Patton Tank - River Rouge memorial Park - Michigan
Posted by: GT.US
N 42° 15.988 W 083° 08.155
17T E 323844 N 4681571
This Tank is located in Memorial Park, River Rouge, Michigan.
Waymark Code: WM2R4A
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Date Posted: 12/11/2007
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This appears to be an M60 Patton Tank.
It look like the M60 picture posted in Frankenmuth that has this description:
The United States M60 Patton was produced by the Chrysler Corportation beginning in 1959 and was first placed in service in 1961. The M60, operated by a four-man crew, was fitted with a 105mm M68 main gun, a 7.62mm M73 coaxial machine gun and 12.7mm M85 machine gun. The M60 could reach a maximum speed of 30 miles per hour with a range of 350 miles.
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