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Tamiya US Marine M60A1
Brand: Tamiya
Part No: HC-35157
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Tamiya’s HC-35157 focuses on the US Marine M60A1 equipped with externally mounted reactive armour (ERA), often referred to as the M60A1+. This depiction highlights the A1 variant’s key characteristics, including the M68 105mm main gun housed in a sleek, wedge-shaped monobloc-cast turret. The combination of bolt-on ERA and reliability improvements under the RISE programme illustrates how this vehicle remained effective on the modern battlefield.
About the M60A1 With Reactive Armour
First produced in October 1963 at the Warren Army Tank Plant in Detroit, the M60A1 has long been recognised as a cornerstone of US armour. The US Marines continued operating the M60A1 rather than upgrading to the A3, anticipating transition to the M1A1 Abrams. To enhance survivability against shaped-charge missiles and shells, they fitted a spaced, bolt-on ERA array that also adds protective dead air space. Coupled with RISE enhancements such as an improved stabilised gun, passive searchlight and a new air cleaner, the M60A1+ demonstrated front-line capability, including during the Persian Gulf conflict.
Key Highlights
- M68 105mm main gun in a wedge-shaped monobloc-cast turret
- Externally mounted, bolt-on reactive armour (ERA) for increased protection
- RISE programme improvements: stabilised gun, passive searchlight, new air cleaner
- US Marine service, designated M60A1+
- Operational effectiveness proven during the Persian Gulf conflict
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About the U.S. M60A1 with Reactive Armor
The design for the venerable M60 tank series dates back to the mid 1950's, and had been a mainstay in the U.S. armed forces since then. In order to survive the increasing demands of battlefield operations, it has undergone numerous upgrades and improvement throughout the past 30 years. First produced in the Warren Army tank plant, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A. in October 1963, the type M60A1 variant has been acknowledged one of the masterpieces in U.S. armor history. Major improvements found in the A1 version was the M68 105mm main gun, which was mounted in a sleek wedge-shaped monobloc-cast turret. The U.S. Marines, who currently operate he M60A1 tank, have opted not to upgrade it to the A3 version because of plans to employ the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank. However, they did install the state-of-the-art reactive armor array on their M60's for improved survivability against shaped-charge missiles and shells, calling the tank an M60A1 + (plus). The externally mounted reactive armor (ERA) used on the M60A1 + tanks is a bolt-on kit, that is spaced away from the main armor, adding additional dead air space for increased protection. Combined with the RISE (Reliability Improved Selected Equipment) program, including the improved stabilized gun, passive searchlight, a new air cleaner, etc., the M60A1 + is highly capable of remaining in the front line operation as proved during the latest Persian Gulf Conflict.
Key Info:
- Brand: Tamiya
- Part No: HC-35157
- Barcode: 4950344992973
- Scale: 1:35
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