This is an M60A3. I was a gunner on this tank from '83-'86. It was a sweetheart to fire from a stationary position, or on the move. Excellent turret stabilization, great night sights. It was also comfortable sleeping under the gunners seat. An all around excellent tank for it's time.

I was a tank driver out of Friedberg, Germany in early 70s. I was in Bravo Company, Second Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 32nd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division. I drove B-26 which was an M-60, but we had two M-60A1s in our platoon. My tank had a steering wheel where the A1s had a t-bar. Driver was the funnest position to me, and I would swap tanks with an A1 driver. They liked the swap, too, as each type was different than the other. One small but significant difference was the turret of the A1 pushed the head of the driver forward which would cause a neck get sore after driving for awhile, while the plain 60 did not do that. We also could go faster than the 35mph stated. How? We decoupled the throttle regulator. I once had my tank going dowhill at 55mph. Anyone can drive a tank as it can go smoothly down a road. However, you need an experienced driver at faster speeds as a tank can lock a track if you steer too sharply. I could go down a road at good speed as smoothly as a car. In gunnery an experienced driver is essential as you are buttoned up and using a periscope. At night we used periscopes with night vision or black- out drive. Moving while shooting the coaxial machine gun (the one the moves with the main gun) a good driver can keep going while keeping the ride smooth so as to not start the gun from bouncing. Off road a tank can go places that could make many 4-wheelers jealous. But a good driver is reponsible to make sure none of the crew gets injured from the drive. No one has a seat belt, the gunner has scopes he could hit if it were too rough, and the loader and TC (Tank Commanner) are standing. It could be unnerving for many to drive a tank onto a railroad flatcar where parts of each track are hanging off the side. And we were driving through streets in towns as well as highways and through fields... you always had to be aware of cars around you as in an accident you could crush the occupants (and that had happened).

@scottwesterhold9168

11 ай бұрын

Hhc 3rdbn32armor 72-74

This was my tank. so much fun to drive , and shoot. that damn breach was a hell of thing too! Sooo much fun....I can not understate that enough.

@davidfinch7407

7 ай бұрын

I agree. Loved the TTS. Charging over rough terrain always felt like I, as the TC, was surfing. First time I fired at night, the flash blinded me for like two minutes because I didn't know enough to close my eyes. Very nostalgic for those days.

@bugvswindshield

7 ай бұрын

@@davidfinch7407 after watching the Ukraine, I understand why the Marnie's nixed all of the tank units.

@bugvswindshield

6 ай бұрын

@@wyomarine6341 oh dude, I HATED being loader... that breach was the thing I was most afraid of on that tank!

@bugvswindshield

6 ай бұрын

@@wyomarine6341 har har, omg...forgot about that. I was just happy to be the gunner. Funnest job I have ever had.

In 1968, I was assigned to the 1st Armored Division at Ft. Hood was my initial duty assignment. We had M 60 A-1 tanks. I served as platoon leader and later Company XO. Loved the M 60. Biggest problem with this tank was that the hydraulic fluid was highly flammable, as the Israelis found out in the early 70's. While serving with the 49th Armored Division, we initially had M60 & 60A1 tanks. In the early 70's our tanks were sent to Israel to replace the tanks they lost in the war. Still a great tank.

Spent 4 yrs. on them as both gunner and TC. Best job I ever had.

Similar to the M-48, the M-60 tank has a very tall body (turret and hull) and most spacious interior.

19 Echo; "best job I ever had"

This was my tank before I went to Viet Nam. I was a Regular Army Officer detailed Armor (you had to pick a two year tour as a combat officer if you were regular army; my basic brand was intelligence). I qualified on this tank on the qualification course in Germany. I was a platoon leader and then an acting company commander. It was an awesome one tank. I was Tank 36. Great fun.

I ❤ these inside outs … nice to see it in real life.

A great tank, spent a lot of time in one in 79-80 with 2nd A.D.

Super, legendary tank.Thanks for the interesting material.

@WorldOfTanksOfficialChannel

Жыл бұрын

You're absolutely welcome! Glad you liked it :-)

Ahhh when I was in my M113 (Acav), loved the feeling when the 60s would come by us. (Or the M48s from the Westfield guard)

I was with the 3rd battalion, 3rd Marines in my M60... I git that beats to 56MPH on a dry lake bed in 29 Palms. The tracks made a hell of alot of noise! This was a great tank in every position, even loading was fun.

Hearing alot of love for the M-60 coming from the US Tanker community. It held the line for years before the M-1s came into service. Great, reliable, and upgradable AFV.

