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M728 with underwater snorkel
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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2019 - 03:24 AM UTC
For those who don`t know what to do with AFV Clubs M728 kit.

https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/49596
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Posted: Monday, December 30, 2019 - 01:46 PM UTC
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.




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Posted: Wednesday, January 01, 2020 - 08:34 AM UTC
Interesting...have never seen or heard of any of the M60 family using a snorkel.

I have CEV TM's. Will have to look and see if it is referenced.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 01, 2020 - 09:55 AM UTC

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Interesting...have never seen or heard of any of the M60 family using a snorkel.

I have CEV TM's. Will have to look and see if it is referenced.



The whole M60 series were able to use this device, as well as the M48 series, but it was rarely employed. I saw it demonstrated at Knox in ‘76, but thankfully never had to employ it. The USMC used it more often. There was also a snorkel tube that mounted on the rear engine grills doors (there’s a rectangular bracket for that). Since the entire vehicle had to be extensively prepped and waterproofed, it was seldom employed much in the field. My understanding is the idea came from the snorkel devices used by the Tiger 1 during WWII.
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Posted: Wednesday, January 01, 2020 - 10:01 AM UTC

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Interesting...have never seen or heard of any of the M60 family using a snorkel







https://p.calameoassets.com/150325152447-3541e69c14fbafaa8f6da27364b067e4/p16.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zlD01ihXWM

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