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The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. [8] [9] It was produced by Cadillac between 1951 and 1954 and marketed successfully to the United States Army as a replacement for its aging fleet of World War II-vintage M24 Chaffee tanks. [6]
M41 Walker Bulldog. The development of the M41 Walker Bulldog began in 1947 to replace the M24 Chaffee. The vehicle was designed to be air-transportable and carry heavier firepower provided by an advanced 76 mm gun. The M41 was an agile and well armed. On the other hand, it was noisy, fuel-hungry and heavy enough to cause problems with air ...
English: The M41 Walker Bulldog, 76-mm Gun Tank, M41, an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.
In the immediate post-World War II era, the U.S. Army introduced the M41 Walker Bulldog into service to fill the role of a light tank. The lifespan of the M41 was fairly short. At 25 tons it was considered too heavy to be a true light tank, and had a rather short cruising range. [6]
M41 Walker Bulldog was used by the ARVN President Nixon dispatched bombers in Operation Linebacker to provide air support for the ARVN when it seemed that South Vietnam was about to be lost. In desperation, President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu fired the incompetent General Hoàng Xuân Lãm and replaced him with General Ngô Quang Trưởng .
Dr. Jonathan Shay, in his book Achilles in Vietnam The entire military is “a moral construct,” said retired VA psychiatrist and author Jonathan Shay . In his ground-breaking 1994 study of combat trauma among Vietnam veterans, Achilles in Vietnam , he writes: “The moral power of an army is so great that it can motivate men to get up out of ...
Like other successful World War II designs, the M24 was supplied to many armies around the globe and was used in local conflicts long after it had been replaced in the US Army by the M41 Walker Bulldog. France employed its M24s in Indo-China in infantry support missions, with good results. They employed ten M24s in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu ...
Items on display include a Bell UH-1H Huey, Boeing CH-47 Chinook, M41 Walker Bulldog tank and artillery pieces. On display in the museum are various small arms together with photos from the battles around Khe Sanh and also Operation Lam Son 719.