasingly powerful engines. The M60 series main battle tanks of Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the US were deployed in Operation Desert Storm in 1991 during the Gulf Crisis.

M60 tanks entered service with the US Army in 1960. The M60A1 with a new turret, thicker armour and a new ammunition stowage system, was manufactured from 1962 to 1980. The development of the M60A2 with a new turret fitted with a 152mm gun and missile launcher was halted and effort was directed to the development and production of the highly successful M60A3 tank, which incorporated improvements to the gunfire control and entered service in 1978.

3 thoughts on “TANK ARMOR CREWMAN

  1. Missing pictures of the M60A2 from back in the 70s 1/32 Armor Bandits

    1. 3/33 Armor at Ayers Kaserne, Kirch Goens, also. I was on Charlie 16 for 44 months. The M60A2 fire controls were broke more than not. Automatic lead was great when it worked. My training on M60 and M60A1 compensated for that defect. Cherry juice leaks. Great care with the diesel heater in the driver’s compartment. Otherwise, it was a fun platform to shoot.

  2. 19E40 — SERVED AT FORT HOOD TX 3 YEARS IN A COMPANY 2/67 ARMOR, AND IN GERMANY 1ST ARMORED DIVISION C COMPANY 2/81 ARMOR FERRIS BARRACKS FOR 4 YEARS.

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