Tom Dinackus Posted December 18, 2008 Share #101 Posted December 18, 2008 This is an M-60A3. You can tell by the flat sides on the turret. The "Slick 60" had a rounded similar to the M-48. Actually, the M60A1 and M60A3 had the same shape turret. The round-turret "Slick 60" is frequently called by armor enthusiasts the "M60A0," but I don't think the Army ever used that designation. The distinguishing characteristic between the M60A1 and M60A3 is that the A1 had an optical range finder (hence the "rangefinder ears" that stick out the sides of the turret), while the A3 had a laser range finder. The only external difference is, on the A1 there are optical pieces in both ears, whereas on the A3 the left side ear is empty, and the laser rangefinder is in the right side ear, with a small external door that could be pad-locked in the closed or open position. This was added because the laser range finder was very powerful and could blind people, so if the tank was not on the range, the rangefinder door was padlocked in the closed position. If you look carefully, you can see that this is an A3, as the R/S ear has the door (closed) and the L/S ear does not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDC Posted December 19, 2008 Share #102 Posted December 19, 2008 SGTDorango - in the opening post to this great string you mentioned an M1 somewhere near Dedham. We'll be driving up for Christmas to Wellesley between storms. Promised to drive my mother around to look at lights, so if we happened on a tank or two it couldn't hurt ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpstout Posted December 27, 2008 Share #103 Posted December 27, 2008 Here is a Lend Lease Sherman Tank restored and on display at Victory Park in Moscow, Russia. This park has an incredible array of USSR, German, Japanese WWII artifacts inside and out as well as the Scattered US Lend Lease vehicles etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom @ Snake River Posted January 3, 2009 Share #104 Posted January 3, 2009 Sorry not to post pictures but here is the link to the 57mm memorial that we restored and now fire blanks. And the M60A3 that we were driving around untill they told us to knock it off. http://www.snakeriver4x4.com/dumb.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alt Berliner Posted January 3, 2009 Share #105 Posted January 3, 2009 HI Guys, I am no longer in the Fort Lewis area......... I am at the Aberdeen Provings Grounds!!! So! If there are any Tanks that you would like to see from here......... Just let me know. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstolpa Posted January 4, 2009 Share #106 Posted January 4, 2009 Parked in front of the VFW in Zumbrota, Minnesota. Don't know what type it is but it is in nice shape.... Parked at the entrance to a military park in Arcadia, WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alt Berliner Posted January 4, 2009 Share #107 Posted January 4, 2009 wstolpa said: Parked in front of the VFW in Zumbrota, Minnesota. Don't know what type it is but it is in nice shape.... This is either an M60A1 or an M60A3. Hope this helps. Ken wstolpa said: Parked at the entrance to a military park in Arcadia, WI. This one I believe is an M48A5. Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwightPruitt Posted January 4, 2009 Share #108 Posted January 4, 2009 This one I believe is an M48A5.Ken The second photo is of an M48A5. The first is a M60-series vehicle. Note the sloped, straight glacis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Dinackus Posted January 10, 2009 Share #109 Posted January 10, 2009 wstolpa said: Parked at the entrance to a military park in Arcadia, WI. This is an M48A5 Alt Berliner said: This is either an M60A1 or an M60A3. Hope this helps. Ken This is probably an M60A1, since it does not have a thermal wrap on the main gun tube or a wind sensor mounted on the rear of the turret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Meatcan Posted January 10, 2009 Share #110 Posted January 10, 2009 Here's an M7 Priest. Although not strictly a "tank", it does have treads and a gun so close enough for this thread Located at the Montana ANG base in Kalispell ca 1988. The dude in the "pulpit" is a much younger me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willysmb44 Posted April 14, 2009 Share #111 Posted April 14, 2009 here's an odd one from Ft. Lewis Wa.I say odd because of the strange copula that rests on top of it. At one time there were two Sherman tanks sitting there. One was an earlier variant. One had half the interior cut away, I was told for filming of a movie. Both came with a Brigade of the 3rd AD when it came to Lewis from Germany to form the 3rd Brigade, 2nd ID. One was painted for 1/33 Armor Battalion, the other for 1/32. Both units were re-flagged for Cavalry when the Brigade transitioned into the very first Stryker Brigade. I was there during that transition and I think I have a photo of my WW2 Jeep (which I used to drive onto post when I was still active duty