Armor Center & School, US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Armor Center & School, US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence
Posted on Feb 9, 2019
What kind of M60 tanks are these and what is the main gun size?
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I belonged to an Idaho ANG Cav Brigade and two California ARNG armored battalions but we used Abrams Tanks back then. I noticed these tanks parked near The Joint Lewis-McChord Range Control office. I would like to know a little bit more about these tank models and if the main guns are different. Fort Lewis has had an exceptionally cold winter week with 8 inches of snow falling in the last 24 hours and a state of emergency declared by the Washington State Governor. The forecast calls for dropping temperatures. The temperature currently is 29° but it's supposed to drop to near-zero F tomorrow.
p.s. I was stranded at the USO in Seattle for 3 days since most flights were cancelled due to snow shutting down Vancouver, Seattle and Portland airports.
p.s. I was stranded at the USO in Seattle for 3 days since most flights were cancelled due to snow shutting down Vancouver, Seattle and Portland airports.
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It would appear the closest AFV to you is an M-60 Patton (Cold War Era) and the one further away could be an M-41 Walker or an M-47 Patton of possible Korean War / Cold War vintage.
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some people are claiming that the front tank is a M60A1, it is not. It does not have the wedged shape turret (EDIT rather the T95E7 turret) but the original M48 turret with the distinct M60 commanders copula on it. It is the original M60, not the A1 or A2, but the M60, go learn so vic ID or google some knowledge.
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the M60 was a stop gap due to the advancement of russian armor, the M60A1 is a true M60 series tank, where as the original M60 (around 300 made) was meant to fill the ranks until the real deal was available.
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so at the end of the day, it's just a bastardization of a tank with the M48 turret on a M60 chassis.
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The tank on the left has a bore evacuator in the back but the barrel seems smaller than a 105. The tank on the right has no bore evacuator but the end of the main gun has two side holes for gas to escape.
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