GHQ M60A2s

paul · Post by **paul** » Fri Nov 13, 2015 10:53 pm

tbeard1999, the other company makes the M60A2.

Extra Crispy · Post by **Extra Crispy** » Fri Nov 13, 2015 11:18 pm

That is one Ugh-leee tank.

tbeard1999 · Post by **tbeard1999** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 1:20 am

paul wrote:tbeard1999, the other company makes the M60A2.

Yes, I have a bunch. (Thanks though). But they don't look quite right. I think that the baskets on the back of the turret mess up the look. GHQ's did look better IMHO.

paul · Post by **paul** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 1:21 am

Was not sure if you had seen them there.

av8rmongo · Post by **av8rmongo** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:03 am

Thanks for reminding me I owed you a response. My initial check of inventory shows I'm one short of having a full company myself. The box says I should have 17 but there are only 11 primed. Another box has five unpainted tanks. I'm going to have to expand the search to see if they somehow got mixed up with other boxes.

copperhill · Post by **copperhill** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:04 pm

Panzergator thanks for all the information you've been sharing about your experiences, and the details of the machinery; fascinating and useful info for sure!

And a quick shout out to Ty Beard the master of military rules and purveyor of all things micro armor...

Gary

copperhill · Post by **copperhill** » Sat Nov 14, 2015 9:07 pm

Extra Crispy wrote:That is one Ugh-leee tank.

Mark, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, huh?

I rather like the uniqueness of the design.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Sat Nov 21, 2015 3:15 am

I would heartily second the of M60A2 turrets. The GHQ model is far superior to the "other company's" product. I have examples of both and it is no contest. I did have a conversation about this with GHQ a while back and the answer wasn't favorable.

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 5:01 am

Extra Crispy,

Regarding the beauty of the tank, I would heartily disagree, although I have heard it described in a litany of epithets for other reasons. I find the no-BS, business-like appearance rather attractive and intimidating. It had some really nice features, such as the first passive night vision system, the target-designate system, which allowed me to lay the .50cal on the target, then flip a switch to lay the gun automatically. The low-profile turret, of course, doesn't really apply to the overall height, although it did allow me to just peak over a terrain feature with only my cupola sight rather than expose the whole turret. The shape of the turret presented a very narrow frontal picture to the enemy. The short barrel meant I could traverse the turret better in forests and in the city. The 152mm round was very good for combat in cities. The power cupola was very convenient. The ideas were good, but the tech behind it all needed work. A LOT of work. Being a tanker,

RedLeif · Post by **RedLeif** » Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:14 pm

Thank you for sharing all your experience with this unique tank. I've really enjoyed reading it.

Steel Arrows · Post by **Steel Arrows** » Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:22 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGVa4EC6HLA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogazmzhj55k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2TL9kt3eyY

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 3:48 am

I'm still looking for GHQ M60A2s. My battalion has a company of GHQ models, supplemented by two companies of the "other company's" models. I would like to replace the "others" with the GHQ model, and even build another battalion.

M60A2 units were organized under H-series TOE - five tanks per platoon, three platoons, plus two in the company headquarters, for a total of 17 per company, three companies, and three tanks in the battalion headquarters, for a total of 54. I still need 37 M60A2s to complete my 1-32 Armor. And I would like to assemble a 3-33 Armor, as well.

An incidental bit of information, if memory serves (and it doesn't always), is that officers assigned to 3-33 Armor wore the original tank corps insignia rather than the tank and crossed sabers all other Armor officers war. The original US tank corps insignia, which dated from WWI, was the British MKIV tank. This insignia served through most of WWII, I believe. It could also be seen, with crossed rifles superimposed, on armored infantry. 3-33 Armor traces its lineage (a very difficult thing to do, what with all the reorganizations over the years) back to one of those WWI tank units. Someone with greater knowledge or more accurate memory is welcome to chime in.

chrisswim · Post by **chrisswim** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 9:55 am

I have two, count 'em, 2 M60A2 by GHQ.
I am ready to close with the enemy. I have a couple of CinC as I recall.

They are surplus currently. Or I can off the GHQ turrets or turrets and hulls.
CinC, turret(s) and hulls.....

Chris

panzergator · Post by **panzergator** » Wed Jul 06, 2016 5:41 pm

chrisswim, cama,

Many thanks. PMs sent.

pmskaar · Post by **pmskaar** » Thu Jul 07, 2016 1:23 am

I was in Germany in 3rd Armored Division in 1981 - 85. My unit was 2/33 Armor and I commanded C Company from June 1983 to November 1984. We were located at Kirchgoens.

We were known as the "Tigers" which I thought was cool with all the association with big cats both real and of the steel variety.
Our sister unit was 3/33 Armor. They were known as the "Pickles". The story goes that their unit crest which was the lozenge shaped WWI British Mk IV tank looked like a pickle to some senior officer. Apparently the name stuck and that became the unit's nickname.

I don't know exactly when the 3/33 Armor lost its M60A2s but it was definitely before I got to Kirchgoens in 1982.

Pete