Feb 23, 2017 · Similar to other U.S. tanks of the time, the M48 displayed a near-complete lack of sponsons, the upper run of tracks being essentially level with the hull top. The M48 and T-55 …

The M48 Patton is an American first-generation main battle tank (MBT) introduced in February 1952, being designated as the 90mm Gun M48, armored, full-tracked, combat vehicle of the …

During the 1967 Six-Day War, U.S.-supplied M48 Patton tanks, British Centurion tanks, and even upgraded World War II–era 75 mm M-50 and 105 mm armed M-51 Super Shermans faced T …

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Mar 25, 2023 · Israel, with its M48 medium tanks, launched a surprise attack, occupying the whole of the Sinai Peninsula and destroying hundreds of Egyptian T-54/55 tanks. A destroyed Iraqi T …

The 90mm guns on the M26/M46 had no problem dealing with the T-34/85 encountered in Korea, and were moderately successful against postwar Soviet tanks. The 90mm gun on the original …

Third in line to be named after US Army’s ardent promoter of tanks during ww1 and legendary commander during WW2, the M48 was a development of the M47 Patton (or “Patton II”). It …

Feb 23, 2017 · The D-10 100mm gun on the T-54/55 is, to the best of my knowledge, generally superior in penetration and raw power to the 90mm T54 gun on the M48 Patton. The T54 was …

Dec 15, 2005 · Equally trained crews, flat open desert terrain, 1960's versions of T-55 and M48. Who Wins?

Dec 2, 2022 · The M48 was the “something better” which replaced the M47. It is an interesting tank. No stabilisation, unlike the Centurion, or the later T-54/55, but it did have a rather nifty …

Jun 17, 2024 · Optics, communication and crew comfort make the difference in combat effectivity. Funny video shitting on the T34. T-55 is AK47 of tanks. Ubiquitous, simple to maintain, …

Feb 9, 2022 · With the M48 (especially if you are facing T62s or better) you want to get in close for a knife fight, and avoid long range sniping. I have found the M48A5 to be about an equal …

Jun 1, 2015 · Work to create a new armored vehicle based on the T-54B medium tank began in 1957. Assigned the secret classification of "Object 155," the tank incorporated the entire range …

The T-55 is a further improved version of the 1949 T-54 main battle tank series, designed to counter the new American M60 tank (a heavily modified form based on the earlier M48 …

May 9, 2024 · The T-55 was a further improved version of the T-54 Main Battle Tank series of 1949 intended to counter the new American M60 tank (based on a highly modified form of the …

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Jun 11, 2024 · Is this the M48 Patton? What engine did it use? From what I have been told by an ex-KGB officer,the Soviet tanks were not carrying any ammo for their main gun. 174 votes, 10 …

Dec 31, 2022 · To put that in perspective, the most heavily produced American tank in history, the M4 Sherman, lays claim to less than half that number, with 49,234 built. Regarding the dual …

Mar 27, 2023 · It is intended for combat actions involving tanks, combat vehicles, armoured personnel carriers and other armored enemy targets. The T-55 combines a high velocity gun …

The M48's HEAT-FS rounds (which they almost certainly had) would likely have been able to do damage to the T-55s