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Old 11-28-2012, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by HorseSoldier View Post
That's only 13 years. In the US alone, both the M60 and M1 series have that beat by big margins. Ditto the Chieftain and Challengers in the UK, Leo I and Leo II in Germany, etc. Even if they isolate for specific marks of those designs, the M60A1 and M1A1 have it beat.
Actually, the M-48 series has the M-60 and M-1 beat...but you are correct, I should have said of all the World War One designs, the MkVIII had the longest life span. Of course, for WWI vetrans, the French FT-17 has them all beat.
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