M48 Patton - Wikipedia
WEBThe M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48. 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 U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War.
The M48 Patton Main Battle Tank - The Army Historical Foundation
WEBWith the eyes of the Army upon the ever-rising Soviet influence across the world, the need for a powerful main battle tank was necessary. The M48 Patton Main Battle Tank, sometimes referred to as a medium tank, entered production in 1952 and service with the U.S. Army later that year.
90mm Gun Tank M48 Patton III - Tank Encyclopedia
WEBNov 18, 2014 · The M48 was an American medium tank, armed with a 90 mm tank gun and later upgraded to the M68 105 mm tank gun. It was replaced by the M60.
M48: Why This Tank Was Such a Warrior on the Battlefield
WEBDec 11, 2023 · The M48, which was equipped with a 90mm gun, had been designed for combat in Europe against Soviet tanks of the early Cold War era and it proved more than up to the task.
America’s Patton tanks saw combat from Korea to Desert Storm
WEBOct 22, 2020 · While the M48 was slogging it out in Vietnam, the next in line of the Patton family of tanks was coming into service with the American military: the M60 Patton, the M48s eventual replacement. The M60 was the final tank in the Patton family line and America’s first Main Battle Tank.
Arsenal | Patton M-48A3 - HistoryNet
WEBNov 18, 2011 · Used primarily in the infantry support role, the M48A3 tank was America’s main battle tank in Vietnam from the earliest combat action, and in South Vietnamese service almost to its last. The M48 was the final version of the Patton series, named after General George S. Patton.
The M48 Patton was the workhorse tank of the U.S. Army and …
WEBThe M48 Patton was the workhorse tank of the U.S. Army and Marines and the South Vietnamese. Its 90 mm gun could deal with any armored opposition or fire beehive rounds to destroy enemy infantry. Carrying troops into VC country in 1965, the M48A3, left, was with 1st Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment.
M48 Patton - GlobalSecurity.org
WEBJul 22, 2016 · The M48, also named the Patton, was the main American tank of the mid Cold War period, contemporary of the Soviet T54/55 and British Centurion. The preceding M47 was a stopgap to replace another...
M48 Patton Tank - First Division Museum
WEBThe M48 Patton was developed during the Cold War to replace the M47 as the US Army’s main battle tank. It went through several modifications aimed at improving its reliability in the field. The M48 served with the US and NATO countries in Europe and the US Army and Marine Corps in Vietnam.
How The M48 Tank Was Deployed In The Vietnam War
WEBDec 25, 2023 · In March 1965, the first M48 tanks arrived in Vietnam to aid the Marine Corps. They faced booby traps, dense jungles, and guerilla warfare.
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