That remark he made , where he said he didn't he would be able to get to high range was a little off. Once you hit 8MPH you should shift ito high range, running maxed out in low range will blow the transmission.

The M60A3 was my tank from '84-88 and '92-94. Loved tanking this baby. Death before Dismount. Stay on the tank.

My crew and I put 3 105s into a 1800 meter target at Graf in 11 seconds in a M60A3. What a hellva trip.😅😅😅😅

Rivayetlere göre TSK bu ihtiyarı 100. doğum gününde kullanmayı bırakacak.

Spent 8 years in the M60A1 and A3. I’d love to go drive it one more time. I loved being the King of Battle.

Good job, Wargaming! Hello from Ukraine 👋🇺🇦

Aye aye sir.

Spent 3 years driving an M60A1 of which 1 years was in Korea....

Well, yes, the M60 WAS used during Desert Storm, but only by the Marines. The Army had transitioned to the M1 by then.

Thats either a1 or a3. Im gonna make the the lucky guess and say its the M60a3 to guess at the beginning of video. Edit: Judging by what the inside crew turret has, its the old M60a1. It was an improvement of the first M60 eggshape, but it still had some of the same feats. No ballistics computer, or the technology that corrects the mistakes of a1 and a2 M60s

She looks fantastic inside. The host is lucky man, gets to drive tanks!

No solo lo usan en Egipto y turquia también lo usan el ejército de Marruecos Portugal España Gresia Jordania Omán y Brasil

Same that in the game M60 is good but leo is better

I wonder why the m60 turret in real life looks so different compared with m60 turret more rounded in the game🤔

@tommyblackwell3760

9 ай бұрын

Because the tank in the game is the base model M60 which carried over the M48's turret with a new cupola and main gun. The tank in this video is an M60A3, using the "needle nose" turret introduced on the M60A1 in 1962 but fitted with a thermal sight, laser rangefinder, electronic ballistic computer, and a thermal shroud over the main gun barrel.

Bovington has a m60?

Spent 6 years driver n tank commander

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M-60's to Ukraine instead of the M-1 Abrams. -Already proven against the T-72's in general, plentiful both in production numbers and most other categories as well as easy to operate. M-60 has many variants and again has a good reputation.

@m60patton49

9 ай бұрын

No.... give me one for garden instead.

@BloodyCrow__

7 ай бұрын

They have the same gun. They will do the same job.

@exxusdrugstore300

5 ай бұрын

In 1991, that was a looooong time ago. I think the M60 reached it's max potential around that time. Putting it in a modern fight would be rough.

When will you show youtubers the most important part of a tank? THE DRIVER'S PLACE. Without a driver, a tank is hopeless, a sitting duck

"It's big. It's noisy. And it's brash. So of course, it's American." Ouch!

I started out as a driver then loader then gunner and finally a T.C. make a video driving it around a small dirt track and give an "expert" opinion, yeah right , don't dis my tank

Only 47 tons? Not much heavier than a WWII Panther. It's weight and armor thickness was classified forever.

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How well does the M60 perform in the current meta?

@Bloodworia

Жыл бұрын

no

@clipsonic4415

Жыл бұрын

Bad compared to leo

I used to war game 1/500 scale when it was modern ,turret totally different to it Russian counterpart and I don’t think this had an auto loader

Tbh better than both chief and leo.

Once you drive a tank, 4 wheel drives are a joke.

ес ай эм ис рашн

Pfffffffftttttttttt "if you want to control an M60 in WOT" been playing that a lot for at least six years and im nowhere near able to research or AFFORD that in game

Kinda unfair they used the chieftains angled armor effectiveness compared to m60 unangled armor effectiveness when comparing armor between the two. Atleast the m60 cant die to ww2 guns unlike the chieftain (lower plate) and leopard (everywhere).

Типовий апарат. Показуючий систему американського Танкобудування. У вас є база, ну то зробіть апгрейд.🤔 Жаль що в грі, дане сімейство, "застаріло" на фоні апаних леопардів.

So this is an instructional video for Ukrainians in 2025?

very stupid to list a clan wars reward tank and say go play it when 99% of people will never get it - yes you can pay a lot of bonds to get it but it's expensive

Bosnia & herzegovina has 80 of these👍

fort knox graduate! mos 19E10 M48a5,m60a1

@vanpearsall

3 ай бұрын

What year were you there? I was there in the fall of 1980 in January 1981 I was at Fort hood training on XM1 with 2/5 CAV became a 19 K