Vermont Military Museum - M48A5 Patton Tank
Bill Maloney 12/5/2009 |
More M48 Patton Tanks at other Military Museums in the Northeast |
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M48 Patton Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD | An M48 Patton Tank at the Military Museum of Soutern New England |
M48A5 Patton Tank at the AAF Tank Museum in Danville, VA | Another M48 Patton Tank at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ |
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 AVDS-1790-2A water cooled diesel 750hp
Fuel Capacity: 375 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
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.
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