M48 Patton - Wikipedia
The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48.
90mm Gun Tank M48 Patton III - Tank Encyclopedia
Nov 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 through M48A3 Patton Tanks - Weapons and Warfare
May 25, 2020 · The newest version of the M48 series tank received the designation 90mm gun full tracked combat tank M48A3 and weighed in at 107,000lbs (48mt) combat loaded. The first M48A3 tank was accepted by the U. S. Army in February 1963.
The M48 Patton Main Battle Tank - The Army Historical Foundation
The M48A3 became the quintessential American tank of the Vietnam War. A variant that saw considerable service Vietnam was the M67 Flamethrower Tank, nicknamed the “Zippo,” after the popular cigarette lighter, which saw the M48’s 90mm main gun replaced with a flamethrower.
Arsenal | Patton M-48A3 - HistoryNet
Nov 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 …
Patton Tanks in Vietnam - Mike's Research
Nov 29, 2020 · The M48A3 was the standard US tank used in Vietnam but due to high armor losses during and after the Tet offensive, a number of the M48A2 tanks were employed to some US armor units in Vietnam. They were unpopular with the crews due to their gasoline engines.
90mm Gun Tank M48 Patton III
90mm Gun Tank M48 Patton III, 12,000 built. A real departure from the M47. Third in line to be named after US Army’s ardent promoter of tanks during ww1 and legendary commander during WW2, the M48 was a development of the M47 Patton (or “Patton II”). It was born soon after it and pressed into service in 1953.
Patton Tanks in the Vietnam War - Weapons and Warfare
May 29, 2018 · Among the weapons left behind by the American military to aid the ARVN was a battalion’s worth of M48A3 tanks, which were used to form the 20th Tank Regiment. The primary tank of the ARVN since 1965 had been the American-supplied M41A3 Walker Bulldog light tank, armed with a 76mm main gun.
M48 Patton Medium Tank - Military Factory
Aug 10, 2021 · This new system was found on the M48A3 model series and was cleared to fire HEAT (High-Explosive, Anti-Tank), smoke and AP (Armor-Piercing) projectiles out to a range of 2,735 yards. The M41 would eventually be replaced …
M48 Patton Tank - First Division Museum
The 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 …