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The M46 proved to be capable against North Korean T-34 medium tanks. [8] By the end of 1950, 200 M46 Pattons had been fielded, forming about 15% of US tank strength in Korea; the balance of 1,326 tanks shipped to Korea during 1950 were 679 M4A3 Shermans (including the M4A3E8 variant), 309 M26 Pershings, and 138 M24 Chaffee light tanks.
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.
The Pershing and its derivative M46 Patton were credited with almost half of the North Korean T-34s destroyed by U.S. tanks. [14] Being underpowered and unreliable in the mountainous Korean terrain, all M26 Pershings were withdrawn from Korea in 1951 and replaced with M4 Shermans and M46 Pattons. [15]
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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 ...
The M47 Patton was an M46 Patton with a new turret. The later M48 Patton and M60 , which the former saw service later in the Vietnam War and both saw combat in various conflicts in the Middle East and still serve in active duty in many nations today, were evolutionary redesigns of the original layout set down by the Pershing.
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
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