Look folks, I made a simple comment 7 months ago about how I trained on the M60 in 1973 before I moved on to the cavalry. Since then, I keep receiving these comments on how great the Soviet T62 was. It was a piece of crap that was made in huge numbers. If you think it would have swamped the technological edge of the M60, so be it. You are entitled to your opinion. However, I really am not interested in keeping up this conversation of "what if". I have moved on. Good day, gentlemen. Garry Owen!!
I was originally an 11Echo when I entered the service in 1973 and trained on the M60A1E1 at Ft. Knox, Ky. Halfway through AIT, some officer came into class and announced new 'volunteers' for RECON. They called my name and I became an 11Delta - Reconnaisance Scout Specialist. I served with the 4/7 Armored Cav at Camp Rice/ Camp Garry Owen in 1974/1975. I had a ball in the armored/air cavalry. I rotated back to F. Hood, Tx. to the 4/9 Air Cav. Garry! Owen! - Scouts!, Out! Front! RECON!!
@yeshuahfullofit Yeah, that's what I mean, armor thickness. I already read on internet, but the data you find on the internet is not always accurate. And that's why I want to know this from someone who had personal experience with these tanks.
@yeshuahfullofit Only 9.32 cm in the front? This is way too thin. How would you have defeated the soviet tanks, which were much better protected and better armed? It's interesting that on wiki, it says that the protection of this tank in front was 15.5 cm. But it seems that it was much poorer than that.
@StiviGun1 I never had to find out. If you read my comment again, you will see that 1/2 way through AIT, my MOS was switched from an 11 Echo (tanker) to 11 Delta (reconnaissance scout specialist). I went from driving, loading and shooting tanks, to rappelling out of helicopters, driving scout jeeps with mounted M60 machine guns, and basic, bush stomping. ; )
@yeshuahfullofit Your must've had quite some fun. But my question was more general. I really don't understand what NATO and US could've done against a soviet invasion in Europe. The Western tanks were clearly inferior to the soviet ones. So I don't know how they would've stopped an armored invasion in Western Europe.
@StiviGun1 That's an American poker play, called the 'bluff'. Well, that and a shitload of nuclear weapons. I glad we never had to find out. I hope we never do.
@yeshuahfullofit Well, I;m not sure if the Americans could fool the Russians. The truth is their only chance against a soviet invasion would've been nuclear weapons. But if they had used nuclear so would've the Russians. And that would've lead to a full scale nuclear war. I guess this is why the soviet never invaded Europe.
@StiviGun1 The M60's 105mm main gun could pierce any known armor of the time. We would have been up against Soviet T-62's, mainly. We could kill them with one shot.
@yeshuahfullofit even if they outnumber the m60's and on top of that some of the terrain could have caused some problems for the pattons .. these tanks didnt have mobility at all ... even in the a3 stage of mods later on ..
so i doubt a country with up to 3x more tanks could actually be taken out as easy as you sound
Served '87 to '88 with 3rd Tanks at 29 Palms. '86 to '87 Tank platoon Guantanamo Bay. Anyone out there I may have served with? 1811 Marine Corps Tankers RULE!!!!! By the way, the M60A1 most certainly could fire main gun on the move. SEMPER FIDELIS !!!
Army Served 1964 - 1967 Erlangen, Germany. M60A1 Two rounds down range in 15 seconds. Target Target. What a Beast! We lived in them during the Summer and Winter for days on end. Held all positions from Loader to Commander. Loved the HEP round.Watch one on the way and light up and look into the scope just in time to see it hit Target. I kinda miss those days.
My father was the 1st Cav First Brigade CSM after he got back from Vietnam in 1969. He got me a brand new copy of the dash 10 operators manual for a M60A1 for my birthday. When I joined in 1972 I also became an 11E. I was at Ft. Hood until 1975 then it was 3 years with the 2nd 32nd Armor at the Rock (3rd AD). After that I became an instructor at the Weapons Department at Ft. Knox. The M60A1/A3 was a good tank. They have one sitting in the park in Lake Charles, LA.
63 and D-4/37 from 81 to 85 then transition to the M1 I love my diesel dinosaur but having gone to war on a M-1a1 I would have to stay with the Abrams
Served for 6 years on M60A1's in Germany, 1/32 Armor & 3/32 Armor, then later at Ft. Hood, TX, B 2/5 Cav, 1st Cav Div. Awesome tank and deadly weapon in the hands of a well trained crew.
For some reason I have always loved the M-60, Im about 10 years to young to have serve on one.(I think they were retired in 1993 or so) It is great to see that they still have some life and tricks up their sleeves(Sabra and Magach) plus the ones that are still in service. Put me in an M60 over a T-72 ANYDAY!!!!
