M48A2 In USMC?

Armor/AFV Cold War
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I mentioned in the past the idea of Gomer Pyle at Camp Pendleton, with a tank as part of the idea. I just got the Revell kit, and wondered if such a tank were in USMC service in that era. Yes, Dragon makes an M48A3 but it would be rather “new” for that era, and I assume Camp Pendleton would be usig older tanks in that era. Any further info?

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According to this we had A2s. Not an expert to know if the photo is misinterpreted or not.
http://mcvthf.org/History/Evolution_of_Marine_Tanks.html

At Camp Pen or Camp Elliot down the road in the Reserves I don’t know either but it is possible.

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The page indicates M48A1 as M48A2, which is wrong . Photo copied for reference

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The USMC had M48A1 and then got the A3 variant as is correctly mentioned on another page of the same website

http://mcvthf.org/Book/ANNEX%20G-4.html

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Thanks, I didn’t know M103 tanks were still at Camp Pendleton in the 1960s.

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The M48A3 was what landed in DaNang in March 1965. They were not new at that time, but not that old either.

Here is a good brief rundown on M48 variants
M48 Patton Mania

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Here’s one on me. I found this article by accident: M48 through M48A3 Patton Tanks | Weapons and Warfare

So it went from M48A1 to M48A3 in the USMC. Wonder how long the M48A1’s were in service though.

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Up until 1964 when the USMC received their last M48A3 if I recall correctly