re: #25 William Lewis

The C-5s flew in M-60 Pattons to replace tank losses too. One of the biggest shocks to both the IDF & the US Army came shortly there after when the IDF discovered how insanely flammable US hydraulic fluid used in the turrets was. Small hits survivable in earlier tanks caused burned out wrecks and bad burn casualties. After the war there was a crash program to replace it with a less flammable fluid. Eventually it would also lead to the US Army finally (after I was out of the active military) adopting fire retardant uniforms for tank crew.

There were other serious flaws in the M-60 that the Israelis dealt with (the M-73 & M-85 machine guns and the cupola we used on it) but nothing as bad as the hydraulic fluid.

Indeed they did, two at a time (the C-5s). The M-60s were always problematic, weren’t they? Good on the board, but kinda sucky in the field.