On the M48A3 in Vietnam with the Marines. Yes we had the M48A3 not the M60. At Khe Sanh we had the 3rd Plt. Bravo Co. there with five tanks. My Plt (1st) relieved the 3rd (I think)in Mar. or Apr of 1968. I left in Jan.1968. On May 19, 1968 the 1st Pl. took about 50% casualties at Khe Sanh. See http://mcvthf.org/Maps/1_B_3rd_Tk_Bn_May-19_1968.htm
For a lot of Marine M48A3 in Vietnam got to the Marine Corps Vietnam Tankers Historical Foundation web site @ http://www.mcvthf.org/MCVTHF.htm You can spend days getting all the information you want/need there, like tanks at Khe Sanh @ http://mcvthf.org/Photos/1PltBravo3rdTksJB.html (I am the web master for this site.)
My book "Iron Horse Marine" is available on Amazon as a Kindle Book @ https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=iron+horse+marine
Monogram also has a fairly good model of the M48A3.

Wow! you weren't kidding about the amount of info on that site, thanks for posting that link Lloyd. Are there any plans to publish a hard copy version of your book?

Does anyone know where I can get a round search light from rather than using the rectangular one comes with the Tamiya kit?

I think the one in the old Dragon M46 kit is the same searchlight, but I might be wrong. I do not know if there is an aftermarket replacement or not.

I'm sure I've seen a resin after market version out there somewhere

The Tank Workshop has released a 18in Crouse-Hinds searchlight :



http://www.tankworkshop.com/newshop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=126

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H.P.

Once again you've managed to find out things that no one else can find. Well done Frenchy

I thought the M-60 was in Nam somewhere.
Oops better say no M-60's in Nam dang it.
But you all know this post is 14 years old?


Cheers

Lloyds post wasn't 14 years old, and I had never seen the info he pointed me to, and David was able to get some help, so it doesn't matter to me how old the post is, as long as there is useful info involved.

I looked into publishing a hard/paper back book, but it just became a "Some day" project.
The USMC Vietnam Tankers Association has published 2 small books "Forgotten Tracks" Volume 1 and 2. They can be purchased on there web site @ http://www.usmcvta.org/home
Pappy