I’m not normally a fan of tank caches but it is hard to hide a cache in this park without someone spotting it.
This is the best place that I could find to hide one without it being found so here it is.
To the best of my knowledge this is not a tank but a tank destroyer.
Here is the rest of the story.
The M56 Scorpion was an unarmored American self-propelled anti-tank gun, which featured a 90mm M54 gun with a simple blast shield, and unprotected crew compartment. It was meant to be transported by helicopter or by air drop.
History
The M56 was manufactured from 1953 to 1959 by the Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors for use by US airborne forces, though the vehicle was eventually used by the Spanish Navy Marines and Morocco as well. With a crew of four (commander, gunner, loader and driver), the M56 weighed 6.4 tons empty and 7.7 tons combat-loaded. It had infrared driving lights but no Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protection system and was not amphibious.
The M56 was a fully-tracked vehicle with rubber-tired run-flat road wheels and front drive sprocket wheels. It was powered by a Continental A01-403-5 gasoline engine developing 200 brake horsepower at 3,000 rpm, allowing a maximum road speed of 28 mph (45 km/h) and a maximum range of 140 miles (230 km). Twenty-nine rounds of main gun ammunition were carried, and only the blast shield was armored. In service The M56 saw service with U.S. forces in the Vietnam War. It was deployed with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, which was the only Airborne Brigade deployed with the M56[1], where it was used mainly in a fire-support role. Its function as an air portable, self-propelled, anti-tank vehicle was eventually replaced in Vietnam by the troublesome but effective M551 Sheridan which had a fully armored turret. The USMC used the Ontos which had an armored cabin and recoil-less rifles, and was based on the running gear of the M56. With the retirement of the Sheridan, current US airborne troops do not have a self-propelled gun system that can be delivered by air drop.
M56 Scorpion Tank Destroyer Specifications:
Length: 19 feet 2 inches.
Width: 8 feet 5 inches
Height: 6 feet 8 inches
Crew: 4
Weight: 7.8 tons
Max Speed: 28mph
Range: 140 miles
Armor: None
Power plant: Continental A01-403-5 6cyl Air Cooled Gas
Engine 200hp
Fuel Capacity: 55 gallons
Armament: 90mm M54 Anti Tank Gun
Entered Service: 1953
The area that surrounds the destroyer made it hard to zero in on the cache so I did the best that I could.
You are hunting a small plastic container about an inch long please replace the cache as you found it.
There is no reason get on top of the tank destroyer the cache is not up there.
Please do not move this cache.
Please return the cache as found.
If your gps doesn't zero in at the same point as mine it is because of the area.
The next hunter's gps won't zero in where yours did.
So please leave it alone!!!!
The park opens at 7:00 am and closes at 10:00 pm.
Enjoy