I was a member of the 302nd armor in 1978 I miss those days they were the best of times. they retired my tank and it was put at the cemetary my Dad is there and I will be also in the vets part.
this brings back memories from 1980 as a young 17 year old tank driver with A Co 3bn 66th amor 2nd armor div. Hell On Wheels. Ft. Hood Tx. thanks for the memories.
Ecellent. That was my Tank, the good old M60A1. That's exactly how I remeber CAX too, at least a small part of it. We were there for about 30 day in November of 85.
I probably logged on hundreds of miles there. A lot of fun and a mild amount of suffering but it was pretty darn cool.
I was with C Co 1st Tank Bn. I served from 1984-87. (also did time in Delta and Charlie Co, 1st Tracked Vehicl Bn, 3rd Mar Div in Okinawa)
M60A1 had manual range finder. I think the M60A3 had a laser rangefinder and infared sights also.
tint661 2 weeks ago
Ooh rah to all who had the wonderful chance to be a crewman on any tank & believe me when I say it's not the tank, it's the tank crew
285towing 1 month ago
Look folks, I made a simple comment 7 months ago about how I trained on the M60 in 1973 before I moved on to the cavalry. Since then, I keep receiving these comments on how great the Soviet T62 was. It was a piece of crap that was made in huge numbers. If you think it would have swamped the technological edge of the M60, so be it. You are entitled to your opinion. However, I really am not interested in keeping up this conversation of "what if". I have moved on. Good day, gentlemen. Garry Owen!!
yeshuahfullofit 2 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit
Was the rangefinder manual or laser in the original M60?
otester 1 month ago
@otester Manual - stereoscopic.
yeshuahfullofit 1 month ago
@yeshuahfullofit
Thanks!
otester 1 month ago
@otester No problem. ; )
yeshuahfullofit 1 month ago
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GET SOME! GET SOME! YEAH BABY! GET SOME!
Alpha1Papa 5 months ago
I was originally an 11Echo when I entered the service in 1973 and trained on the M60A1E1 at Ft. Knox, Ky. Halfway through AIT, some officer came into class and announced new 'volunteers' for RECON. They called my name and I became an 11Delta - Reconnaisance Scout Specialist. I served with the 4/7 Armored Cav at Camp Rice/ Camp Garry Owen in 1974/1975. I had a ball in the armored/air cavalry. I rotated back to F. Hood, Tx. to the 4/9 Air Cav. Garry! Owen! - Scouts!, Out! Front! RECON!!
yeshuahfullofit 9 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit I want to ask you something. What was the protection of an M60? In terms of mm.
StiviGun1 7 months ago
@StiviGun1 By 'protection', I am assuming you meant the thickness of the armor. On which part? It varies. You can google it.
yeshuahfullofit 7 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit Yeah, that's what I mean, armor thickness. I already read on internet, but the data you find on the internet is not always accurate. And that's why I want to know this from someone who had personal experience with these tanks.
StiviGun1 7 months ago
@StiviGun1 The armor thickness varies from 9.32cm (front) - 1.3cm (rear floor deck).
yeshuahfullofit 7 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit Only 9.32 cm in the front? This is way too thin. How would you have defeated the soviet tanks, which were much better protected and better armed? It's interesting that on wiki, it says that the protection of this tank in front was 15.5 cm. But it seems that it was much poorer than that.
StiviGun1 7 months ago
@StiviGun1 I never had to find out. If you read my comment again, you will see that 1/2 way through AIT, my MOS was switched from an 11 Echo (tanker) to 11 Delta (reconnaissance scout specialist). I went from driving, loading and shooting tanks, to rappelling out of helicopters, driving scout jeeps with mounted M60 machine guns, and basic, bush stomping. ; )
yeshuahfullofit 7 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit Your must've had quite some fun. But my question was more general. I really don't understand what NATO and US could've done against a soviet invasion in Europe. The Western tanks were clearly inferior to the soviet ones. So I don't know how they would've stopped an armored invasion in Western Europe.
StiviGun1 7 months ago
@StiviGun1 That's an American poker play, called the 'bluff'. Well, that and a shitload of nuclear weapons. I glad we never had to find out. I hope we never do.
yeshuahfullofit 7 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit Well, I;m not sure if the Americans could fool the Russians. The truth is their only chance against a soviet invasion would've been nuclear weapons. But if they had used nuclear so would've the Russians. And that would've lead to a full scale nuclear war. I guess this is why the soviet never invaded Europe.
