The ‘turret monster’ was a M-60A2, that was quite cramped. My battery commander and the tank company commander agreed that I would draw a M-1911 from the tank company armorer whenever we went out on alerts or training on the M-60A2 that was my forward observation vehicle. I really liked having the azimuth indicator and laser range finder when we did polar plot fire missions. And the armor of the A2 was a tad thicker than my regular jeep, although I was the only tank in the company that had 3 antennas.
Remember RATT Rigs, M880s, 5 ton expando vans, M113s, plain green fatigues, black boots and SP/5, SP/6 and SP/7?
Don’t hear much about the M60A2 these days.
It had an interesting turret.
Sometimes I think about buying a new Jeep Wrangler to remind me of the miles I rode in the old Quarter Tons. I’d have to break the heater in it to be truly like the old ones, though.