Brownwood in Brown County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
M60 A3 (TTS) Tank
Photographed by James Hulse, May 30, 2024
1. M60 A3 (TTS) Tank Marker
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M60 A3 (TTS) Tank. . The M60, the first American main battle tank entered service in 1960. it succeeded the M48 Sherman Tank, providing increased operation range and mobility while only requiring minimum refueling and servicing. The M6043 is a fully tracked heavily armored, close combat tank. Production for the US Army lasted until 1980 with foreign military sales continuing until May of 1985. Improvements of the tank included a laser range finder, improved engine, transmission, a thermal shroud for the main gun, engine smoke generator, solid-state computer, and Tank Thermal Sight (TTS). The TTS allowed he gunner to find a target independent of the light level, smoke, fog, or haze. The main gun is M68 105mm rifled cannon. Secondary armament includes a M85.50 caliber machine gun, an M240 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, and two six-barreled smoke grenade launchers. The M60A3 tank carried 63 main gun rounds, 900.50 caliber rounds and 5,950 7.62mm rounds. The crew consisted of a commander, gunner, loader, and driver. It weighed 57.5 tons and had a top speed of 30mph. It carried 375 gallons of fuel, giving it a cruising range of 280 miles.
The M60, the first American main battle tank entered service in 1960. it succeeded the M48 Sherman Tank, providing increased operation range and mobility while only requiring minimum refueling and servicing. The M6043 is a fully tracked heavily armored, close combat tank. Production for the US Army lasted until 1980 with foreign military sales continuing until May of 1985. Improvements of the tank included a laser range finder, improved engine, transmission, a thermal shroud for the main gun, engine smoke generator, solid-state computer, and Tank Thermal Sight (TTS). The TTS allowed he gunner to find a target independent of the light level, smoke, fog, or haze. The main gun is M68 105mm rifled cannon. Secondary armament includes a M85.50 caliber machine gun, an M240 7.62mm coaxial machine gun, and two six-barreled smoke grenade launchers. The M60A3 tank carried 63 main gun rounds, 900.50 caliber rounds and 5,950 7.62mm rounds. The crew consisted of a commander, gunner, loader, and driver. It weighed 57.5 tons and had a top speed of 30mph. It carried 375 gallons of fuel, giving it a cruising range of 280 miles.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1985.
Location. 31° 40.571′ N, 98° 59.505′ W. Marker is in Brownwood, Texas, in Brown County. It is at the intersection of Crockett Drive and Morris Sheppard Drive, on the right when traveling north on Crockett Drive. The marker is located at the southwest section of the Camp Bowie Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2900 Crockett Dr, Brownwood TX 76801, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Big Country. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Comancherνa, the Republic of Texas, and one of the Confederate States of America.
The M60 is an American second-generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially christened as a Patton tank. It has been called a "product-improved descendant" of the Patton tank's design. The design similarities are evident comparing the original version of the M60 and the M48A2. The United States fully committed to the MBT doctrine in 1963, when the Marine Corps retired the last (M103) heavy tank battalion. The M60 tank series became America's primary main battle tank during the Cold War, reaching a production total of 15,000 M60s. Hull production ended
Photographed by James Hulse, May 30, 2024
3. The M60 A3 (TTS) Tank
in 1983, but 5,400 older models were converted to the M60A3 variant ending in 1990.
(Submitted on June 2, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 309 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
