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The M47 Patton was the second tank of the Patton series, and one of the U.S Army's principal medium gun tanks of the Cold War. It had a 90 mm gun and a crew of 5. The M47 was the U.S. Army and Marine Corps primary tank, intended to replace the M46 Patton and M4 Sherman tanks.
The classic main battle tanks of the 1950s were the British Centurion, the Soviet T-55 series, and the US M46 through the M48 series, which saw continuous updates throughout the Cold war. For example, the Centurion began life with the highly effective 17-pounder (76.2 mm) gun , but was upgraded to 20 pounder (84 mm) and then 105 mm main ...
The United States fully committed to the MBT doctrine in 1963, when the Marine Corps retired the last heavy tank battalion. The M60 tank series became America's primary main battle tank during the Cold War, [13] reaching a production total of 15,000 M60s. [14]
The M46 Patton is an American medium tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman.It was one of the U.S Army's principal medium tanks of the early Cold War, with models in service from 1949 until the mid-1950s.
Pages in category "Cold War tanks of the United States" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first M1 tank was manufactured by American armoured vehicle manufacturer General Dynamics Land Systems in 1978 and was first delivered to the US Army in 1980. Each model costs around $10m to ...
Cold War tanks of the United States (33 P) Pages in category "Cold War armored fighting vehicles of the United States" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
The tank was designed to give the US military an edge over the Soviet Union and, in the event of a land war, help blunt an armored assault with its heavy armor and powerful gun.