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Cold War-era American medium tank
The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun M48, armored, full-tracked
M48_Patton
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Patton tank may refer to any of a series of tanks used by the United States military from the 1950s to the 1990s, named for General George S. Patton. Tanks
Patton_tank
American second generation main battle tank
tank (MBT). It was officially standardized as the Tank, Combat, Full Tracked: 105-mm Gun, M60 in March 1959. Although developed from the M48 Patton,
M60_tank
American main battle tank
Patton was an American medium tank, a development of the M46 Patton mounting an updated turret, and was in turn further developed as the M48 Patton.
M47_Patton
US Cold War medium tank
M46 Patton is an American medium tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman. It was one of the U.S. Army's principal medium tanks of the
M46_Patton
United States Army general (1885–1945)
Provisional Tank Brigade (redesignated the 304th Tank Brigade on 6 November 1918). Patton's Light Tank Brigade was part of Colonel Samuel D. Rockenbach's Tank Corps
George_S._Patton
American medium/heavy battle tank (1944–1951)
of the M26 continued with the M47 Patton, and was reflected in the new designs of the later M48 Patton and M60 tank.[citation needed] The M26 was the
M26_Pershing
Evolution of American Tanks
Bulldog, officially 76mm Gun Tank, M41 - Light tank M46 Patton - Medium tank M47 Patton - Medium tank M48 Patton - Main battle tank (MBT) M60 - MBT M551 Sheridan
Tanks_of_the_United_States
in country. In 1969, armored cavalry units began replacing their M48 Patton tanks. The battle reports from the troops were sometimes glowing, while the
Tanks of the United States in the Cold War
Tanks_of_the_United_States_in_the_Cold_War
Heart-shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana, India
cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad from 1920 to 1983. A Pakistani M47 Patton tank is a war trophy given to the 54th Infantry Division which had disabled
Hussain_Sagar
M46 Patton designation. Less than a thousand were upgraded to M46 standard. On 8 August 1950 the first M46 Pattons landed in South Korea. The tank proved
Tanks_of_South_Korea
Tank gun
the M68A1 for two reasons. First was due to the large number of M60 Patton tanks with the M68E1 gun still in widespread US service in the 1980s and a
M68_tank_gun
Spanish proposed main battle tank
proposed main battle tank that unfolded during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The intention was to replace the M47 and M48 Patton tanks that the Spanish
Lince_(tank)
Heavily armed and armored tank
lighter tanks. For example, the US M103 heavy tank shared many components with the lighter Patton tank, including transmission and engine. As a result
Heavy_tank
American light tank
American Heavy Tank. Presidio Press. ISBN 0-89141-304-9. Hunnicutt, Richard Pearce (1984). Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank. Presidio Press
M551_Sheridan
United States Army general (1923–2004) and son of George Patton
63rd Tank Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, as a platoon leader. A year after he returned from Germany, he married Joanne Holbrook in 1952. Patton served
George_Patton_IV
1966 French main battle tank
AMX 50, was cancelled in the mid-1950s in favour of adopting the M47 Patton tank. In 1956, the French government entered a cooperative development program
AMX-30
series of tanks in Israeli service. The tanks are based on the American M48 and M60 Patton tanks. Magach 1, 2, 3, and 5 are based on M48 tanks; Magach 6
Tanks of the Israel Defense Forces
Tanks_of_the_Israel_Defense_Forces
and to procure a large number of American M60 Patton tanks to replace the fleet of older Patton tanks. Over half of the AMX-30Es were upgraded to a standard
Tanks_in_the_Spanish_Army
tanks, with powerful guns, moderate armor, and decent mobility. Their successors, the M46 Patton and T-54, followed suit before the main battle tank doctrine
Tanks_in_the_Cold_War
Spanish main battle tank
delivered to the Spanish army. The Leopard 2E is superior to the M60 Patton tank, which it replaced in Spain's mechanized and armored units. Its development
