Key Points – The M60, a descendant of the M48 Patton, served as the US Army’s primary main battle tank for decades, forming ...

At the U.S. Army First Division Museum in Wheaton, Illinois, you can see a real-life version of the M48 Patton Tank. The nickname on the turret reads “Snoopy,” but this was anything but a ...

As far as combat use of the Patton by American troops was concerned, the M48 was the most heavily used tank by the U.S. – and her Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) allies – during the ...

A Cold War-era M48 Patton tank that's been a monument for the US Third Army and US Army Central underwent restoration at Fort Knox this fall. The tank, de-rusted, sealed, and newly painted ...

like the previous U.S. tanks, the M48 was also designed hurriedly and rushed into production – in part due to the fact that the Korean War had exposed the U.S. Army’s alarming shortage of ...

Today, US Army tanks are among the best in the world ... the US Army but was exported to a number of NATO countries. The M48 was the workhorse of the US armored forces in the Vietnam War.

the U.S. had to be creative with its resources, too. A tank like the M48 may have a mighty cannon, but it's much more than just a gun on wheels. To make transport around the country easier ...

According to First Division Museum’s website, the M48 was developed during the Cold War to replace the M47 as the U.S. Army’s main battle tank. Variations of the tank were in service up until ...

While the U.S. Army's 2002 report on Mounted Combat in Vietnam acknowledged the mileage and strain put on the M48 tanks from the use of Thunder Run tactics, it was considered indispensable to ...

Born from the need for a highly mobile and powerful armored platform, the M1 Abrams first entered service in 1980 with the U.S. Army ... tank that seemed to have the edge over America's M48 ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Duginski performs a tank remote-fire procedure to ensure firing capabilities function at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland. (1st Lt. Christina Shoptaw/U.S. Army) The Army ...