Perhaps the obvious anemic part of this book is the section on M60s in foreign service, with only two pages covering variants in 25 countries perhaps this can be excused by the title of the book… America’s Cold War Warrior.įor modelers, this book has 19 pages (30% of the book) dedicated to eight M60 models, including a M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle that are sublime. This book lays these schemes out clearly. The US Army and Marine Corps service, with its myriad camouflage schemes from overall olive drab to MERDC (Mobility Equipment Research and Development Center) with its eight approved schemes, MASSTER (Modern Army Selected Systems Test, Evaluation and Review), USAREUR (US Army Europe) Regulation 5-525, the standard NATO three-color scheme, the experimental DualTex (early pixelated scheme) to its final overall tan color, are well represented. This book is a boon for modelers who want to want to build a M60 MBT. The photos alone are worth the price of the book and provide numerous inspirations to model a M60 MBT. ![]() There are nine pages of color profiles highlighting 13 different M60s. The Table of Contents (see accompanying photo) lays out the book in a comprehensive manner beginning with a rudimentary section on US tank development, development of the M60 series, the M60, M60A1, M60A2, M60A3, M60 MBTs in foreign service, camouflage and markings, walk around photos, and the best part for modelers is the Model Showcase and Modelling Products (pp 25-43, which is inserted in the middle of book between the M60A2 and M60A3 sections). Instead, the long, distinguished career of the M60 MBT is elegantly and logically described and illustrated over its illustrious life of over 40 years. TankCraft 37, M60 Main Battle Tank, America’s Cold War Warrior 1959-1997, ( ) dramatically changed that perception of an old tank. I never paid much attention to the M60 other than remembering how tall and old they looked in comparison to the Army’s new MBT. During my time in the Army, beginning in the mid-1990s in Germany, the M1 Abrams was in its ascendency, fresh from its victories in Operation Desert Storm. ![]() The ubiquitous M60 Main Battle Tank (MBT) is the second generation of American MBTs and the fourth to carry the Patton name (following the M46, M47 and M48 series).
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