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M60 Main Battle Tank 1960-91

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: New Vanguard - Tanks - United States

MSRP old price: $17.95


Product Info

Title
M60 Main Battle Tank 1960-91
Publisher
Category
Author
Ricahrd Lathrop, John McDonald
Publish Year
2003
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398639
MFG. Part #
OSPNVG085
Type
Softcover
Series
NVG85

Description

Entering service in the early 1960s, the M60 tank was in production for 23 years and formed the backbone of US Army and Marine armored units during the Cold War. Over 15,000 were built in four basic models: the M60, M60A1, M60A2, and the M60A3. Although the M60 had been phased out of US Army service by the time Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, M60s were amongst the first Allied tanks to enter Kuwait City with the US Marines. This book examines the design and deployment of the M60, a very widely used vehicle that is still in service today.