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M46 tank providing indirect fire support in Korea. The only American combat use of the M46 Patton was during the Korean War. On 8 August 1950, the first M46 Patton tanks, belonging to the 6th Tank Battalion, landed in South Korea. The M46 proved to be capable against North Korean T-34 medium tanks. [8]
M46 Patton, a medium tank model operational during the Korean War; M47 Patton, the first US main battle tank, in service from 1952 through 1959 with the U.S. Army, and through the mid-1990s in foreign service. M48 Patton, a tank model in service from the mid-1950s through the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army, and still operational in foreign service.
M46 Patton tank and crew passing through the village of Kumko, Korea, in September 1950. Marines of 1st Marine Division at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir supported by M46 Patton tank. The mobility of the M26 Pershing was deemed unsatisfactory for a medium tank, as it added 10 tons of weight but used the same engine that powered the much lighter ...
The 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California, had all M4 howitzer tanks, which were replaced with M26s just days before boarding ships for Korea. A total of 309 Pershings were rushed to Korea in 1950. [13] The Pershing and its derivative M46 Patton were credited with almost half of the North Korean T-34s destroyed by U.S. tanks. [14]
M46 or M-46 most often refers to: M46 Patton, an American main battle tank; Messier 46, an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis; 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46), a Soviet artillery piece; M46 or M-46 may also refer to: Volvo M46 transmission, a Volvo M45 (Four-speed) with an electric overdrive added
Project Sharang – Another 155 mm upgrade of M-46 towed guns is being careied out by state-owned Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The upgraded M-46, weighing 8.4 tonnes, has a range of 39 km. [22] The warhead per round has been increased from 3.4 kg of TNT to 8 kg of TNT. After the upgrade the total length and width of the gun measured 11.84 m ...
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