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old M60 photos from LIFE magazine files...
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:23 pm
Post subject: old M60 photos from LIFE magazine files...

I am old enough to remember when the M60 was the top of the line US tank. I was surfing the LIFE archives on Google and came across some vintage shots of the days when the M60 was the new kid on the block.

Here is a group on maneuvers in September, 1960. Note the use of the cupola-side brackets that were installed for use of an M2HB (the M85 wasn't ready when the tanks were)

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Here's one firing the M68 gun;

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An M60 driver in his "bone dome" helmet;

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I just thought that some of our M60 fans might appreciate these.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:31 pm
Post subject: Re: old M60 photos from LIFE magazine files...

"An M60 driver in his "bone dome" helmet"

Is that a FORSCOM insignia?

I wonder why they didn't use an M-2 mounted in the cupola? Could have used one like the M114A1 had. The really bad part was the ammo was different. Rolling Eyes

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 6:51 pm
Post subject: Re: old M60 photos from LIFE magazine files...

Beware some of the captions...anything with a turret is liable to be called an "M60 variant" Wink

Uh-huh....

...and if that was bad, the caption here is even worse off.

M60? Field telephone?

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