Leopard_2E
British main battle tank
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, where it fought against US-supplied M47 and M48 Patton tanks, and it served with the Royal Australian Armoured Corps in the Vietnam
Centurion_(tank)
Soviet medium tank, Second World War
Chinese T-34 tank No. 215 from 4th Tank Regiment, 2nd Tank Division, allegedly destroyed four enemy tanks and damaged another M46 Patton tank during its
T-34
Main battle tank/medium tank family of Soviet origin, 1946
T-55 tanks, but by 2014 the number was only 20, all in storage. During the 1967 Six-Day War, U.S.-supplied M48 Patton tanks, British Centurion tanks, and
T-54/T-55
radioed the tank's position to a nearby M48 Patton tank unit of the US 3rd Marine Tank Battalion. With the FAC adjusting fire, the Patton fired three
Tanks_of_the_Soviet_Union
American heavy tank
The T29 Heavy Tank was an American heavy tank project started in March 1944 to counter the appearance of the German Tiger II heavy tank. The T29 was not
T29_heavy_tank
Road in Secunderabad, India
Wali, after whom the lake is named. The Pakistan Patton tank, now an attraction for visitors to the Tank Bund Road, is a war trophy given to the 54th Infantry
Tank_Bund_Road
American prototype medium tank developed from 1955 to 1959
in the US to develop an eventual replacement to the M48 Patton tank, the operational medium tank at the time. A series of relatively simple upgrades to
T95_medium_tank
American tank M60 operated by foreign countries
M48A3 (Magagh 5) tanks left behind and they were recovered by Syrian forces the next day. One of the Israeli M48 Patton (Magach 5) tanks captured during
Non-U.S. operators of the M60 tank
Non-U.S._operators_of_the_M60_tank
Series of V8 engines built by Chrysler
to develop the air-cooled AV-1790-5B V12 Hemi engine used in the M47 Patton tank. Chrysler applied their military experience with the hemispherical combustion
Chrysler_Hemi_engine
Military museum in the Israeli-occupied West Bank
Variant) MAR-240 MAR-290 Sherman Crab M10 tank destroyer Patton tank variations, including: M48 Patton M60 Patton Magach, improved Israeli versions of the
Yad_La-Shiryon
of tanks 334 MBT Leopard 1 55 MBT M47 Patton (reserve) 133 light tank FV101 Scorpion 80 tank destroyer Kanonenjagdpanzer Total: 602 tanks and tank destroyer
Cold_War_tank_formations
Self-propelled antiaircraft gun
developed by Ford Aerospace in the late 1970s. Based on the M48 Patton tank, it replaced the Patton's turret with a new one that featured twin radar-directed
M247_Sergeant_York
Rifled tank gun
the US M48 Patton and M60. The L7 is a popular weapon and continued in use even after it was superseded by the L11 series 120 mm rifled tank gun, for some
Royal_Ordnance_L7
Cold War-era American light tank
and more emphasis placed on the development of new main battle tanks such as the M47 Patton. Cadillac ceased production of the M41A1 in late 1954. It was
M41_Walker_Bulldog
Main battle tank
of prototype American tanks of the 1950s with three different turrets, all armed with a 105 mm gun, mounted on the M48 Patton chassis. The T54 had a
T54_(American_tank)
Piston powered aircraft engine manufacturer located in Mobile, AL
the U.S. Army's M47 Patton tank and the diesel AVDS-1790-2A and its derivatives for the M48, M60 Patton, and Merkava main battle tanks. The company also
Continental Aerospace Technologies
Continental_Aerospace_Technologies
Indian Air Force officer, Vir Chakra recipient
home five effective attacks on different enemy targets and destroying 3 Patton tanks. The courage and initiative displayed by Flight Lieutenant Vinod Patney
Vinod_Patney
Iranian battle tank
of the Soviet T-72 and American M48 and M60 tanks. The suspension is modelled on the M48 /M60 Patton tanks supplied to Iran by the U.S. The SPAT 1200 transmission
Zulfiqar_(tank)
Decorated Indian army officer (1950–1971)
battle, Lt. Arun Khetarpal with his 2 remaining tanks bravely fought off and destroyed 10 Pakistani Patton tanks before he was shot and killed in action. The
Arun_Khetarpal
1961 Soviet medium tank
tanks, such as the Centurion and M48 Patton, with standard armour-piercing shells. While 100 mm high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) ammunition could have done
