The M60A3 was used in Desert Storm.
The Mariner’s used at least eleven M60A3 that they picked up from the Army after they receive M1A1. The Mariner’s used the tanks for thermal capability. They spread the tanks throughout the 1st Tank Battalion (5) the 3rd Tank Battalion (6) and I think the Air Force had M60A3 too.

The mistaken identities of M60A1 used by the USMC and the M60A3 were used by the Saudi’s and the Egyptian’s. That would be hard to mistake them being that the Marines used reactive armor and the Saudi’s and Egyptian’s didn’t.

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Good evening all. Gino, you cannot dispute the truth brother. It is a little known fact but yes, the M60A3 did see service in ODS in the hands of the USMC as stated by MUMSTER above. All eleven of them. They were picked up in mid Jan, 91 from a US Army unit that had just NETTed(New Equipment Training Team) over to the M1A1. They were a DivCav troop's tanks. It was the one and only period in time that we Marines had our hands on such a nice 60 series "hog" with a laser rangefinder and thermal sights. We found all sorts of creative uses for them. One assigned to 3rd Tanks was even turned into a Stinger missile platform to provide in close cover of the breaching operations we (3rd Tanks) conducted. The USAF had at least a couple of M6A3's with the dozer blade at air bases in Saudi Arabia during DS/DS for airfield defence and runway clearing. They would not give them up either. We tried though. Mid-night requisition procedures next time. Out here.

The mistaken identities of M60A1 used by the USMC and the M60A3 were used by the Saudi’s and the Egyptian’s. That would be hard to mistake them being that the Marines used reactive armor and the Saudi’s and Egyptian’s didn’t.

Rob,
It was actually the Seperate Cav Troop's, D/4 Cav, 197th SIB M60A3s that the USMC grabbed up. The troop later became C Troop, 2-4 Cav the 3-7 once the 24th swapped over to the 3d Division. How is DPTM doing??? If you get a chance, tell the Knox CofS thatI said hello.

John