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M47 Patton (Patton 1)
The M47 Patton was an interim solution developed during the Korean conflict, though it was a system that did not see action in that war.
By Staff Writer
The M47 Patton tank saw a short life in frontline service, being replaced promptly by the M48 Pattons as early as 1953 (the M47s entered service in 1951. Because of their short life, they did not see any combat service in the Korean War, where only some M46 Pattons (200) saw service.
The M47's, much like their M46 Patton counterparts, served more as a stop gap than a final solution. They would be replaced from frontline service as soon as the M48 Pattons became available. Unlike the M46 however (which was basically a modernized WW2-era M26 Pershing), the M47 held only a few of the M46/M26 features, and the beginning of the 'true' Patton series of tanks would have to wait for the introduction of the M48.
The M47 Patton featured a crew of five (later to be decreased to four after the assistant driver position was deleted), a 90mm main gun and increased ballsitics protection for the crew.
A modernization program in the 1960's increased the life of the weapon system, more notably for the export nations that took on the US interim design.
The M47 Patton pictured above was used by the 1st Division Troops during the occupation of Germany after World War II. Like the M46, the M47 is also named after famed World War Two US General George S. Patton, Jr.
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Image Courtesy of Dan Alex of RunawayStudios.com.
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| 1951 |
Designation: M47 Patton (Patton 1)
Classification Type: Medium Tank
Contractor: Detroit Tank Arsenal / American Locomotive Company, USA
Country of Origin: United States
Number Built: Not Available |
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Operators: Belgium, France, Austria, Taiwan, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Netherlands, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Yugoslavia and the United States of America.
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M47 - Base Production Model Series Designation; may also be known as the "Patton 1".
M47M - Crew decreased to 4; More projectile storage. Locally-produced Iranian version as well.
M47E1 - More powerful diesel engine
M47E2 - 105mm main gun
M102 - Engineer Platform mounting a short-barrel 105mm main gun and dozer blade at front.
T66 - Flamethrower projector platform development; never produced.
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