M60-A1 Battle Tank, American Legion Post #201, Alpharetta, GA.
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M60-A1 Battle Tank located at Legion Post #201 in Alpharetta, GA. Post 201 is located on the west side of Willis Road, north of the intersection of Willis Road and Old Milton parkway.
Waymark Code: WM2VM4
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2007
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M60-A1 Battle Tank located at Legion Post #201 in Alpharetta, GA. Post 201 is located on the west side of Willis Road, north of the intersection of Willis Road and Old Milton parkway.
Specification of the M60-A1 Main Battle tank
Crew 4 (commander, driver, gunner, loader)
Combat weight: 57.6 tons (52.2 mt)
Ground Pressure: 11.4 psi (0.80 kg/cm²)
Length: 31 ft (9.4 m)
Width: 11.9 ft (3.6 m)
Height: 10.5 ft (3.2 m)
Engine: Continental AVDS-1790 series turbosupercharged, fuel injection, 90° "V" type, aircooled, 12-cylinder 750 hp (559 kw) diesel
Range: 310 miles (500 km)
Armor: Cast homogeneous armor steel hull and turret.
ARMAMENT:
105mm M68 rifled gun
7.62mm M73 machine gun - Coaxial to main gun
.50 Cal M85 machine gun - Turret cupola
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Located along the Walk of Memories.
American Legion Post 201 web site: (
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201 Wills Road
Alpharetta, Georgia 30004
Phone Number (770) 475-9023
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