60th Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment
The
60th Coast Artillery (AA) (
60th CA), during the
World War II era, was part of
USAFFE's
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, under the
Philippine Coast Artillery Command. This
anti-aircraft unit was to provide air defense over
Manila Bay and the southern tip of the
Bataan Peninsula. The 60th CA was equipped with 3-inch guns (an older model with a vertical range of 8,200
m), 37mm guns, .50-caliber machine guns, and 60-inch Sperry searchlights.
One battery, with a platoon of searchlights, was located at Fort Wint, in Subic Bay.
See also:
200th Coast Artillery (AA) Regiment