1/ #TankTuesday #tanks #USA's #ColdWar M103A2 w/ L/60 120 mm main gun. This supersized tank used the M48/M60 power plant but 7 road wheels, 120mm gun, very thick armor, etc. This was overkill for Soviet tanks, underpowered, susceptible to breakdown. 
2/ #Military Is the M103 the biggest gun and biggest tank #USArmy ever put into production? In fact, M1A2's 63 to 73 short tons bracket the M103's 65 short tons, but the M1A2's L/44 120 mm is shorter than the M103's L/60!
3/ #USA #military #history – The M103’s 120mm x L/60 = 7200mm=7.2 meters or 23.6’! In comparison, the King Tiger’s 88 was merely 20.5’ and the Jagdtiger’s 128mm=23.1’. Did anyone make a longer tank / tank destroyer gun?
4/ The M103 heavy tank was based on the T43. There were 6 T43 #tank #prototypes, 300 T43E1 and 2 T43E2. 293 T43E1s were converted into M103 and M103A1. 154 M103A1s were further converted into M103A2s. Here is the T43.
5/ Seeing a mighty #USA M103 heavy tank run?!? That is impressive! See these terrific #TankTuesday photos from @Burntime0101. My home rumbles just looking at these photos.
https://twitter.com/Burntime0101/status/1369246660052811779
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