USMC M60A1 MBT CAX

In 1963, the M60 was upgraded to the M60A1. This new variant, which stayed in production until 1980, featured a larger, better-shaped turret and improvements to the armor protection and shock absorbers. The M60A1 was also equipped with a stabilization system for the main gun. However, the M60A1 was still not able to fire on the move, as the system only kept the gun pointed in the same general direction while the tank was traveling cross country. It did however enable the coaxial machine gun to be brought to bear while moving.

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[tint661]

M60A1 had manual range finder. I think the M60A3 had a laser rangefinder and infared sights also. 

[yeshuahfullofit]

@otester No problem. ; )

[otester]

@yeshuahfullofit

Thanks!

[yeshuahfullofit]

@otester Manual - stereoscopic.

[otester]

@yeshuahfullofit

Was the rangefinder manual or laser in the original M60?

[285towing]

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

[yeshuahfullofit]

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!!

[Talshet]

@yeshuahfullofit And T62/64 was best tanks of their time,M60 hadnt chance even T55s of Libya destroyed several M60

[yeshuahfullofit]

@jkk20 "Well, nobody said it would be easy, pilgrim". -- John Wayne ; )

[jkk20]

@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