1:35 M60A3/TTS PATTON Main Battle Tank - AFV CLUB

The M60 is an American second generation main battle tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton, the M60 tank series was never officially christened as a Patton tank. It has been sometimes informally grouped as a member of the Patton tank family. The design similarities are evident comparing the original version of the M60 and the M48A2. The US Army considered it a "product-improved descendant" of the Patton tank's design. The United States fully committed to the MBT doctrine in 1963 when the Marine Corps retired the last (M103) heavy tank battalion. The M60 tank series became America's primary main battle tank during the Cold War. Over 15,000 M60s were built by Chrysler. Hull production ended in 1983, but 5,400 older models were converted to the M60A3 variant ending in 1990.

THE KIT:

• Choose to build M60A3 or M60A3 TTS
• New tooling Muzzle Blast Simulator can be selected
• The kit comes with warning lights for various choice of settings.
• AN/VSS-3 xenon searchlight can be selected.
• M19 blank adapter of Commander's cupola can be build.
• Wading device included
• The M68A1's thermal sleeve has two types of choose (Early or Late stage).
• New tooling T-142 type tracks.
• Two kinds of road wheels included (steel and aluminum)