There were 12,000 M60 series tanks made. I only had 5, as a young US Army 2LT, in Germany, on the US/Russian Sector Border (1970). The 105mm cannon was standard for all NATO units at the time. The commentator talks about the APDS round, but we also had HEAT, HEP and Smoke (WP). It carried 63 main gun rounds.
@lifeofjoyandcreation
9 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Taylor he mentions Fins, so he is talking about the APDS-FS, right?
@iloverebeccachambers
9 жыл бұрын
+Stephen Taylor As a russian I respect you as former enemy. But I believe that all people on Earth need to unite. Americans are good warriors and we Russians too. May your friends and family live and long and happy life and don't ever see war.
@1madcanuck
8 жыл бұрын
+iloverebeccachambers that's a pretty cool comment! peace from Canada.
@stephentaylor6204
8 жыл бұрын
+Philipp U. Yes but fn stabilization came later. We had armor piercing discarding sabot rounds in our tanks for flank shots. as they had a velocity over 4,000 fps. They were a steel casting, inside a can, which contained a tungsten carbide shaft. There were only about 16 APDS rounds on our tanks. Other rounds were 'willie pete' which was white phosphorous, high explosive anti-tank (HEAT), and high explosive plastic. Other rounds available included flechette and canister.
@stephentaylor6204
8 жыл бұрын
+iloverebeccachambers You are right. It's better this way. We could hear Russian soldiers on the radio. They always ended their transmission with a number. It was how many days until they could go home. I wish we could all learn to stop killing each other.
@downrange4073
7 жыл бұрын
Ya... still remember using a ball peen hammer to check the tracks for loose wedge bolts.... and finding the driver's escape hatches on tank trails while down range when someone failed to strap in dogging lever... and when it rained on the outside, it rained just as hard on the inside. I still laugh when people think that you are going to be dry inside a tank when it rains. But I would trade it all to back there again. I spent time on the M48A5, M60A1 and M60A3 and served in all 4 crew positions while in the Army. Shout out to all my fellow '60 Tankers out there!
@scotanderson7689
4 жыл бұрын
SPEED AND POWER Maintz Germany 1980s
@safn1949
3 жыл бұрын
Drivers hatch closed, I was dry but road march I took my poncho and had it held in place by the periscope covers...not too wet. Up to our ass in mud in Germany.
@u.s.militia7682
3 жыл бұрын
A small assault unit I was in during war games in FT. Stewart Georgia sneaked in behind one of these M60’s in its exhaust into the TOC Tactical Operations Command. We noticed that every time a tank would enter the guards would look away because of the dust and debris that it blew around. 5 of us waited until dark and got behind the tank and got inside the perimeter without any incident. About 30 minutes later we captured their communications and their commander. Was the coolest thing I had done up until that day. I miss the army so much.
@HerbWalker
7 жыл бұрын
With a good gunner and a smart TC, this is still a very deadly tank. "On The Way!!"
@tonytrotta9322
4 жыл бұрын
We used to see the M60 Tanks at the Detroit Tank Arsenal in Warren, Michigan in the 1970's. They used to test run the tanks with the turret pointed rearward and their engines were loud. They had a water tank there and full test track. Neat video!
@Steveindajeep
8 жыл бұрын
The marines actually did use the M60 in combat during the 91' gulf war.
@ProjecthuntanFish
7 жыл бұрын
I was in one then
@RJM1011
3 жыл бұрын
@@ProjecthuntanFish Thank you
@truegratch9217
3 жыл бұрын
Dtrp 4th Cav, Our Old M60 were given to the Marines Dec 25th 91, all 9 of them. We received M1A1s on the same day.
@ernestpaniagua1210
Жыл бұрын
There was one army unit who used them during the Gulf war they came out of the 197th INF brigade out of Ft Benning
@timellis484
10 жыл бұрын
TC on one of these '86-90. It's great to see them restored and displayed for all to see.
