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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.
Patton tank may refer to any of a series of tanks used by the United States military from the 1950s to the 1990s, named for General George S. Patton. Tanks in the series include: 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 ...
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. Although roughly similar (from a distance) to the later M48 and M60 ...
M3 bulldozer for M46 Patton (G246) M4 bulldozer for M24 Chaffee (G265) M5 bulldozer for T8E4, and M8 high speed tractor; M6 bulldozer for M47 Patton (G286) M7 unknown; M8 bulldozer for M48 Patton (G278) M9 bulldozer for M60 (G306)
The M47 Patton was an American medium tank, a development of the M46 Patton mounting an updated turret, and was in turn further developed as the M48 Patton. It was the second American tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates of tanks in battle.
The M46 Patton was slower compared to other medium tank counterparts, but its maneuverability and powerful 90 mm gun made it a formidable weapon in the Korean Conflict. Subsequent shipments of M46 and M46A1 Pattons meant all remaining M26 Pershings were withdrawn during 1951, and most Sherman equipped units were also reequipped with the newer ...
The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun Tank: M48.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.
Less than a thousand were upgraded to M46 standard. Marines of 1st Marine Division at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir supported by an M46 Patton. On 8 August 1950 the first M46 Pattons landed in South Korea. The tank proved superior to the much lighter North Korean T-34-85, which were encountered in relatively small numbers.