M47 Patton
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The M47 Patton is an American main battle tank of the early Cold War era, widely used by the U.S. and its allies before being replaced by more advanced Patton-series tanks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| M47 Patton canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680684 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: M47 Patton Context triple: [M26 Pershing, succeededBy, M47 Patton]
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M48 Patton tank
The M48 Patton tank is an American Cold War–era main battle tank widely used by the U.S. and allied forces in numerous conflicts from the 1950s onward.
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M46 Patton tank
The M46 Patton tank is an American post–World War II main battle tank that served as an early member of the Patton series, seeing combat in the Korean War and bridging the transition from the M26 Pershing to later Cold War designs.
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M26 Pershing tank
The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.
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D.
M4 Sherman tank
The M4 Sherman tank was the primary American medium tank of World War II, widely used by Allied forces for its reliability, ease of production, and versatility in combat roles.
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E.
M60 Patton tank
The M60 Patton tank is a Cold War–era American main battle tank known for its powerful 105 mm gun, thick armor, and long service life in the U.S. military and many allied armies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: M47 Patton Target entity description: The M47 Patton is an American main battle tank of the early Cold War era, widely used by the U.S. and its allies before being replaced by more advanced Patton-series tanks.
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A.
M48 Patton tank
The M48 Patton tank is an American Cold War–era main battle tank widely used by the U.S. and allied forces in numerous conflicts from the 1950s onward.
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B.
M46 Patton tank
The M46 Patton tank is an American post–World War II main battle tank that served as an early member of the Patton series, seeing combat in the Korean War and bridging the transition from the M26 Pershing to later Cold War designs.
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C.
M26 Pershing tank
The M26 Pershing tank was a late-World War II American heavy/medium tank that introduced improved armor and a powerful 90 mm gun, serving as a precursor to the postwar Patton series.
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M4 Sherman tank
The M4 Sherman tank was the primary American medium tank of World War II, widely used by Allied forces for its reliability, ease of production, and versatility in combat roles.
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M60 Patton tank
The M60 Patton tank is a Cold War–era American main battle tank known for its powerful 105 mm gun, thick armor, and long service life in the U.S. military and many allied armies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
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main battle tank ⓘ |
| combatWeight | approximately 46 tons ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| crew | 5 ⓘ |
| designedInPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| engine |
Continental AV-1790
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental AV-1790-5B
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| enginePower | 810 hp ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled V12 gasoline engine ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
M48 Patton tank
ⓘ
surface form:
M48 Patton
M60 Patton tank ⓘ
surface form:
M60 Patton
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| hullOrigin | based on M46 Patton hull ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
American Locomotive Company
ⓘ
U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit Tank Arsenal
General Motors ⓘ Massey-Ferguson ⓘ
surface form:
Massey-Harris
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| maximumSpeed | about 48 km/h ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George S. Patton ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | over 8,500 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
M60 Patton tank
ⓘ
surface form:
Patton tank series
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| precededBy |
M46 Patton tank
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surface form:
M46 Patton
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| primaryArmament | 90 mm M36 gun ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1951–1953 ⓘ |
| range | about 130 km ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
M48 Patton tank
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surface form:
M48 Patton in U.S. service
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| secondaryArmament |
.30 caliber M1919A4 machine guns
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.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns ⓘ
surface form:
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun
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| serviceEntry | 1951 ⓘ |
| suspension | torsion bar ⓘ |
| turretOrigin | new turret design with stereoscopic rangefinder ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Austrian Army
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Belgian Land Component ⓘ
surface form:
Belgian Army
French Army ⓘ Greek Army ⓘ Islamic Republic of Iran Army ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Army
Italian Army (Republic of Italy) ⓘ
surface form:
Italian Army
Pakistan Army ⓘ
surface form:
Pakistani Army
Portuguese Army ⓘ Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
surface form:
South Korean Army
Spanish Army ⓘ Turkish Land Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Turkish Army
United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ West German Army ⓘ Armed Forces of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav People’s Army
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| usedInConflict |
Cyprus dispute
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surface form:
Cyprus conflict
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ⓘ Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 ⓘ Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ
surface form:
Korean War (late phase, limited)
Yugoslav Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Yugoslav Wars (limited, as reserves)
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