@lisar3006
8 жыл бұрын
I was a 19D20 cavalry scout and was crossed trained in the M48A5 and the M60A3 both were great tanks. (This is my wife's account)
@Stillstoned1
8 жыл бұрын
19 echo
@shorttimer874
4 жыл бұрын
11D20, same thing a bit earler on, got a bit tricked by the recruiter, I wanted to drive a M60 but it turned out a guarantee for 11Armor wasn't quite the same thing. Recon turned out to be a lot more fun than being a line animal, but a M114 with a Chevy 283 wasn't quite the same thing.
@ProjecthuntanFish
9 жыл бұрын
Ah the M60 with its wonderful M85 .50 cal jamamatic machine gun otherwise known as a boat anchor!
@KiwiKugai
9 жыл бұрын
ProjecthuntanFish I take it the MG was a pig of a thing occasionally.
@ProjecthuntanFish
9 жыл бұрын
Guaranteed to jam every time its fired. My platoons Sgt jammed his in combat during Desert Storm when he tried to destroy some Iraqi SPGs with it, lol.
@engared
8 жыл бұрын
+ProjecthuntanFish He must've been pissed.
@235buz
8 жыл бұрын
+ProjecthuntanFish I was a commander on the M60 in 1975 and fabricated a chute so it wouldn't jam. They never wanted to use it but every tank in my platoon used it and never had a jam since adopting it! Go figure!
@chrispearson3813
8 жыл бұрын
+ProjecthuntanFish Loading the cupola tray was the key. There was nothing wrong with the M85. If you learned to load the cupola tray correctly the M85 on high rate was bad to the bone.
@DavidPT40
Жыл бұрын
"Not an awful lot of room in that turret" What? I'm 6'2, and this tank was roomy for me. It's huge. I liked it more than the M1 Abrams.
@K7DFA
3 жыл бұрын
I was a 19D1O, and "cross trained" on the M60-A1 as a "loader". I'm 75" "short", and had no problems with the job. 1st Inf. Div. (Mech.), 1/4 Cavalry Troop "B" 1980-1983.
@irwan_rc2416
3 жыл бұрын
What makes tanks so interesting, since I was little I always fell in love with tanks, sometimes I don't know why
@doogalloonni
5 жыл бұрын
Drove many a mile in my M60!
@Godzilla691138MW3
8 жыл бұрын
I LOVE.....those chirping noises the M60 makes...
@garybanglebangle7949
3 жыл бұрын
This is like the one I was on in Germany back in 67.
@mhe97niner29
8 жыл бұрын
lovely sight and sound
@carlosmolano8580
3 жыл бұрын
Trained on 48s at knox, stationed illishime germany. On 60s and 60a1s served 1970 to 1973. 3rd plt 4bn 35 arm 1st AD, C co. Iron horsemen
@donniehodge2548
3 жыл бұрын
I drove a M60 in Illesheim Germany in the 1st Armor Division in 1970s
@abe2571
6 жыл бұрын
So they really do squeak like you hear in the movies. Cool.
@maxdavies9958
5 жыл бұрын
All tracked vehicles do.
@dammitttman8
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yes!!!,, as a gunner inside, it will put you to sleep, trust me, i know!! Lol
@RedArrow73
4 жыл бұрын
Still looking for the searchlight, standard eqpt. on 3AD tanks. (74-77). I was 2-6 FA, and 1-33 (2nd BCT) was our Armor guys, and was around for the start of the M60A2 retrofit.
@alantoon5708
3 жыл бұрын
That appears to be an M60A3 TTS, which arrived after your time. The TTS tanks did not use a searchlight as it was not needed. (TTS stands for Tank Thermal Sight)...
@phased-arraych.9150
7 жыл бұрын
My hometown has an original M60 on display with an M48 clam shell style turret.
@Fast85FoxGT
6 жыл бұрын
Cool to know these old boys took on t72's in desert Storm and won. Only lost 1 m60 in the battle aswell.
@supremeflagship8965
10 ай бұрын
To me M60A3 is the quintessential American tank. M1 Abrams is the most hyped-up one...
