This resulted in the introduction of the M48 Patton. However, like the previous U.S. tanks, the M48 was also designed hurriedly and rushed into production – in part due to the fact that the ...

Their arrival was an enormous military boon to the forces of South Vietnam, whose allies in the field were armed with formidable equipment like the M48 Patton tank. The Patton, in particular ...

Combat Proven, But Also Problematic Although built by and for Americans for the purpose of fighting Soviet tanks, the M48 actually got its first major tank vs. tank combat test, ironically enough ...

Patton tanks, the M48 Patton in particular, are good examples of this. One specific model, first unleashed in 1952, was equipped with mod-cons (or what qualified as such for the tank crews of the ...

MUSKEGON, MI — Motorists driving past RENK America will see two classic Patton tanks - an M47 and M48. Army veteran Robert Bowyer oversaw the project to restore and display the tanks prominently ...