Would have been nice if the M60s used Ma Deuce. They had that POS M85. If you really wanted to have your mind blown at Graf, try a 2 ACR subaltern shoot. An entire armored cav platoon on the line at once, with 4.2" mortars and artillery.Wow! This brings back a lot of fond memories of the M60A3 at Grafenwoehr. I humped and dumped ammo for the tanks. Occasionally I'd get to partake of some recreational pharmaceuticals and watch the night range activities. 105mm rifled barrel, M2MG, and M60MG can put on quite a show; even the deer came out to watch. It ain't the heavy stuff, but the Navy is fairly inactive on dry land.
The M60 tank initially had two POSesWould have been nice if the M60s used Ma Deuce. They had that POS M85. If you really wanted to have your mind blown at Graf, try a 2 ACR subaltern shoot. An entire armored cav platoon on the line at once, with 4.2" mortars and artillery.
Thanks for the refresher. I taught ground-mounted (tripod) M2. I'm not sure I EVER knew the .50 cal on the tank was not M2. Hell, we ring-mounted 'em on 5T trucks and GOERs. Oh, and thanks for the picture. We didn't work with armored cavalry. IIRC, 1st AD worked with 2/2 Air Cav Bamberg. Our primary function was to die in the Fulda gap, slowly enough to hinder the Soviets on their way in. At least Uncle Ronnie would thrown the book at 'em. Joe Weiner... oops! Biden is afraid to **** them off.
I agree, when I was stationed in Germany, Graf and Wildflikken is where I went to qualify for M60 and 203 and LAW didn’t see night range but as a dude in a maintenance unit the 11 bs were hardcore. Mres for lunch and hot chow for breakfast and dinner. I have to admit when I was qualifying for LAW the infantry guys were shooting AT-4s, I was a little jealous.Wow! This brings back a lot of fond memories of the M60A3 at Grafenwoehr. I humped and dumped ammo for the tanks. Occasionally I'd get to partake of some recreational pharmaceuticals and watch the night range activities. 105mm rifled barrel, M2MG, and M60MG can put on quite a show; even the deer came out to watch. It ain't the heavy stuff, but the Navy is fairly inactive on dry land.
I was an M60A1 tanker in the Marine Corps. We used the M60E2 as a coax gun on our tanks. Interestingly enough, we had an M240 coax gun on my tank at Tank School. This was in 1986. I'm not sure how that got on my tank. We were the only tank that had one. My tank commander/instructor at Ft. Knox was a pretty good scrounger. I assume that is how we got the M240.The M60 tank initially had two POSes
M73 7.62 coax. COMPLETE junker... replaced with ether a M60 or M240 coax.
M85 50 bmg in the Comanders mini turret. Never could be replaced as the M2HB would not fit the commanders mini turret.
The M60 was awesome.. but the MGs on it did suck.
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I was an M60A1 tanker in the Marine Corps. We used the M60E2 as a coax gun on our tanks. Interestingly enough, we had an M240 coax gun on my tank at Tank School. This was in 1986. I'm not sure how that got on my tank. We were the only tank that had one. My tank commander/instructor at Ft. Knox was a pretty good scrounger. I assume that is how we got the M240.
But did ya have to clean it?85-86 at Zweibruken AB, I was actually given a broomstick to "simulate" a rifle during an exercise......Running around our P.P.I.F. in MOPP gear with a broomstick.....