@RJM1011
3 жыл бұрын
The BEST diesel tank the USA built thank you for the video and thumbs UP. :)
@RJM60
3 жыл бұрын
I liked it over the M1 for rreason...more interior room for a taller bigger guy...
@RJM60
3 жыл бұрын
what the heck happened to my missing word?.."for another reason"....
@tootired76
4 жыл бұрын
I was fortunate in late 1978 to draw a brand new M60A1. My company was chosen as an alternate to the Canadian Army Trophy shoot-off so hence the new tanks. Other than that it was pure drudgery being a tank crewman in the US army in the early 80s.
@SilverSurferrrrrrrr
9 жыл бұрын
Sexy af! I love all tanks!
@iloverebeccachambers
9 жыл бұрын
+Стефан Србија I love military things too! Greetings from Mother Russia!
@starwarsfan5492
Жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful tank
@zackaryhurst7416
10 жыл бұрын
That's my favorite tank on tanktastic
@danielj7328
10 жыл бұрын
he tan bien tengo este tanque en tanktastic
@spartanx9293
4 жыл бұрын
Abrams has always been my favorite its turret just looks so cool
@ΣπυροςΠαγκρατης-ρ4δ
2 жыл бұрын
ΕΙΝΑΙ ΕΝΑ ΩΡΑΙΟ ΑΡΜΑ ΤΟ ΕΧΩ ΟΔΗΓΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΣΥΝΤΗΡΙΣΗ
@redknight3876
7 жыл бұрын
The M60 looked natty if nothing else.
@romines4632
7 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to be a tank crewman with the 185th in California
@edwardlivengood4468
14 сағат бұрын
Drove one in the army 71-78
@kaip7543
6 жыл бұрын
Isnt this that one tank the governor had in the walking dead
@kerwinsmith106
5 жыл бұрын
I was sent to southeast Asia to retrieve patton tanks and drive them the airport to be loaded on C5S IN 1975 -7
@muhammadnursyahmi9440
3 жыл бұрын
Thailand? Because they do have M60s. Not sure about other SEA countries though.
@minuteman1563
7 жыл бұрын
The Cherokee Indian Nation in Western N.C. has a M60 on the reservation and a few other venicles .
@thewomble1509
7 жыл бұрын
I really don't know where Bovington get their commentators from. Modern tanks ARE made of metal. Laminate armour can only be attached to a steel framework. Modern MBT'S ( c2, lEO2 ETC) have fabricated steel underturrets and hulls, to which the laminate/modular armour is added. Over the laminate etc, is what is called COSMETIC armour,i.e, the outer skin which is steel.
@PieAndChips
3 жыл бұрын
That's the museum curator 'David Willey'. Apparently an 'expert', but I haven't seen any evidence to support it
@Ibelieve218
6 жыл бұрын
fort knox trained, C2/172nd 50th armor 19E10 m48,m60 armor crewman
@donniehodge2548
3 жыл бұрын
I trained on the 48 in Fort Knox in 1970
@parabellum9168
3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful design
@tomroberts4975
7 жыл бұрын
the m60 is huge I think, I'm like 5 foot 9 and I stand just barely above the track
@76Schoeneberg30
7 жыл бұрын
The M60 is not called Patton, only the M46, M47 and M48.
@ProjecthuntanFish
7 жыл бұрын
No the M60 was never officially called a Patton tank
@dave4854
6 жыл бұрын
after WW2 and Pattons death, they called everything with tracks a Patton
@dammitttman8
4 жыл бұрын
M60 is most definitely called a Patton tank.
@PaulMcElligott
2 жыл бұрын
@@dammitttman8 It was *unofficially* called Patton by the soldiers who used it, mostly because the early models were basically a development of the M48 and closely resembled its predecessor, however it was never officially given a name by the US Army. For some reason, the Americans stopped naming their army vehicles in the 60s. Neither the M103 heavy tank nor the M113 APC had names.
@PaulMcElligott
2 жыл бұрын
@@dave4854 Nope, just the M46, M47, and M48 tanks.
