Estrella WarBird Museum

Our turret is a M-60 training turret used to show new tankers how the crew would work inside the turret. The trainees would watch or observe from outside as a trained crew would operate the gun. This is why the holes are cut into the side of the turret. Originally, there were three large holes cut into the turret. Ours has been modified to show only one larger hole so as to protect the insides from the open storage environment.

The M60A became one of the world's most successful main battle tanks. More than 15,000 were produced, serving in the armies of 22 countries with proven battlefield performance over four decades, and were continuously advanced and upgraded with advanced weapons control, ammunition and armor, and increasingly powerful engines.

The M60A is perhaps best known as the main battle tanks of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the USA during Operation Desert Storm in 1991.

Acquired as a transfer of equipment from Camp Roberts, our M60A trainer was trucked in and placed in an area which allows for close inspection of both the interior and exterior.








Manufactured by General Dynamics, Land Systems Division, Sterling Heights MI.
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