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M48 Patton Tank, 90mm (main battle tank), United States.
Initial production 1952.
The Patton tank was armed with a 90mm main gun, a .30 caliber coaxial machine gun, and a .50 caliber antiaircraft machine gun. Its top road speed was 26 mph and it had a limited cruising range of 70 miles. Four jettisonable 55-gallon fuel drums could extend the operating range of the Patton. As improvements were made to the Patton series of main battle tanks, older versions were exported as military aid to Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Norway, Pakistan, and Spain. |