M48 Patton Tank
| Specifications | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dimensions | Hull length | 21ft, with gun forward 30ft 6 in |
| Width | 11ft 11in | |
| Height | 10ft 1 in | |
| Ground Clearance | 16 in | |
| Track Width | 28 in | |
| Weights: | Total | 52 tons
107,997 lbs [M48A5] |
| Hull | 20 tons | |
| Turret | 18 tons | |
| Engine/Transmission | 6 tons | |
| Engine cover | 2 tons | |
| Track | 2 tons each | |
| Basic load | 2 tons | |
| Performance: | ||
| Range | 258 miles / 463 km | |
| Top speed | 40 mph / 48 km/h | |
| Fuel consumption: | 1 g/mi road, 2 g/mi offroad | |
| Fording: | 1.2 m | |
| Vertical Obstacle: | 0 .9 m | |
| Gap Crossing: | 2.59 m | |
| Powerplant: | ||
| Engine | Continental AVDS | |
| 1790 cu in 690 horsepower | ||
| Transmission | Alison CD-850 | |
| Armament: | ||
| Main gun | 90 mm rifled cannon 64 rds 105mm /51 cal M68 rfled gun with 54 rounds [M48A5] | |
| Tank Commander | .50 cal M2 HB machine gun 3000 rds | |
| Coax | 7.62mm M73 machine gun 10,000 rds | |
| Ammunition: | HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank) | |
| HEP (High Explosive Plastic) | ||
| Canister | ||
| WP (White Phosphorus) | ||
| Beehive | ||
| Armor: | Homogeneous cast steel | |
| Hull Front | 120 mm | |
| Hull Side, front | 76 mm | |
| Hull Side, rear | 51 mm | |
| Hull rear | 44 mm | |
| Hull floor | 25 mm | |
| Turret Front | 110 mm | |
| Turret Side | 76 mm | |
| Turret Rear | 50 mm | |
| Crew: | 4 (driver, gunner, loader, TC) | |
| Used by | Greece (714 M48A5), Iran, Israel (400 M48A5), Jordan, South Korea (950 M48A5K), :Lebanon (90A1&A5), Morocco (224 M48A5), Norway (38 remaining A5s awaiting disposal), Pakistan (280 M48A5), Portugal(86 M48A5), Spain (164 M48A5E), Taiwain (309 M48A5, 158 M48H), Thailand (100 M48A5), Tunisia, Turkey (578 M48A2C, 179 M48T-5, 1369 M48A5T1, 750 M48A5T2). | |
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