M48A2 Patton
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Patton III
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Type | Main
battle tank |
| Crew |
4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
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| Manufacturer(s) | ALCO Products,
Inc.
Chrysler Corp. |
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| Production Quantity | 2328 , 11703 (all variants) |
Date of first acceptance | 1956 |
| Variants | |||
| M48A2 | Improved powerpack and transmission, redesigned rear plate, and improved turret control. | ||
| M48A2C | M48A2s with an improved rangefinder, M17, new ballistic drive and bore evacuator for the main gun, and the auxiliary tensioning wheels were deleted. | ||
| M48 AVLB | M48A2 chassis, fitted with a scissors-type bridge. All later upgraded to A3 standard. | ||
| M48A2DB | German Army version | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass | 47600 kg (combat ready) |
Length | 6.967 m (hull), 8.807 m w/Gun |
| Width | 3.632 m (width over tracks) |
Barrel Overhang | 1.84 m |
| Height | 3.089 m (over AAMG) |
Ground Clearance | 0.419 m |
| Turret ring diameter | 2.16 m |
Ground pressure | 0.835 kg/cm² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 90 mm gun M41 * |
Ammunition Carried | 64 |
| Secondary Armament | 1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB ** |
Ammunition Carried | 1360 |
1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) M1919A4E1 *** |
5950 |
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| Turret Traverse | 360° (manual and electric-hydraulic) |
Gun Elevation | +19° to -9° (manual and electric-hydraulic) |
| Max Traverse Rate | 24°/sec |
Max Elevation Rate | 4°/sec |
| Other Armament | - |
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(*) Initial speed: ? m/s, firing rate: ? rounds / min, range: ? m, (**) Flexible in turret AA mount, (***) Coaxial to 90mm gun
| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding, Hull: Cast homogeneous
steel, Turret: Cast homogeneous steel
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 61-100 mm / 37° |
76 mm equivalent
/ 90° (front)
51 mm equivalent / 90° (rear) |
30-41 mm / 60-30° |
38 mm / 0°(front) 25 mm / 0°(rear) |
| Superstructure | 110 mm /
30° |
25 mm equivalent
/ 90° |
57.2 mm
/ 0° |
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| Turret | 180 mm equivalent / 90° |
76 mm equivalent / 90° |
51 mm equivalent / 90° |
25 mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | 110 mm /
60° |
- |
- |
- |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Continental AVI-1790-8;
12 cylinder, 4 cycle, 90° vee, fuel-injected gasoline |
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| Horsepower | 825 hp at 2800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 17.33 hp/t |
| Transmission | General Motors CD-850-5 |
Speeds | 2 forward, 1reverse |
| Steering/Brakes | Mechanical, steering wheel / Multiple disc |
Fuel capacity | 1270 L |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bars |
Road wheels | 6 independently sprung dual/track |
| Track return rollers | 3 dual/track |
Sprocket-Wheels | 11-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 road wheels/track |
| Track Type | T97E2, Center guide, double pin, rubber chevron | ||
| Width | 710 mm |
Pitch | 176 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 79 |
Track ground contact | 4.001 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||||
| Operational range | On Road | 260 km
|
Speed | On
Road |
48 km/h |
| Cross-Country | ? |
Cross-Country |
? km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 0.90 m |
Ditch crossing | 2.59 m |
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| Fording | 1 m, ? m w/ preparation |
Gradient, Side slope | 60 %, side slope 40 % |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | FAS | ||
| afvdb.50megs.com | |||
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