M60A3 TTS Medium Tank

M60A3 TTS Medium Tank (HMNQR)

Location: Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 Tuscaloosa County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 11.581', W 87° 31.537'

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Initially Manufactured by Chrysler Corporation

Crew: 4
Maximum Speed: 30mph
Weight: 57 tons
Maximum range: 260 miles
Armament: Main 105mm gun, Secondary 50 caliber machine gun, M240 coaxial machine gun.

The first M60 tanks were issued to U.S. Army units during the fall of 1960 as a replacement for the M48 Patton tank. The M60A3 was introduced in 1978 and was the first production line tank to be outfitted with the tank thermal sight (TTS). The TTS provided the tank crew with the ability to pick out an enemy vehicle in the dark. This tank was also equipped with a meteorological sensor device that fed data directly into its ballistics battle movements. The M60A3 remained the main battle tank of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps until it was replaced in the mid 80's by the M1A1 Abrams Tank.
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 7:27pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 451005 N 3672808
Decimal Degrees33.19301667, -87.52561667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 11.581', W 87° 31.537'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 11' 34.86" N, 87° 31' 32.22" W
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Area Code(s)205
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1591-2143 McFarland Blvd E, Tuscaloosa AL 35404, US
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