@iron60bitch62
6 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know that these tanks were used in the first golf war
@1madcanuck
8 жыл бұрын
awesome tank
@candidogomez8994
3 жыл бұрын
Trained on the Patton 1971 Fort Knox
@outlawforever6274
6 жыл бұрын
Rip Shawn Nelson...
@ArtietheArchon
8 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize the basic structure of a modern tank was not steel...
@dksta2346
4 жыл бұрын
Not a steel hull. Horizontally it presents 11 inches of aluminium
@scovserbcurmudgeon6818
3 жыл бұрын
Wrong. It's steel.
@dnate697
7 жыл бұрын
But the shown is an M-60A3 and even the first M-60 with the 90mm that would have kicked the crap of T54-55.
@eduardviska
2 жыл бұрын
Family tank Patton it Best of Best. M60 it alá F-4 Phantom II ground military panzer vehicles. Super camuflage. Edward, Czech Republic.
@markpark9539
9 жыл бұрын
i love how the brits and germs brag about the "gun" a fucking hollow tube basically.
@BirdiesGoCherp
9 жыл бұрын
+mark park They're talking about the Breech and how good it is.
@rockreed3989
7 жыл бұрын
mark park Rifled
@turcenoarthurjamil4364
Жыл бұрын
is that a 120 mm gun???
@zer0f0x69
8 жыл бұрын
this would be like natos equivalent to the soviets t-55
@McDago100
8 жыл бұрын
It had a far better gun. It more than held it's own against T-62s in the Yom Kippur War. Then again, Israeli crews were better than Egyptian or Syrian crews. I like the Chietain myself.
@tomservo5007
7 жыл бұрын
we made quality over quantity, just ask the germans how that strategy turned out.
@يحيىالطفيلي-د4ل
4 жыл бұрын
هل بإمكان الجيش العراقي الحصول على مثل هذه الدبابة
@peterwaring-zc5es
5 жыл бұрын
This was in the walking dead right?
@johnking1463
3 жыл бұрын
Serious flaws in the narrators narrative. I'm not going to watch this again to pick them all out. Nice video, not even mediocre narrative.
@zentorno1410
5 жыл бұрын
awesome!
@alluringming
4 жыл бұрын
They still make these in one countries don't they?
@ahmetislar8623
8 жыл бұрын
dünyanın en iyi tankı
@billkaroumbalis2310
6 жыл бұрын
We couldn’t match them in ouantity ,so we had to beat them in ouality.same thinking behind the Panther and the Tiger.times change ,regimes change but military thinking is the same over the centuries.
@ruthbautista5934
4 жыл бұрын
i drove this at armored patrol roblox :D
@harris8401
3 жыл бұрын
Germans went 4 the quality...how that end up
@yoddhagamer4115
4 жыл бұрын
Indian soldier ABDUL HAMID destroy 7 patton tanks ..from indian side In india pakistan war..
@zer0f0x69
8 жыл бұрын
it wasn't until the 1982 Lebanon war, where the battle of sultan yacoub occurred and the Israeli army lost. at the time the Syrian army finally acquired T-72a and T-72b tanks, the Syrians managed to stop the advancing I.D.F forces and destroyed 8 M48A3 tanks. but who cares right? :D btw there is a vodka and shashlik party at my place tonight! there will be a lot of vodka and cheeki breeki hardbass!
@rockreed3989
7 жыл бұрын
allan chitra. Shit Happens
@mrbrainbob5320
7 жыл бұрын
allan chitra m48 tanks are ww2 while t72 are late cold war tanks not really a accomplishment
@nirvana9498
7 жыл бұрын
Mrbrain bob m48 are korean war era tanks
@jimsmall6779
3 жыл бұрын
The M 48 is not an M 60. 90mm vs 105mm to start. I crewed them both, `66-`69. I'll still drink vodka with you. Peace!
@spyvar599
8 жыл бұрын
Great!
