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#1: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Dontos, Location: Vine Grove, KY

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 4:22 pm
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Found this while surfin around.

M60A3 in Korean Creekbed

Enjoy
Don

Last edited by Dontos on Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:05 am; edited 2 times in total

#2: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Joe_D, Location: Razorback Country

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:32 pm
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Don,

It comes up forbidden site for me, I guess I need to join classmates to see it.

Joe D

#3: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Dontos, Location: Vine Grove, KY

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:41 pm
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Try it again, corrected the link,.....

#4: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Joe_D, Location: Razorback Country

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 5:51 pm
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This is what I get,

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /imgsvc/i/d/105736431.jpg on this server.

Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat) Server at images.classmates.com Port 80

Joe D

#5: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: MarkHolloway, Location: Beatty, Nevada

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 6:39 pm
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dittoes Confused

#6: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: JG300-Ascout, Location: Cyberspace

Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2008 8:42 pm
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- MarkHolloway

dittoes

Same here...

#7: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Dontos, Location: Vine Grove, KY

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:07 am
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- Dontos

Found this while surfin around.

M60A3 in Korean Creekbed

Enjoy
Don

Hows this,.......

Don

#8: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: bsmart, Location: Central Maryland

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 11:06 am
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It works!!!

Isn't technology a wonderful thing Rolling Eyes

#9: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Joe_D, Location: Razorback Country

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:00 pm
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Wow,

A "Roller" Tank.

Typical Korea Scene. A lot of travel was done in the rivers since they could support the tanks better than the roads at the time. Looks like the "Chinese Tunnel" Area to me, heading towards Rodriguez Range.

Thanks Don.

#10: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: tanker2010, Location: Kansas City, Mo.

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:12 am
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Am I seeing things, or is there a M60 mounted at the loader's station? Since the link doesn't work, I'm going by what I can see here.

#11: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Joe_D, Location: Razorback Country

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 2:15 pm
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Your not seeing things,

All 2 ID M60A3's had an M60D for the Loader. These were taken from the M48A5's when turned in. Unlike Europe the threat was envisioned to be mainly Infantry, hoards of Infantry. Here's a picture of the bracket that was welded on.

Another thing unique to 2ID tanks was they carried M494 APERS (Beehive) for a combat load. These were kept when they transitioned to the M1 in 1990.

Joe D

#12: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: tanker2010, Location: Kansas City, Mo.

Posted: Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:33 pm
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Very cool. Did they just have the one mount or 2 like the A5s?

#13: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Joe_D, Location: Razorback Country

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:04 am
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Just one,

The mount was more like an arm which allowed the weapon to swing from the front to the side. The Pintle of the weapon went into the mount. I will try to find a picture if I can.

Joe D

#14: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: tanker2010, Location: Kansas City, Mo.

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:27 am
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That would be great, Joe. I happen to be working on a build of a M60A3. It was going to be one from D Co. 1-4 INF, the OPFOR in Hoenfels, but when I saw this pic I changed my mind. You wouldn't have any pics of M60A3s in Korea set up for rollers, would you?

#15: Re: ROK memories (M60A3 for JoeD) Author: Joe_D, Location: Razorback Country

Posted: Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:41 am
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No,

I wish I did. By the time I got to Korea only the CAV had M60's and they didn't have rollers to my knowledge. I do have some good pictures of a roller tank on display. The roller isn't mounted but I did take good shots of all the welded on mounting pads.

Rollers usually stayed on the support platoon's trailers and only were mounted when a deliberate breech was planned. After passing the breech the crew would dump them and continue the fight.

I'll see what I can come up with, pictures of US M60's with the rollers actually mounted aren't that common.

Joe D

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