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M48 Patton

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, combat vehicle of the medium-gun tank class. It was designed as a replacement for the M26 Pershing, M4 Sherman, M46 and M47 Patton tanks, and was the main battle tank of the US Army and US Marine…

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.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed
M48A5 30 mph (48 km/h)
Armor
Upper glacis 110 mm (4.3 in) at 60° 220 mm (8.7 in) LoS Turret front 178 mm (7.0 in) at 0°
Crew
Commander · Gunner · Loader · Driver
Designed
1950
Designer
Chrysler Defense Engineering
Developed from
M47 Patton

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related to M48 · 53
M48 Patton → Additionally, All, Allison CD-850-4A, Also, American Locomotive, American Locomotive Company, APE, April, ARCOVE, Army, Beatrice Ayer Patton, Chrysler, Chrysler Defense, Chrysler Defense Engineering, Continental AV-1790-5B, Continental AV-1790-5C, Contractor Operated, Delaware, Division, Ford Motor Company
related to Middle East · 43
M48 Patton → Abu-Ageila, British L7, Centurions, Egyptian IS-3s, French-built, HEAT, However, In, Israel, Israeli, Israeli M48s, Israeli Shermans, Jordan, Jordanian M113 APCs, Jordanian M48, Jordanian M48s, L7, M-51s, M4 Shermans, M48
related to Indo-Pakistani wars · 26
M48 Patton → Asal Uttar, At, Battle, British Centurions, Chawinda, Chumb, During Operation Grand Slam, In, India's, Indian, Indian Army, Indian Army's Soviet T-55s, Indo-Pakistani War, Later, M47, M47s, M48s, Pakistan Army, Pakistan's Patton, Pakistani
Wars · 19
M48 Patton → 1958 Lebanon crisis, 2007 Lebanon conflict, 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict, Battle of Mogadishu (1993), Cambodian Civil War, Cold War 1958 Lebanon crisis Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Ki…, Dominican Civil War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Iran–Iraq War, Kurdish–Turkish conflict, Lebanese Civil War, Portuguese Colonial War, Sino-Vietnamese War, Six-Day War, Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Vietnam War, Western Sahara War, Yom Kippur War
related to Africa · 18
M48 Patton → American, Battle, By, In, Israeli M48A5s, M48 Pattons, M48A3s, M48A5, Mogadishu, Moroccan, Morocco, Pakistan, Polisario, The, There, US, Western Sahara, Wisconsin National Guard
related to External links · 6
M48 Patton → Birth, Documentary, Internet Archive, Tank, United States Army Educational, US Veterans Memorial MuseumThe
see also · 5
M48 Patton → M103, M46 PattonM47 PattonM60, M48 Patton/M60 Series, Recovery Vehicle, SNL G254
Crew · 4
M48 Patton → Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader
In service · 3
M48 Patton → 1952–present, United States Army (historical) 1952–1987, United States Marine Corps (historical) 1954–1973
Transmission · 2
M48 Patton → One reverse, Two forward ranges

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tanks tank m48 gun army used engine hull us m48a3 turret production war service system m48a2 m48a1 use cupola main

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M48 Patton.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speedM48A5 30 mph (48 km/h)1.00infobox
M48 PattonArmorUpper glacis 110 mm (4.3 in) at 60° 220 mm (8.7 in) LoS Turret front 178 mm (7.0 in) at 0°1.00infobox
M48 PattonCrewCommander1.00infobox
M48 PattonCrewGunner1.00infobox
M48 PattonCrewLoader1.00infobox
M48 PattonCrewDriver1.00infobox
M48 PattonDesigned19501.00infobox
M48 PattonDesignerChrysler Defense Engineering1.00infobox
M48 PattonDeveloped fromM47 Patton1.00infobox
M48 PattonDeveloped intoM60 tank1.00infobox
M48 PattonEngineM48/M48A1 Continental AV1790 V12, air-cooled, gasoline engine 810 hp (600 kW) M48A2 Continental AV1790 fuel-injected, V12, gasoline engine 825 hp (615 kW)[a] M48A3–M48A5 Contine…1.00infobox
M48 PattonFuel capacityM48200 US gal (760 L) M48A1200 US gal internal 420 US gal (1,600 L)(with external fuel drums) M48A2335 US gal (1,270 L) M48A3/A5300 US gal (1,100 L)1.00infobox
M48 PattonGround clearance16 in (0.41 m)1.00infobox
M48 PattonHeight3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
M48 PattonIn service1952–present1.00infobox
M48 PattonIn serviceUnited States Army (historical) 1952–19871.00infobox
M48 PattonIn serviceUnited States Marine Corps (historical) 1954–19731.00infobox
M48 PattonLength9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)1.00infobox
M48 PattonMain armamentM48–M48A3 90mm M41/T139 gun M48A5 105 mm M68/T254E2 gun1.00infobox
M48 PattonManufacturerChrysler, Fisher Body, Ford Motor Company, American Locomotive Company1.00infobox
M48 PattonMassM4849.6 short tons (44.3 long tons; 45.0 t)1.00infobox
M48 PattonNo. built12,000 (all variants)1.00infobox
M48 PattonOperational rangeM48 113 km (70 mi) M48A1 217 km (135 mi) with external fuel drums M48A2 177.8 km (110.5 mi) M48A3 463 km (288 mi) M48A5 499 km (310 mi)1.00infobox
M48 PattonPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
M48 PattonPower/weight16.6 hp (12.4 kW)/tonne1.00infobox
M48 PattonProducedM48/M48A11952–1956 M48A21955–1957 M48A31957–1961: 25–271.00infobox
M48 PattonSecondary armamentM48.50 cal (12.7 mm) on M1 mount M48A1/A2/A3/A5.50 cal (12.7 mm) in M1 commander's cupola M48/A1/A2/A3M37/T153 machine gun M48A5M219 (7.62mm NATO)1.00infobox
M48 PattonSuspensionTorsion bar suspension1.00infobox
M48 PattonTransmissionTwo forward ranges1.00infobox
M48 PattonTransmissionOne reverse1.00infobox

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