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Because all M48A5 tanks were conversions from earlier models, many characteristics varied among individual examples of this type. M48A5 tanks could have either three or five support rollers on each side and might have either the early or later type headlight assemblies, some retained their earlier cupola styles.
Between 1975-76 Vermont and New Jersey armor battalions started turning in their M48A3 tanks and began receiving the M48A5 which had the same 105mm gun and fire control system as the M60A1 in use by the active Army. During this time, many Vermont tank crews competed in gunnery exercises held in West Germany and consistently brought back awards.
Magach (Hebrew: מגח, Hebrew pronunciation:, "battering-ram") is the designation of a series of tanks in Israeli service. The tanks are based on the American M48 and M60 tanks. The name continued to be used for all M48/M60 tanks. Magach 1, 2, 3, and 5 are based on M48 series tanks, and Magach 6 and 7 are based on M60 series tanks.
14 M48A5 Patton 90 mm main gun main battle tank (United States), delivered in 1973, second hand; Armoured vehicles. ... unguided anti-tank rocket system:
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.
Delivery in 1984 of a total number of 106. Used by the 5th Infantry brigade and the 1st Armoured regiment which brings the total number to 81. As of 2024, the Lebanese army operates and maintains 66 M48A5 tanks. [16] T-54/55: T-55A, T-54B, T-54A, T-54-3, T-54-2 Soviet Union ~40 operational, ~100 non-operational
The brigade's armor battalions were equipped with M60A3 TTS main battle tanks. M48A5 Patton tanks had been replaced by M60A3 TTS tanks by May 1987 and by the end of 1989 the National Guard fielded 3,072 M60A3 TTS. [59] [60] [61] The 410 M1 Abrams [59] tanks of the National Guard were issued to round-out units of army divisions. [62]
The MLRS was later mounted on six more US made M113s (An unrelated Wan Cheng 4 project involves one M48A1 tank re-fitted into a M48A5). [ 3 ] The Wan Cheng program provided a solid foundation for the design, manufacture and development of the CM-21 armored vehicle.