±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: HighestAce
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6648

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 248
Total: 248
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Photo Gallery
02: Home
03: Community Forums
04: Community Forums
05: Home
06: Community Forums
07: Home
08: Home
09: Home
10: Home
11: Home
12: Community Forums
13: Home
14: Home
15: Community Forums
16: Community Forums
17: Community Forums
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Photo Gallery
21: Community Forums
22: News Archive
23: Home
24: Home
25: Home
26: Home
27: Home
28: Photo Gallery
29: Community Forums
30: Your Account
31: Home
32: News
33: Home
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: Member Screenshots
37: Home
38: Home
39: Home
40: Photo Gallery
41: Home
42: Home
43: Community Forums
44: Home
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Home
48: Home
49: Home
50: Home
51: Home
52: Community Forums
53: Downloads
54: Community Forums
55: Community Forums
56: Home
57: Community Forums
58: Home
59: Home
60: Community Forums
61: Community Forums
62: Community Forums
63: Home
64: Home
65: Photo Gallery
66: Your Account
67: Home
68: Community Forums
69: Community Forums
70: Home
71: Home
72: Community Forums
73: News
74: Home
75: Home
76: Community Forums
77: Home
78: Home
79: Home
80: Home
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Home
84: Member Screenshots
85: Downloads
86: Home
87: Community Forums
88: Community Forums
89: Community Forums
90: Home
91: Community Forums
92: Home
93: Home
94: Home
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Downloads
98: Community Forums
99: Community Forums
100: Home
101: Member Screenshots
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: News
105: Home
106: Home
107: Community Forums
108: Home
109: Home
110: Home
111: Home
112: Member Screenshots
113: Statistics
114: Member Screenshots
115: Home
116: Home
117: Community Forums
118: Community Forums
119: Member Screenshots
120: Community Forums
121: Home
122: Photo Gallery
123: Community Forums
124: Home
125: Home
126: Community Forums
127: Community Forums
128: Community Forums
129: Home
130: Home
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Community Forums
134: Community Forums
135: Home
136: Home
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Community Forums
142: Home
143: Home
144: Community Forums
145: Home
146: Downloads
147: Community Forums
148: Home
149: Photo Gallery
150: Community Forums
151: Member Screenshots
152: Community Forums
153: Home
154: Home
155: Home
156: Community Forums
157: Home
158: Community Forums
159: Home
160: Home
161: Community Forums
162: Downloads
163: Home
164: Community Forums
165: Home
166: Home
167: Downloads
168: Home
169: Home
170: Photo Gallery
171: Home
172: Member Screenshots
173: Member Screenshots
174: Community Forums
175: Home
176: Home
177: Home
178: Home
179: Member Screenshots
180: Member Screenshots
181: Community Forums
182: Community Forums
183: Community Forums
184: Community Forums
185: Member Screenshots
186: Home
187: Home
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: Home
191: Community Forums
192: Photo Gallery
193: News
194: Photo Gallery
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: Your Account
198: Downloads
199: Community Forums
200: Home
201: Home
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Community Forums
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Community Forums
208: Home
209: Community Forums
210: Home
211: Home
212: Home
213: Home
214: Downloads
215: Community Forums
216: Community Forums
217: Your Account
218: Home
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: Home
222: Home
223: Community Forums
224: Community Forums
225: Home
226: Community Forums
227: Home
228: Community Forums
229: Home
230: Community Forums
231: Home
232: Community Forums
233: Member Screenshots
234: Home
235: Community Forums
236: Community Forums
237: Community Forums
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Home
241: Community Forums
242: Community Forums
243: Home
244: Community Forums
245: Home
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
For all the 'Starship' Fans
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page 1, 2  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:10 pm
Post subject: For all the 'Starship' Fans

I found this today, I believe it is the M60A2 gun system while being constructed at the factory, circa 1975.



Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
3R22R
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Dec 22, 2006
Posts: 32
Location: Ste-Agathe des Monts QC
PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:35 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

'Fans'? Is there such a thing for M-60A2s? Everything I read about that vehicle from bad to unprintable. I saw a vehicle named by its crew
'Computerized Agony' (sic) not a term of endearment, but at least it could better take the recoil from a 152mm regular shell than a M-551

_________________
Guy
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:41 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

- 3R22R
'Fans'? Is there such a thing for M-60A2s? Everything I read about that vehicle from bad to unprintable. I saw a vehicle named by its crew
'Computerized Agony' (sic) not a term of endearment, but at least it could better take the recoil from a 152mm regular shell than a M-551


Some people have lamentable histories exhorably linked to the thing (well, both of the aforementioned vehicles, actually, among others) with a love/hate sort of fondness that's inexplicable today. We'll leave names out of this. Wink

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:26 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

It had a turret fan Rolling Eyes

Don, Mind if I post this on my Flickr site? W/credit if you want?

www.flickr.com/groups/1012739@N24/

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
JeffStringer
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 637

PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:30 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

Oh, I don't know. As a "civy" and a modeler I think I qualify as a fan.

Back to top
View user's profile
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:50 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

Mark,
Here's another one you can use if you want. Like the night launch of the Shillelagh missile shot, shouldn't have that copyright claim on it, though...both were taken by Photo & Graphics Branch of the Armor Board.

They really liked that spot in the creek, there's a well-known Sheridan shot at the same crossing. Rocketed over that spot a few time myself.



