Militia Museum of NJ - M48 Patton Medium Tank
Bill Maloney
2/17/2008

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01 M48 Patton Tank 02 M48 Patton Tank 03 M48 Patton Gun Mantlet Cover 04 M48 Patton Tank Tracks
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05 M48 Patton Commander's Copula 06 M48 Patton Glacis Plate 07 M48 Turret Stowage Basket 08 M48 Patton Commander's Copula
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09 M48 Patton Tank Turret 10 M48 Coaxial Machine Gun Port 11 M48 Patton Muzzle Brake 12 M48 Patton Tank Rear View

M48 Patton Medium Tank Specifications:

More M48 Patton Tanks at other
Military Museums in the Northeast
 M48 Patton Tank M48 Patton Medium Tank
M48 Patton Tank at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT An M48 Patton Tank at the Military Museum of Soutern New England
M48A5 Patton Tank M48 Patton Tank
M48A5 Patton Tank at the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA Another M48 Patton Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD
M48A1 Patton Tank M48A3 Patton Tank
M48A1 Patton Tank at the Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum in Smethport, PA M48A3 Patton Tank at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY

Length: 30 feet 6 inches
Width:
11 feet, 11 inches
Height:
10 feet, 1 inch
Crew:
4
Weight:
53 Tons
Max Speed: 30mph
Range: 310 miles
Armor: 4.7 inch frontal
Powerplant: One Continental 12cyl Air Cooled Gasoline Engine 810hp
Fuel Capacity: 200 gallons
Armament:
 One 90 M41 Rifled Gun
 One 7.62mm coax Machine Gun
 One 50 cal Machine Gun
Entered Service: July 1952
Unit Cost: $309,000

I'm not certain, but I believe this Youtube video of M48 Patton tanks on the move is South Korean Army footage. Here's a nice clear segment of an M48 Patton doing a drive by at a military vehicle show, possibly in Russia. This appears to be an M48A1 hull with an M48A3 turret.

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