M60 Main Battle Tank - Post Falls, ID
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N 47° 43.820 W 116° 55.697
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U.S. Army M60 Main Battle Tank on display at the American Legion Hall in Post Falls, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WM5XC0
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2009
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The M60 Series was an all-purpose main battle tank (MBT) designed to have the firepower and armor of a heavy tank and the mobility of a medium tank. Introduced in December 1960, it was widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today despite being superseded by the M1 Abrams. Egypt is currently the largest operator with 1,700 upgraded M60A3s, Turkey second with more than 900 upgraded units in service, and Israel third with over 700 units of Israeli variants.
Source: Wikipedia
While visiting this site be sure to check out the "Armor of God" geo-cache (GC1D517) which is located here.
Location restrictions:
PLEASE DO NOT CLIMB ON THE TANK. Per the American Legion the tank officially still belongs to the U.S. Army and is only on "loan" to the American Legion for display.
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