"Three Armies Still Upgrading Their Cold War-Vintage..." Topic
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Tango01 | 19 Mar 2018 4:16 p.m. PST |
…M-60 Tanks. "The M-60 "Patton" tank is one of the most iconic tanks of the Cold War. While it did not see use in the Vietnam War, it saw extensive use by Israel and Iran in the various hot wars of the 20th century, and comprised the vast bulk of the U.S. Army's tank fleet facing down the Warsaw Pact throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It was also used by U.S. Marines in Grenada and Operation Desert Storm. While it was phased out of American service in the 2000s — and most other tank fleets by the 2010s — the M-60 continues to serve on in some countries, and are receiving advanced upgrade packages in an attempt to make them adequate for today's battlefield. Most of these packages are based on the M-60A3, the latest variant to see widespread service introduced in the 1980s. Some of the upgrade packages are based on the far older M-60A1 variant…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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StoneMtnMinis | 19 Mar 2018 4:51 p.m. PST |
Interesting article. Thanks for posting. Dave |
Lion in the Stars | 19 Mar 2018 6:26 p.m. PST |
Aside from the thermal sights on the A3, what was the difference between the A1 and A3. |
BigNickR | 19 Mar 2018 10:35 p.m. PST |
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Gaz0045 | 20 Mar 2018 3:30 a.m. PST |
The Portuguese have just retired their last M60's, replaced with surplus Leopards. |
Tango01 | 20 Mar 2018 10:34 a.m. PST |
A votre service mon ami!. (smile) Amicalement Armand |
Legion 4 | 20 Mar 2018 3:26 p.m. PST |
You will still find old M60s and M113s in service with some nations. But both are getting very dated, especially the M113 … |
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