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Armor/AFV: Modern - USA
Modern Armor, AFVs, and Support vehicles.
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M60A2 build at Rivet Review Board
HeavyArty
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Florida, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 03:39 PM UTC
Posted my latest build in the RRB forum.

M60A2 w/CBSS
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Joined: January 29, 2004
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Posted: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - 04:43 PM UTC
What else is there to say other than amazing, and the attention to detail is top notch. I don’t know much about armor, but what I do know is that your armor inspires me to start building. What will happen to this tank once it’s finished. Will it go to a customer or on your shelf. What time frame was it used in and in what conditions. Looking forward to seeing the finial photos.
rfeehan
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Joined: July 20, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 01:56 AM UTC
Looking good I love the look of this tank and I remember reading about it and building the Tamiya kit back in the 70s.
HeavyArty
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Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2005 - 02:00 AM UTC
Joe, thanks, glad you like it. This one will go on my shelf. I have always liked the ugliness of it and wanted to do one for a while.

The M60A2 was developed to counter the Soviet hordes in Europe. It was a US Army tank, and only used by the US. It had the same 152mm combination gun/missile launcher as the Sheridan tank. It was used from the early '70s till the mid-'80s. It was plagued with problems because it was so advanced and went down as a footnote in history. The turrets were scrapped and many of the hulls were turned into AVLBs, so they still soldiered on.

More info on it at Patton-Mania.
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