T-62
Super-heavy tank, assault gun
intervening 27 years. It is the sole remaining example of these tanks and was exhibited at the Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor in Kentucky. In 2011, it was
T28_super-heavy_tank
Military unit
3rd Tank Battalion, drove his M48A3 Patton tank off the landing craft onto Red Beach 2 in I Corps, South Vietnam. SSgt Downey's USMC Patton tank became
3rd_Tank_Battalion
(Param Vir Chakra Winner) Indian Army soldier (1933–1965)
withdrew a squadron of Sherman tanks, which were ineffective against the US built Pakistani Patton tanks. Centurion tanks were also withdrawn to deploy
Abdul_Hamid_(soldier)
militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2022-01-16. "M47 Patton". Tank Encyclopedia. 2014-11-18. Retrieved 2022-01-18. "M48 Patton". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18
List of weapons of West Germany
List_of_weapons_of_West_Germany
Bilateral security relations
following its disclosure by the U.S., with Israel receiving shipments of M48 Patton tanks in 1965 and A-4E Skyhawk attack aircraft in 1968. U.S. policy changed
Israel–United States military relations
Israel–United_States_military_relations
howitzer M2 Light Tank M3 Stuart flamethrower tank M4 Sherman tank M48 Patton tank M60 Patton tank M103 heavy tank M1 Abrams tank - 403 tanks put in storage
List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps
List_of_vehicles_of_the_United_States_Marine_Corps
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
rechambering it for NATO-standard 35×228mm rounds and mounting it on an M48 Patton tank chassis for the Division Air Defense (DIVAD) contest. However, it ultimately
T249_Vigilante
Armed conflict
consisted mainly of Patton M-47 and M-48 tanks, but also included many M4 Sherman tanks, some M24 Chaffee light tanks and M36 Jackson tank destroyers, equipped
India–Pakistan_war_of_1965
German tanks from World War I to the Cold War
M4 Sherman tanks built and deployed in Western Europe. After the war, West Germany was given United States-built M47 and M48 Patton tanks and in 1956
Tanks_in_the_German_Army
Major battle in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
led to the creation of Patton Nagar (or "Patton City") at the site of the battle. This is because a large number of Patton tanks fielded by the Pakistani
Battle_of_Asal_Uttar
Weapons used in the Vietnam war
production capacity.[citation needed] The heavily armored, 90 mm gun M48A3 'Patton' tank saw extensive action during the Vietnam War and over 600 were deployed
List of weapons of the Vietnam War
List_of_weapons_of_the_Vietnam_War
1940s Soviet heavy tank
infantry anti-tank weapons such as the bazooka. Even the 90 mm AP shell fired by the main gun of the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) M48 Patton tanks could not
IS-3
Type of shaped charge explosive
M1A1/M1A2 tank can carry only 40 rounds for its 120 mm M256 gun—the M60A3 Patton tank (the Abrams' predecessor), carried 63 rounds for its 105 millimetres
High-explosive_anti-tank
Land warfare branch of Germany
was equipped at first with American material, such as the M-47 Patton main battle tank. Three corps commands were formed beginning in 1957: the I Corps
German_Army
Military museum in Moscow Oblast, Russia
during the early 1960s or early 1970s. Some M48 Patton medium tanks. An M60 Patton main battle tank (MBT) was also captured by Syria from Israel in 1982
Kubinka_Tank_Museum
Medium tank
The 90mm gun tank T42 was a medium tank powered by the AOS-895-3, a 6-cylinder, air cooled, opposed cylinder, supercharged engine displacing 895.9 cubic
T42_medium_tank
World War II era medium tank
M26 Pershing and M46 Patton. The United States Army Ordnance Department designed the M4 medium tank to replace the M3 medium tank. The M3 was an up-gunned
M4_Sherman
Formerly the cavalry branch of the U.S. Army (1775–1950)
were operating the Sheridan except for the tank companies of the 11th ACR, which continued to use Patton tanks. Source: 1st Squadron, 1st Cavalry; attached
United_States_Cavalry
German medium tank of WWII
blisters, one on each turret side, much like the Americans' post-war M47 Patton tank — and lower weight than the original turrets. A number of Ausf. F hulls
