How good is the M48 Patton in WOT?
The M48 Patton’s been, for me, a solid tier 10 medium that doesn’t really excel in one area, but doesn’t really suffer in any category either. Good enough armor, great dpm, great pen, decent mobility all make this tank the pinnacle jack-of-all-trades tank, like most of the U.S. med line is/should be.
How many M48 does Patton have?
12,000 M48s
Nearly 12,000 M48s were built, mainly by Chrysler and American Locomotive Company, from 1952 to 1961. The M48 Patton was the first U.S. medium gun tank with a four man crew, which replaced the traditional 5 crewmen tanks, a centerline driver’s compartment, and no bow machine gun.
Is the M48 Patton still in service?
M48 Patton, a tank model in service from the mid-1950s through the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army, and still operational in foreign service. M60 Patton, the standard main battle tank of the United States from 1960 until it was replaced by the M1 Abrams in 1980, still extensively used worldwide.
What tank replaced the M48?
M60 Combat Tank
The M48 Patton served as an interim tank until replaced by the US Army’s first Main Battle Tank (MBT), the M60 Combat Tank.
Was the Patton tank a good tank?
Although designed to combat massed Soviet armored formations, the Patton was an invaluable weapon for infantry support and defending firebases. It is generally considered superior to the T-54/55 and T-59 tanks the NVA deployed south in 1972 and later.
How many U.S. tanks destroyed Vietnam?
Total: at least 321 M48 tanks. According to official US data, 343 M48s were delivered to the ARVN up to March 1975. The US lost at least 123 M48 tanks (non-repairable) during the war. As a result, the US and ARVN lost about 500 M48 tanks total.
What is a M48 Patton?
M48 Patton. It was a further development of the M47 Patton tank. The M48 Patton was in U.S. service until replaced by the M60 and served as the U.S. Army and Marine Corps’s primary battle tank during the Vietnam War. It was widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, especially other NATO countries.
How many M48 Patton tanks were in the US Army?
In February 1963, the US Army accepted the first of 600 M48 Patton tanks that had been converted to M48A3s, and by 1964 the US Marine Corps had received 419 Patton tanks. The A3 model introduced the diesel engine, countering the earlier versions’ characteristic of catching fire.
What is the ISBN number for the M48 Patton vs Centurion?
ISBN 978-9953007052. OCLC 496027616. Higgins, David R. (2016). M48 Patton vs Centurion: Indo-Pakistani War 1965. Duel 71. Illustrated by Johnny Shumate and Alan Gilliland (First ed.). Osprey Publishing.
What kind of Hull does a M48 have?
This hull design was manufactured for the original M48 and M48A1 versions of the M48 series. Many Mod B hull designs used for the M48A1 (T48 Pilot #3) were further upgraded to the A2 hull design standard but retained their original 5 return roller configuration.
