M47 Tank
The ROK army is much better equipped than the Northern. Half their ROK armored force uses the K1/K1A1 tank, which is similar in capabilities to the M1, while the other half of the ROK armored forces consist of the M-47/M-48 Patton tanks, which are about as effective as the T-62.
The American M-26 tank had the old 500 HP Ford water cooled engine of the M-4 tank. With all the extra weight added to the M-26 it was too heavy for the engine and thus unable to maneuver very well. The M-26 Pershing heavy [later medium] tank led to the changed to the M46 Patton medium tank. To solve this problem with the M-46 a 750 HP Continental V-12 air cooled engine was added to the first models, which as soon changed to a 850 HP engine. With the addition of a cross-drive transmission, the result was the first tank that could turn a 365 degrees in the length of the tank. With the addition of a 90 mm gun, the result was the M-47, which was a Patton with a changed turret shape and a range finder. This tank saw no action in the Korean War, but was sent to Germany.
The M47 was widely used by the european NATO countries, including Belgium, France, Germany and Austria. Spain and Portugal were equipped with it also, both using it until the 1980's. Other users of the M47 were Greece, Turkey and the Republic of Korea as well as Jordan, Iran, Pakistan and the former Yugoslavia.
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