Panther_tank
Amphibious light tank
The Forward Air Control pilot radioed the tank's position to a nearby M48 Patton tank unit of the US 3rd Tank Battalion. With the FAC adjusting fire, the
PT-76
Type of vehicle armour
type of vehicle armour used for protecting vehicles, especially modern tanks, against anti-vehicle armour-piercing munitions. Reactive armour is most
Reactive_armour
Military unit
Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes, agreed that although Patton was a bigot the fact remains that he did
761st Tank Battalion (United States)
761st_Tank_Battalion_(United_States)
Series of Israeli Tanks
3, and 5 are based on M48 series tanks, and Magach 6 and 7 are based on M60 series tanks. The first M48 Patton tanks acquired by the Israel Defense Forces
Magach
Israeli variant of the Centurion Tank
the tank's batteries, it was replaced with a new hydro-electric turret traverse mechanism based on the Cadillac Gage mechanism in the M48 Patton tank. The
Sho't
1981 American drama film by Harold Becker
from General Bache but is told that he died the previous night. An M48 Patton tank rolls up to the main gate the next night, and one of the younger cadets
Taps_(film)
Heavy tank
Another project arose with the T77 120mm Gun Tank, which planned to mount the T57 turret to a M48 Patton tank hull, which was never completed. The failure
T57_heavy_tank
Military museum in Dorset, England
had previously not been seen by the public: Featured tanks: Charioteer, M41 Bulldog, M103, M60 Patton, T-54, Cold War and Iraqi T-55s, BMP-1, AMX-30, Type
The_Tank_Museum
Medium flame tank
Patton converted to use the flamethrower tank turret M1. M67A2: M48A3 Patton converted to use the flamethrower tank turret M1. United States: Used by U.S
M67_flame_thrower_tank
Topics referred to by the same term
Sabra (person), a Jew born in Israel Sabra (tank), an Israeli Military Industries-upgraded M60 Patton tank Sabra Sport, an Israeli sports car manufactured
Sabra
Topics referred to by the same term
Byrd Land Patton Bluff, Marie Byrd Land Patton Seamount, an underwater volcano in the Gulf of Alaska Patton tank, various U.S. Army tanks Model 1913
Patton_(disambiguation)
Series of Spanish light tanks from 1938 to 1954
program was unofficially canceled in favor of adopting the U.S. M47 Patton tank in 1954 through the Mutual Defense Assistance Act. A prototype of the
Verdeja
Medium tank
process of being replaced by the M26 Pershing and the upgraded M46 Patton. These tanks, however, were still very similar to vehicles of World War II era
T69_tank
Main battle tank
and 1983. First acquired in 1970, the tank was to supplement Spain's fleet of M47 and M48 Patton United States tanks and to reduce Spain's reliance on American
AMX-30E
Military museum in Kentucky, U.S.
The General George Patton Museum of Leadership is a publicly accessible museum on Fort Knox, Kentucky, dedicated to the memory and life lessons of General
General George Patton Museum of Leadership
General_George_Patton_Museum_of_Leadership
American heavy tank
production of the M48 Patton. General Motors would also become heir to any additional T43 orders, after Chrysler fulfilled the initial order. Tank production by
M103_heavy_tank
Biographical museum in Chiriaco Summit, California
Exhibits include a large collection of tanks used in World War II and the Korean War, as well as memorabilia from Patton's life and career – especially in regard
General George S. Patton Memorial Museum
General_George_S._Patton_Memorial_Museum
Indian Army regiment
regiment, equipped with obsolete Sherman tanks fought modern Pakistani Patton tanks and outgunned and out-tanked them. This is a brief account of the operations
62nd_Cavalry_(India)
United States M46 Patton M47 Patton M48 Patton M60 Patton M103 heavy tank M1 Abrams MGV M24 Chaffee Light Tank M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank M551 Sheridan
List of modern armoured fighting vehicles
List_of_modern_armoured_fighting_vehicles
Smoothbore main battle tank gun
Iranian tank commander defected over the Soviet border in a brand-new M60 Patton tank, which was armed with the 105-millimetre (4.1 in) M68 gun, the US version
Rheinmetall_Rh-120
Taiwanese light tank
