At the beginning of the Korean War, the Americans made a painful realization: Their tanks were inferior to Soviet tanks, both in quality and quantity. The U.S. would need to improve if they were going ...

Article Summary: The M60 Patton, a Cold War-era main battle tank, remains a symbol of American military innovation. The tank had one mission: beat the Soviet Union on any battlefield or its proxy ...

The M60 had a 105mm rifled gun barrel. Armor was around six-inches thick with a homogenous steel hull. Four soldiers crewed the tank. A 7.62mm coaxial machine gun was used for enemy troops in the open ...

The M60 main battle tank was designed to counter Soviet armor, but for three decades one in Washington faced another adversary: Avalanches. That doesn’t mean tanks were used to attack an avalanche as ...

NETTLETON – Following last summer’s closure and sequential sale of the Nettleton National Guard armory, the future of the M60 tank on display there has volleyed back and forth. “We had much strain ...

Darrtown will host a dedication this Saturday for its newly refurbished M60 tank — an artifact from the Army Donations Program that sits in the park at the Village Square as a tribute to military ...

RICHMOND, Ind. — The engine roared to life Tuesday as an M60 tank sat on a trailer that hauled it to Wayne County Veterans Memorial Park. Many of the about 100 gathered to welcome the tank cheered, ...

PAPILLION, Neb. (WOWT) - A piece of United States Military history is now deployed in Papillion. The local American Legion is using it as a way to recognize all who have served. American Legion ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Military veterans in Hegewisch are dedicating an M60 tank this weekend - and it's been a long time in coming to the Far South Side neighborhood, reports WBBM's Steve Miller. "It's been ...