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The heavily armored, 90 mm gun M48A3 'Patton' tank saw extensive action during the Vietnam War and over 600 were deployed with U.S. forces. They played an important role in infantry support though there were a few tank versus tank battles.
Showcase of all combat tanks used by both sides of the Vietnam Conflict of 1955-1975.
Tanks and other armored vehicles were used more in Vietnam than many people realize, and Capt. Dye relates first-hand observations of them in combat. M67 “Zippo” flame tanks of the U.S.M.C. 1st Tank Battalion engage the enemy during Operation Doser near Binh Son in the Quang Ngai Province.
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. [6][7]: 5 Nearly 12,000 M48s were built, mainly by Chrysler and American Locomotive Company, from 1952 to 1961.
The war in Vietnam would see the deployment of America's most advanced tank yet: the M48 Patton. The Patton was part of a massive Army tank modernization project to confront Soviet tanks...
During the Vietnam War, US tankers had to undergo their baptism of fire, learning how to fight against a guerrilla army in hostile and unfamiliar terrain. ...more.
On January 31st 1968 The Tet Offensive began. It would be one of the largest offensives of the Vietnam War, and marked the beginning of Vietnam’s bloodiest, as forces from North and South battled...
The Army deployed over 600 M48s to South Vietnam during the war in Southeast Asia. Initially deployed in 1965 with U.S. Marine tank units, the Army eventually sent three armor battalions equipped with M48s: 1st Battalion, 77th Armor; 1st Battalion 69th Armor; and 2d Battalion, 34th Armor.
The M-48 tank, with mounted machine guns, could travel up to 30 mph and was used to provide support for U.S. and South Vietnamese troops. Due to Vietnam’s soggy jungle terrain, tanks were...
South Vietnam fell to a combined arms force of tanks, infantry, artillery and antiaircraft weapons that tore its way through the defenses of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). The iconic symbol of the NVA’s victory was a T-54 tank, bearing the number 843 on the side of its turret.