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US M60A2 Colors
M4A1Sherman
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Posted: Friday, January 17, 2014 - 04:29 AM UTC
Hi, All! Does anyone know if US M60A2 Medium Tanks were ever painted in the overall "Desert Sand" color as we see on many of our contemporary US Army/USMC vehicles? THANKS...
















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Posted: Friday, January 17, 2014 - 06:45 PM UTC
I could be wrong but I remember the overall Desert Tan appearing first on the Armor deployed to and returning from Desert Storm. I don't know if the A2 ever served in the Guard but I'm pretty sure that they were out of the regular Armired Divisions by then.
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Posted: Friday, January 17, 2014 - 07:33 PM UTC
No, the M60A2 did not wear overall sand camo. They were seen in overall green and MERDC camo, mainly Verdant MERDC. A few may have been in Desert MERDC, but I have not seen any photos of them. They were mainly fielded in Europe and their service life was pretty short.
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Posted: Saturday, January 18, 2014 - 07:51 AM UTC

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Hi, All! Does anyone know if US M60A2 Medium Tanks were ever painted in the overall "Desert Sand" color as we see on many of our contemporary US Army/USMC vehicles? THANKS...


















:) THANKS TO YOU GUYS FOR YOUR QUICK AND VERY WELCOME REPLIES!!! I've got several of the old TAMIYA M60A2 kits and I didn't want to lay the wrong paint on any of them...
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