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#1: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: Walter_Sobchak,

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 5:03 am
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I took some pictures of an M48 hull with an XM66 prototype turret in Armada MI today. If anyone wants to see them, they are here.

#2: Re: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: Costas_TT,

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:47 am
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The air cleaner boxes would suggest a dieselized tank (A3 & A5), but only three instead of five return rollers? Interesting combo - M48A1E1?

#3: Re: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: Walter_Sobchak,

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 2:07 pm
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- Costas_TT

The air cleaner boxes would suggest a dieselized tank (A3 & A5), but only three instead of five return rollers? Interesting combo - M48A1E1?

That would make sense to me. I looked the M48A1E1 in Hunnicutt's book "Patton." This hull seems to fit the description.

#4: Re: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: Rick_Eshleman, Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 12:47 am
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Walter, Nice photos! I had seen photos of this tank years ago, Your shots are much better. Rick

#5: Re: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: Walter_Sobchak,

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 2:42 am
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- Rick_Eshleman

Walter, Nice photos! I had seen photos of this tank years ago, Your shots are much better. Rick

Glad you liked them Rick. It was a bit of a drive to get to this tank so I am glad someone found the pictures interesting. This is certainly one of the stranger tanks on display in Michigan that I have found so far.

#6: Re: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: Dontos, Location: Vine Grove, KY

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 4:00 am
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Its one of the late T95 prototype spin off variants...

#7: Re: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: Walter_Sobchak,

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 5:07 am
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Good catch. I found some pictures of the T95E8 in Hunnicutt's "Abrams" book.

#8: Re: Weird tank in Armada Michigan Author: ChrisC,

Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2013 6:02 pm
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Next time you are over on this side of the state, you should stop by our museum!
We don't have a tank (yet) but we do have some tank related stuff!

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