StiviGun1 7 months ago
@StiviGun1 I'm sure you're correct. ; )
yeshuahfullofit 7 months ago
@StiviGun1 The M60's 105mm main gun could pierce any known armor of the time. We would have been up against Soviet T-62's, mainly. We could kill them with one shot.
yeshuahfullofit 7 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit even if they outnumber the m60's and on top of that some of the terrain could have caused some problems for the pattons .. these tanks didnt have mobility at all ... even in the a3 stage of mods later on ..
so i doubt a country with up to 3x more tanks could actually be taken out as easy as you sound
jkk20 2 months ago
@jkk20 "Well, nobody said it would be easy, pilgrim". -- John Wayne ; )
yeshuahfullofit 2 months ago
@yeshuahfullofit And T62/64 was best tanks of their time,M60 hadnt chance even T55s of Libya destroyed several M60
Talshet 2 months ago
Served '87 to '88 with 3rd Tanks at 29 Palms. '86 to '87 Tank platoon Guantanamo Bay. Anyone out there I may have served with? 1811 Marine Corps Tankers RULE!!!!! By the way, the M60A1 most certainly could fire main gun on the move. SEMPER FIDELIS !!!
MANDRAKE1811 1 year ago
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MANDRAKE1811 1 year ago
gayyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
kj2399 1 year ago
Army Served 1964 - 1967 Erlangen, Germany. M60A1 Two rounds down range in 15 seconds. Target Target. What a Beast! We lived in them during the Summer and Winter for days on end. Held all positions from Loader to Commander. Loved the HEP round.Watch one on the way and light up and look into the scope just in time to see it hit Target. I kinda miss those days.
FunBear987 1 year ago
I served on a USMC M-60A1, we did a CAX. Good training.
jtcohen1 1 year ago
My father was the 1st Cav First Brigade CSM after he got back from Vietnam in 1969. He got me a brand new copy of the dash 10 operators manual for a M60A1 for my birthday. When I joined in 1972 I also became an 11E. I was at Ft. Hood until 1975 then it was 3 years with the 2nd 32nd Armor at the Rock (3rd AD). After that I became an instructor at the Weapons Department at Ft. Knox. The M60A1/A3 was a good tank. They have one sitting in the park in Lake Charles, LA.
Texan77064 1 year ago
I served on m60s at Ft Riley A-4/
63 and D-4/37 from 81 to 85 then transition to the M1 I love my diesel dinosaur but having gone to war on a M-1a1 I would have to stay with the Abrams
texasdustfart 2 years ago
Served for 6 years on M60A1's in Germany, 1/32 Armor & 3/32 Armor, then later at Ft. Hood, TX, B 2/5 Cav, 1st Cav Div. Awesome tank and deadly weapon in the hands of a well trained crew.
austexpilot1 2 years ago
I was stationed in N. Carolina 2nd battalion, trained at Fort Knox in 1984. one shot one kill, hell yeah put me against any T 72 tank crew. ooh rah!!
snafu1088 2 years ago 2
For some reason I have always loved the M-60, Im about 10 years to young to have serve on one.(I think they were retired in 1993 or so) It is great to see that they still have some life and tricks up their sleeves(Sabra and Magach) plus the ones that are still in service. Put me in an M60 over a T-72 ANYDAY!!!!
rilowig 2 years ago
I was a member of the 302nd armor in 1978 I miss those days they were the best of times. they retired my tank and it was put at the cemetary my Dad is there and I will be also in the vets part.
SLAPSTIX001 2 years ago
this brings back memories from 1980 as a young 17 year old tank driver with A Co 3bn 66th amor 2nd armor div. Hell On Wheels. Ft. Hood Tx. thanks for the memories.
imdacht 2 years ago
You can tell this is newer.
No searhlight on the main gun
Bobby...
palonejr 2 years ago
Wow!
This was my first RV.
There is nothing like the sound of the turbo chargers,
the sound of the diesel,
the sound of the treads.
Thanks
Bobby
1974 8TH ID
palonejr 2 years ago 2
Ecellent. That was my Tank, the good old M60A1. That's exactly how I remeber CAX too, at least a small part of it. We were there for about 30 day in November of 85.
I probably logged on hundreds of miles there. A lot of fun and a mild amount of suffering but it was pretty darn cool.
I was with C Co 1st Tank Bn. I served from 1984-87. (also did time in Delta and Charlie Co, 1st Tracked Vehicl Bn, 3rd Mar Div in Okinawa)
Semper Fi Tankers
Starkstone 2 years ago 2
@Starkstone I was there too. Semper Fi
pw2rcvry 1 year ago
thanks for posting all these vids jag
yreuq0 2 years ago 2