_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:28 am
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

- MarkHolloway
It had a turret fan Rolling Eyes

Don, Mind if I post this on my Flickr site? W/credit if you want?

www.flickr.com/groups/1012739@N24/


Sure thing dude.

Just wait till you see the video I'm editing with over 50 photos of the assembly of the M60A1.

There are a couple of shots with M60A2's in the background.

I hope to have it done tonight and will have it posted on my You Tube. Stay tuned

BTW: I thought it was a 'turret blower' but there is the infamous 'range fan'.

Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
JG300-Ascout
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 05, 2005
Posts: 6257
Location: Cyberspace
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:34 am
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

- Dontos
BTW: I thought it was a 'turret blower' but there is the infamous 'range fan'.

Don


Try never to leave it. Wink

_________________
"All facts go to clearly prove that Shades is a thrice-cursed traitor & mentally deranged person steeped in inveterate enmity toward mankind"
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:53 am
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

You can use this M60A2 photo also, From the Patton Museum Library.




Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
JeffStringer
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 637

PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:12 am
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

- JG300-Ascout
Mark,
Here's another one you can use if you want. Like the night launch of the Shillelagh missile shot, shouldn't have that copyright claim on it, though...both were taken by Photo & Graphics Branch of the Armor Board.

They really liked that spot in the creek, there's a well-known Sheridan shot at the same crossing. Rocketed over that spot a few time myself.



Nice.
Back to top
View user's profile
MarkHolloway
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 08, 2006
Posts: 2054
Location: Beatty, Nevada
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:28 am
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

"Turret Blower" was what we called gay crewmembers Shocked

Probably the 'turret fan' term came from Sheridans.

Thanks for the pictures!

BTW, I've also set up an M114 group.

_________________
"TUMBLEWEED"
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Photo Gallery
Joe_D
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 29, 2006
Posts: 2068
Location: Razorback Country
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 3:58 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

Now that we are discussing M60A2's

How many are actually left (Confirmable) that haven't been converted to bridgelayers, ROBAT, or other stuff ? Hint, it's in the single digits.

IMO the few left qualify as rarities.

I think there are more Panthers out there Confused

BTW, haven't made it to Shelby yet, still in Louisiana.

_________________
Joe_D
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
binder001
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 25, 2006
Posts: 363

PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 4:53 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

I looked at the Flickr site and there is a NICE batch of M551 photos there!

I wish I still had some of the photos that I shot when I went to the Armed Forces Day display at the Patton Museum in 1974 or 75. There were quite a few "modern" (at the time) Army vehicles there including an M60A2. This was during the research into camouflage before the MERDC pattern were adopted and a bunch of the stuff on display at Knox were painted in a camouflage of "khaki-drab" (close to the Humbrol color of that name) with flat black overspray. Quite different than anything else in use at that time.

Gary
Back to top
View user's profile
Doug_Kibbey
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 23, 2006
Posts: 4678
Location: The Great Satan
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:13 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

- binder001
I wish I still had some of the photos that I shot when I went to the Armed Forces Day display at the Patton Museum in 1974 or 75. There were quite a few "modern" (at the time) Army vehicles there including an M60A2. This was during the research into camouflage before the MERDC pattern were adopted and a bunch of the stuff on display at Knox were painted in a camouflage of "khaki-drab" (close to the Humbrol color of that name) with flat black overspray. Quite different than anything else in use at that time.

Gary


Gary,
A test project had been running at the Armor Board during my time with them ('72-end of '73), during which we evaluated a 4-pattern camo of some Swedish origin (so it was said) and a khaki/desert color we unofficially referred to as "Afrika Corps Sand". M60A1 looked great in this and we all thought every tank in the Army should be painted that colore immediately, whether or not it was appropriate to the theatre. Laughing Damn, it was beautiful!

Testing included going out to driving and range areas and having a gaggle of Armor Board officers and troopers take turns trying to spot vehicles at various distances, static and moving (as they approached). Mean detection distances were recorded. I have abnormal color vision and sometimes picked them up early as the pattern didn't work as intended with my special "gift".
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website Photo Gallery
Rikard_Hufschmied
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 458
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 5:29 pm
Post subject: Re: For all the 'Starship' Fans

- Doug_Kibbey
- binder001
I wish I still had some of the photos that I shot when I went to the Armed Forces Day display at the Patton Museum in 1974 or 75. There were quite a few "modern" (at the time) Army vehicles there including an M60A2. This was during the research into camouflage before the MERDC pattern were adopted and a bunch of the stuff on display at Knox were painted in a camouflage of "khaki-drab" (close to the Humbrol color of that name) with flat black overspray. Quite different than anything else in use at that time.

Gary


Gary,
A test project had been running at the Armor Board during my time with them ('72-end of '73), during which we evaluated a 4-pattern camo of some Swedish origin (so it was said) and a khaki/desert color we unofficially referred to as "Afrika Corps Sand". M60A1 looked great in this and we all thought every tank in the Army should be painted that colore immediately, whether or not it was appropriate to the theatre. Laughing Damn, it was beautiful!

Testing included going out to driving and range areas and having a gaggle of Armor Board officers and troopers take turns trying to spot vehicles at various distances, static and moving (as they approached). Mean detection distances were recorded. I have abnormal color vision and sometimes picked them up early as the pattern didn't work as intended with my special "gift".



Doug,

Was this the Swedish splinter (later adopted) type or the prototype spots and blotches camouflage?

_________________
Frustra Nate Vive Devincere
Back to top
View user's profile Photo Gallery
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 1 of 2
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page 1, 2  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum