M48A3 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 | 1019* , 11703 (all variants) |
Date of first acceptance | February 1963 |
(*) converted from M48A1
| Variants | |||
| M48A3 | Refit of M48A1 through M48A2C models to diesel engines and a new fire control system. 1019 converted. | ||
| M48A3 Mod. B | Additional armor on the exhausts and tail lights, and a raised commander's cupola. | ||
| M48A4 | upgrade proposed 15 October 1966 by Chrysler Defense, mating the T95E5 turret of the original variant of the M60 series tank to the M48A3 hull. Used by Israel in some Magach 3 variants. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Mass | 48500 kg (combat ready) |
Length | 6.871 m (hull), 8.681 m w/Gun |
| Width | 3.632 m (width over tracks) |
Barrel Overhang | 1.81 m |
| Height | 3.284 m (over AAMG) |
Ground Clearance | 0.419 m |
| Turret ring diameter | 2.16 m |
Ground pressure | 0.849 kg/cm² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 90 mm gun M41 * |
Ammunition Carried | 62 |
| Secondary Armament | 1 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB ** |
Ammunition Carried | 600 |
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 | 17.01 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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