M47 Patton
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Patton II
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Type | Main
battle tank |
| Crew |
5 ( Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver, Assistant
Driver) |
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| Manufacturer(s) | Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant |
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| Production Quantity | 8576 |
Production Period | 1951–1954 |
| Designed | 1950 |
In Service | 1951–early 1960s (US) |
| Variants | |||
| M46E1 | pilot model, M46 hull with T42 turret, fitted with the M36 90 mm Gun, and was longer to incorporate a radio, ventilator, and featured a stereoscopic rangefinder; only one built | ||
| M47 | Main production version, M46 hull modified with redesigned glacis, reduction from five to three track return rollers per side, longer mufflers on rear fenders; 8576 built | ||
| M47M | The product of an improvement program started in the late 1960s, the M47M featured the engine and fire control elements from the M60A1. The assistant driver's position was eliminated in favor of additional 90 mm ammunition. Not used by the US; over 800 vehicles were produced for Iran and Pakistan | ||
| M47E | Spanish M47M austere version (kept original FCS). | ||
| M47E1 | Second Spanish upgrade batch with rearranged main gun ammunition storage and crew heater. Both new and upgraded M47Es. 330 converted. | ||
| M47E2 | 45 built. M47E1 with Rh-105 105 mm gun and improved FCS (still electromechanical). Passive night vision for driver and commander. All M47 series MBT in Spanish service retired 1993. | ||
| M47ER3 | Spanish armored recovery vehicle. 22 built. | ||
| Sabalan | An Iranian upgraded version of the US M47M, It has side skirts and a newly built turret fitted with a 105-mm gun, laser range finder, new fire control system and communication equipment. Never used in active service. | ||
| M6 | Earth Moving Tank Mounting Bulldozer. Bulldozer kit for the M47 series. | ||
| Unknown name | Switching 90mm M36 to 90mm M41 which used by M48 Patton III. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass | 46170 kg (combat ready) |
Length | 6.358 m (hull), 8.51 m w/Gun |
| Width | 3.51 m |
Barrel Overhang | 2.15 m |
| Height | 3.25 m |
Ground Clearance | 0.47 m |
| Turret ring diameter | 1.85 m |
Ground pressure | 1.03 kg/cm² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 90 mm gun M36 * |
Ammunition Carried | 71 |
| Secondary Armament | 1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB *** |
Ammunition Carried | 1700 |
2 × 7.62 mm (.308 in) M1919A4E1 **** |
11150 |
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| Turret Traverse | 360° (manual and electric-hydraulic) |
Gun Elevation | +19° to -10° (manual and electric-hydraulic) |
| Max Traverse Rate | 24°/sec |
Max Elevation Rate | 4°/sec |
| Other Armament | - |
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(*) Initial speed: 1219 m/s (HEAT-T), firing rate: ? rounds / min, range: 8138 m (HEAT-T), (**) Flexible in turret AA mount, (***) Coaxial, Ball mount in right bow
| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding, Hull: Rolled and cast homogeneous
steel, Turret: Cast homogeneous steel
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 76-89 mm / 37° |
76 mm / 90°
(front)
51 mm / 90° (rear) |
20 mm / 28° |
25 mm / 0°(front) 13 mm / 0°(rear) |
| Superstructure | 100 mm /
30° |
51 mm /
90° |
22 mm /
0° |
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| Turret | 100 mm / 50° |
64 mm / 60° |
76 mm / 87° |
25 mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | 110 mm /
30° |
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- |
- |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Continental AV-1790-5B
V12, air-cooled, gasoline engine |
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| Horsepower | 810 hp at 2800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 17.6 hp/t |
| Transmission | Allison CD-850-4 |
Speeds | 2 forward, 1reverse |
| Steering/Brakes | Mechanical, wobble stick / Multiple disc |
Fuel capacity | 880 L |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 6 independently sprung dual/track |
| Track return rollers | 3 dual/track |
Sprocket-Wheels | 13-tooth rear drive |
| Idler Sprockets | Dual compensating at front of track; dual track tension wheel behind last road wheel |
Shock absorbers | On first 2 and last 2 road wheels/track |
| Track Type | T80E6, Center guide, double pin, rubber backed steel | ||
| Width | 580 mm |
Pitch | 150 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 86 |
Track ground contact | 3.78 m (left) & 3.876 m (right) |
| Track Type | T84E1, Center guide, double pin, rubber chevron | ||
| Width | 580 mm |
Pitch | 150 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 86 |
Track ground contact | 3.78 m (left) & 3.876 m (right) |
| PERFORMANCES | ||||
| Operational range | 130, 160
km
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Speed | On
Road |
48 km/h |
Cross-Country |
? km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 0.91 m |
Ditch crossing | 2.59 m |
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| Fording | 1.20 m, ? m w/ preparation |
Gradient, Side slope | 60 %, side slope 40 % |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | afvdb.50megs.com | ||
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