I also think the M60 was a good tank. How long was it the US MBT before the M1 came into service?
mark956
Hey just a few notes: The 42nd ID has M1IP’ I’m a platoon sgt with 1/101 Cav NYARNG (M1IPs’). New Jeresy and Vermont also run M1IP’ s. Also CNTC Hohenfelsstill has M60’s, My platoon was attached to the OPFOR armor for our A.T. (active training) last year. But due to the OPFOR moving away from former soviet tactics, CNTC is turning in a number of M60s.
The M60 series was our country’s MBT from 1959-60 until the initial fielding of the M1 in 1981. But, the M60A1 RISE/Passive served in Desert Storm with the Marines and some active Army units were still equipped with the M60A3TTS into the early 1990s.
Throughout the 1980s, the M60A1, M60A3, M1, M1IP, and M1A1all saw active service with the Regular Army. This was due mainly to then-Pres. Reagan’s defense build up. By the end of Desert Storm, all Regular Army units were equipped with some variant of the M1A1. There have been 3 variants of the M1A1 in service.
The National Guard maintained the M60A3TTS well into the 1990s and the OPFOR still uses the M60A3TTS to replicate enemy tanks. The M60A3 was used starting around 1978 up until the end of Desert Storm.
Tanker 34 / juniormodeler,
Hope I’m not breaking forum rules and don’t mean to be an oppurtunist, but if you are still looking for a Tamiya M60-A3 I have an extra I’ve been trying to dispose of. If interested you can e-mail me at corsair1@bright.net .
Regards,
Joe
Tank- 34
back to your tamiya M60A3 . since u couldnt find it anymore why not try acedemy M60A1 with dozer blade if im noty mistaken there is some A3 parts inside there ?
i built one of the A1 withamour but seens some left over parts look like A3 . if im not mistaken
opps sorry i din read the mail from Panther. Maybe Tank u better refer to panther on this
when i ets in 1987 the m1 was rolling in and the m60a3 was rolling out.