AAF American Armoured Foundation Tank Museum - US Tanks - M47 Patton Tank
Bill Maloney
11/19/2007

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M47 Patton Medium Tank Specifications:

More M47 Patton Tanks and a Patton Tank engine at other
Military Museums in the Northeast
M47 Patton Tank M47 Patton Medium Tank
M47 Patton Tank at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT An M47 Patton Tank at the Military Museum of Soutern New England
  Patton Tank Engine
  Continental AV-1790-5B Air Cooled V12 engine used in the M47 Patton Tank

Length: 28 feet 1 inch
Width:
10 feet, 6 inches
Height:
11 feet, 0 inches
Crew:
5
Weight:
50.8 Tons
Max Speed: 30mph
Range: 80 miles
Armor: 4.5 inch frontal
Powerplant: One Continental AV-1790-5B Air Cooled V12 Gas Engine 810hp
Fuel Capacity: 200 gallons
Armament:
 One 105 M68 Rifled Gun
 One 7.62mm coax Machine Gun
 One 50 cal Machine Gun
Entered Service: July 1952
Unit Cost: $309,000

Here's a quick Youtube video of an M47 Patton Tank on the move. One more video of an M47 Tank doing some car crushing.

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