intended as a cavalry tank to complement the existing M41 light tanks and to support the heavier and more-powerful M48 Patton medium tanks already in service
Type_64_(tank)
Inactive US Army formation
116 M-1A1 Abrams tanks and nearly 70 M2/3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The brigade initially deployed to Germany with the M60A1 Patton tank and the M113 armored
2nd Armored Division (United States)
2nd_Armored_Division_(United_States)
War museum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
helicopter, an Northrop F-5A fighter, a BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter" bomb, M48 Patton tank, an Douglas A-1 Skyraider attack bomber, and an Cessna A-37 Dragonfly
War_Remnants_Museum
American WWII tank first to enter Bastogne
the tank was assigned to Company C of the 37th Tank Battalion of the American 4th Armored Division, which was the spearhead of General Patton's Third
Cobra_King_(tank)
Military unit
January 1963) 132nd Tank Regiment, in Aviano VIII Tank Battalion (M47 Patton main battle tanks) X Tank Battalion (M47 Patton main battle tanks) XXXVIII Bersaglieri
132nd Armored Brigade "Ariete"
132nd_Armored_Brigade_"Ariete"
Mine flail
the requirements of the German Army. It is a conversion of the M48 Patton medium tank chassis in combination with a German MTU MB 871 Ka 501 liquid-cooled
Keiler_(mine_flail)
Armored vehicle equipped with a flamethrower
flamethrower M67 "Zippo": a variant of the US M48 Patton tank TO-55: a variant of the widely used Soviet T-55 tank TO-62: a variant of the Soviet T-62 MBT M132
Flame_tank
and the next morning, the Pakistani tanks of the 1st Armoured Division, consisting mainly of M47 and M48 Patton tanks, were lured inside the horse-shoe
Thomas_K._Theogaraj
which was unserviceable circa June 1989: 293 main battle tanks (30 Centurions; 123 M47 Patton, 30 T-34, 110 T-54/55 from various sources). Christopher
List of equipment of the Somali Armed Forces
List_of_equipment_of_the_Somali_Armed_Forces
United States Army cavalry regiment
respectively. Both the 3rd and 4th squadrons were aviation-tank cavalry squadrons using the M48 Patton tank, M113A1 Armored Personnel Carrier and M114A1E1 armored
7th_Cavalry_Regiment
Technology for illuminating a battlefield
Defence Light was a British "secret weapon" of the Second World War. It was a tank fitted with a powerful carbon-arc searchlight to support night-time attacks
Battlefield_illumination
Yugoslav T-72 variant
the T-34, M4 Sherman and M47 Patton tanks then held in storage as well as some of the older T-55 units. Most JNA tanks were passed to the successor state
M-84
Main battle tank
Zulfiqar main battle tank. Before the fall of the Shah, Iran obtained modernized versions from the United States of the M47 Patton, known as the M47M.
Tiam_(tank)
British heavy tank
The FV 214 Conqueror, also known as Tank, Heavy No. 1, 120 mm gun, Conqueror was a British heavy tank of the post-World War II era. It was developed as
Conqueror_(tank)
American light tank
(1944)". Tank Encyclopedia. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2019. Green & Green 2000, pp. 76–77 Nance, William Stuart. (May 2011). Patton's Iron Cavalry
M24_Chaffee
Part of the Vietnam War (1966)
activity against the road construction. Two platoons of American M48 Patton tanks were also moved into the area, patrolling by day with the Australian
Battle_of_Suoi_Bong_Trang
French light tank
Pakistani armoured attack comprised two regiments, one of M48 Patton medium tanks and one of M36B2 tank destroyers. The attack began at 0805 hours and was strongly
AMX-13
Pakistani military operation in the Rann of Kutch
for the negotiation failed. The Pakistan Army, equipped with US-made Patton tanks, struck the Indian forces on 9 April. Pakistan launched a major offensive
Operation_Desert_Hawk
Indian Army infantry division
Lancers, 31 Cavalry and 27 Cavalry under it, equipped with M47 Patton and M48 Patton tanks. The Division crossed the border as planned at 2000 hrs on 6
54th Infantry Division (India)
54th_Infantry_Division_(India)
American third-generation main battle tank
International. ISBN 978-0879385613. Hunnicutt, R. P. (1984). Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank. Presidio Press. ISBN 0-89141-230-1. Hunnicutt, R
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