M47 Patton - Wikipedia
The M47 Patton was an American medium tank, a development of the M46 Patton mounting an updated turret, and was in turn further developed as the M48 Patton. It was the second American tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S.
90mm Gun Tank M47 Patton II - Tank Encyclopedia
Nov 18, 2014 · The M47 was a relatively short-lived MBT (then called “medium tank” created to replace the M46 Patton/M26 Pershing and the M4 Sherman). It was widely produced to fit the needs of the US Army, US Marines, but also NATO nations as a whole as a stopgap measure before new models could be built locally.
Arnold Schwarzenegger drives the same tank he trained on in …
Oct 30, 2020 · His tank is a 1951 M-47 Patton tank, designed for the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to take the place of the Pershing tank in the early days of the Cold War. He’s owned his tank since 1991, paying ,000 to have it shipped from Austria.
The History of the M47 - The Tank Museum
Jun 27, 2024 · Probably the most famous of the innumerable thousands of M47 crewmen over the decades is Arnold Schwarzenegger. During his year of mandatory service in the Austrian Army in 1965 he crewed M47 number 331. Decades later he was able to purchase his old tank and bring it to the United States.
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Jul 30, 2018 · The M47 Patton main battle tank was developed for the U.S. Army for service in the Korean War. The M47 featured a 90-millimeter main gun, weighed 50 tons, and was powered by a Continental AVDS...
M47 Patton 1950 (old article) - tank-afv.com
The M47 was a relatively short-lived MBT (then called "medium tank" created to replace the M46 Patton/M26 Pershing and the M4 Sherman). It was widely produced to fit the needs of the US Army, US Marines, but also NATO nations as a whole as a stopgap measure before new models could be built locally.
Museum launches fundraiser to save Arnold Schwarzenegger's …
Jun 28, 2024 · The restoration of the M47 Patton will fill a gap in the museum's narrative of Cold War tank development. Donors to the fundraising campaign will receive special perks, including exclusive access to the restoration process and having their names printed on the tank's turret.
The Tank Museum Launches Fundraising Campaign to Restore M47 Patton
Jun 28, 2024 · The Tank Museum is hoping to fundraise £50,000 to aid in the restoration of its M47 Patton, which it acquired in 1987. The tank had previously served with the Italian Army and was slated to be retired and used as a range target before the institution became involved.
M47 Patton Medium Tank – Army Tanks
Armament on the M47 Patton medium tank consists of a 3.54 inch(90mm) main gun, two 0.3 inch (7.62mm) machine guns – one coaxial and one in the bow – and a 0.5 inch (12.7mm) anti-aircraft gun on the commander’s cupola.
M47 Patton - GlobalSecurity.org
The M47 tank was the U.S. armed forces' first all new tank after World War II. Designed for offensive combat operations, it provided mobile firepower and crew protection for the four man crew. It...