@Minceontoast2
4 жыл бұрын
Then the Abrams replaced it
@cragboone4151
7 жыл бұрын
M60 was not an Patton.
@js-fh4zz
6 ай бұрын
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
@emreozdemir5623
7 жыл бұрын
M60 vs t72 ?
@ardaerdem357
8 жыл бұрын
bir altay değil
@jaystonsmith2154
4 жыл бұрын
The governor
@n5syr01
7 жыл бұрын
The tension on the track needs to be addressed. It sux.
@afat9679
7 жыл бұрын
Ok
@pavelavietor1
Жыл бұрын
AMERICANS DO NOT MAKE TANKS I GUARANTEE YOU THIS . SALUDOS
@giannisgiannis870
5 жыл бұрын
It is a turkish tank.I am greek and to the television we have see them.
@NewDawnReaper
4 жыл бұрын
Αδερφέ ειναι σε ένα tank exibition στην Αγγλία, εκεί τουρκικά δεν έχει. Η παραλλαγή όπως άκουσες να λέει είναι παραλλαγή ερήμου του αμερικανικού στρατού όταν πολέμησε το τεθωρακισμενο στον πρώτο πόλεμο του κόλπου το 1991
@PaulMcElligott
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, we sold a lot of them to Turkey. One of the biggest customers for the M60.
@davidheidseman4914
9 жыл бұрын
Looks like the German ww2 tanks. Well. no wonder. The Americans used the German technology. Awesome looking tank.
@bushwhakked
7 жыл бұрын
You're full of shit, David. The M-60 doesn't look like any German tank from WW2.
@DylanJo123
7 жыл бұрын
Looks like an IS series soviet tank tho
@golden58100
4 жыл бұрын
The German tanks were not mechanically reliable most notably the Tiger series.
@AwesomeDesertTrains
7 жыл бұрын
the gun looks tiny
@zer0f0x69
7 жыл бұрын
it is only a 105mm rifled cannon..
@peppermintbutler9059
8 жыл бұрын
Leopard was a far superior tank of that time
@bradleycampbell5933
8 жыл бұрын
+BLADEBILBY 12345 Leopard was new/under development and was never a direct competitor. your reasoning is faulty.
@rockreed3989
7 жыл бұрын
peppermint butler and your women have hairey arm pits
@sportsterlad
5 жыл бұрын
Leo II may be best overall. "Ob Sturm oder Schneit…"
@ibrahimameel1481
8 жыл бұрын
and I thought these tanks were used WW2😅😂😂😂😂
@rockreed3989
7 жыл бұрын
Ibrahim Ameel JEEZ
@PaulMcElligott
2 жыл бұрын
The M60 was a development of the M48, which was a development of the M47, which was a development of the M46, which was basically a WWII M26 Pershing with a better engine. Also, it naturally bears a family resemblance to the M48, and we sold a lot of those the Spanish. Most American war movies from the 1960s were shot in Spain with Spanish army M48s dressed up as the “Germans.” This included the movie _Patton,_ so the “German” tanks fighting against George Patton were Patton tanks.
@GlurakkJTV1
9 жыл бұрын
M60 is not a Patton!
@eeyore.official
9 жыл бұрын
+GlurakkJTV1 Except...it is..so....
@rockreed3989
7 жыл бұрын
GlurakkJTV1 you are absolutely right
@PaulMcElligott
2 жыл бұрын
@@eeyore.official Except it isn’t. The US soldiers who had used the M48 before they got the M60 kept calling the M60 the “Patton” because of the family resemblance between the two. The original M60 was basically an M48 with a 105mm gun, but Army had dropped the name Patton. They seemed to stop giving names to any of their vehicles of that era.
@thomass1891
7 жыл бұрын
Copy from German Panzers LMAO Americans have no shame.
@nuddin99
7 жыл бұрын
Thomas Schmidt How. This looks nothing like panzer. Maybe the panzer iii but barely.
@PaulMcElligott
2 жыл бұрын
It does resemble the Leopard 1… which entered service 5 years *after* the M60.
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