there) sitting between them. Lewis has plenty of other tanks all over the place, I need to get back to get some shots of the Sherman recovery vehicle sitting not far away from these photos. The Museum has plenty of stuff, including a ever-expanding collection of Iraqi war trophies, which I guess in another generation or two will be returned to their original owners…Having been assigned to Aberdeen at one point, finding stuffed and mounted tanks was easier than finding someone wearing camouflage! Here’s a shot of me that a GS civilian in our OBC class took of me, during the DS-Fix exercise when we had time to kill after lunch, over at the museum nearby. I used to keep a framed print of this in my office on active duty and watch people do double-takes then stare at it, wonder what I’m sitting in at the time: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
37thguy Posted September 21, 2009 Share #112 Posted September 21, 2009 This M3 is outside of Bath, NY. Very nice, although an odd color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.A.T. Posted September 24, 2009 Share #113 Posted September 24, 2009 http://www.festungsmuseum.ch/xml_2/internet/de/intro.cfm Click on to the TEAM KÖNIGSTIGER The museum is in Switzerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerAlarm Posted September 29, 2009 Share #114 Posted September 29, 2009 Hey guys. New to the list and got a few things. Found this M60 in Northborough MA outside the American Legion yesterday. (9/28/09) I know its not a tank but rare for these parts. German PaK 38 anti tank gun outside the Medway MA American Legion. Wheels have been cemented on the bottom and are stamped 1940. Wish I could rescue it from the elements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaptonIsGod Posted October 7, 2009 Share #115 Posted October 7, 2009 Heres the other tank not far from my house parked outside of a VFW in Stoughton,MA believe this is a Patton or M-60? not sure but very cool tank....mike Hey Mike, there's one in Hamilton, a Sherman and a Patton memorial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgtdorango Posted October 7, 2009 Author Share #116 Posted October 7, 2009 Hey Mike, there's one in Hamilton, a Sherman and a Patton memorial. Take a pic!!!....would love to see it!.....mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldfireguy Posted October 7, 2009 Share #117 Posted October 7, 2009 Orting Soldiers Home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaptonIsGod Posted October 17, 2009 Share #118 Posted October 17, 2009 sgtdorango said: Take a pic!!!....would love to see it!.....mike also, there's what I think is a Patton (?) over in Salem, will try and head over today.. hamilton is a bit far so don't know next time I'll be up there, its about a 30 min drive and don't know if I have time just for a pic. ill check online. here you go.. also, don't know if I'll make it over, so here is one I found of the Salem tank, will try to get there and take additional ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copran Posted October 17, 2009 Share #119 Posted October 17, 2009 http://www.festungsmuseum.ch/xml_2/internet/de/intro.cfm Click on to the TEAM KÖNIGSTIGER The museum is in Switzerland. The tiger seems from France, probabaly destroyed by his own team during the retreat from France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airborne1968 Posted July 24, 2011 Share #120 Posted July 24, 2011 This thread seems to have died off on 2009. Was it continued elsewhere? Here are some over rippened tanks and artillery (8") sitting in the sun in Hawaii in 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted July 27, 2011 Share #121 Posted July 27, 2011 Some from Ft. Riley, Kansas, M-10 Ft Riley Ft. Riley Ft Riley One more Ft. Riley, couldn't resist the first tankers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted July 27, 2011 Share #122 Posted July 27, 2011 This tank is at War Veteran’s Memorial Park, just east of the Bay Pines Veterans complex,in St.Petersburg Florida.According the the descriptive information there, it’s a Walker Bulldog Tank, fitted with a 76mm gun, Model M41A3.When it was new, it went for $87,941! Gotta love the sign!"Aww,you mean we can't fire it off?" The V.A complex right next to this park is one of the most beautiful in the country,the cemetery there is where my Dad is buried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted July 28, 2011 Share #123 Posted July 28, 2011 Some from Ft. Riley, Kansas, M-10 I think this is an M36. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 28, 2011 Share #124 Posted July 28, 2011 That's actually a British Achilles TD...the 17pdr armed variant of the M10. Sabrejet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeper704 Posted July 28, 2011 Share #125 Posted July 28, 2011 Hooviedude, the Hetzer is now IN the museum. Sabrejet is correct; the one at the Bastogne Museum is an Achilles TD. Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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