M46 Patton tank
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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.
Aliases (1)
- M46 Patton ×1
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armored fighting vehicle
→
main battle tank → medium tank → |
| armorType | rolled homogeneous steel armor → |
| category |
Cold War tank
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military vehicles introduced in the 1940s → tanks of the United States → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| crew | 5 → |
| designedAs | improved M26 Pershing → |
| developedFrom |
M26 Pershing tank
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surface form: "M26E2 Pershing prototype"
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| engine | Continental AV-1790-3 gasoline engine → |
| enginePower | 810 hp → |
| enteredService | 1949 → |
| era | post–World War II → |
| height | 3.0 m approximately → |
| introduced | 1949 → |
| length | 8.5 m (hull) approximately → |
| manufacturer |
U.S. Army Detroit Arsenal
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surface form: "Detroit Tank Arsenal"
Fisher Tank Arsenal → |
| maximumSpeed | 48 km/h on road approximately → |
| namedAfter | George S. Patton → |
| notableFeature |
improved engine and transmission over M26 Pershing
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redesigned turret with improved gun mount → |
| numberBuilt | 1160 → |
| operationalRange | 130 km on road approximately → |
| partOfSeries |
M60 Patton tank
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surface form: "Patton tank series"
|
| predecessor |
M26 Pershing tank
→
surface form: "M26 Pershing"
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| primaryArmament | 90 mm M3A1 gun → |
| retired | 1960s → |
| role | main battle tank → |
| secondaryArmament |
.30 cal Browning M1919A4 machine guns
→
.50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns →
surface form: ".50 cal M2 Browning machine gun"
|
| serviceBranch |
United States Army Armor Branch
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surface form: "United States Army Armored Forces"
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| successor |
M48 Patton tank
→
surface form: "M47 Patton"
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| suspension | torsion bar → |
| usedBy |
Belgian Land Component
→
surface form: "Belgian Army"
French Army → Italian Army (Republic of Italy) →
surface form: "Italian Army"
Pakistan Army → Republic of Korea Army → United States Army → |
| usedInConflict | Korean War → |
| usedInTheater | Korean Peninsula → |
| weight | approximately 44 metric tons → |
| width | 3.5 m approximately → |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form: "M26 Pershing"
this entity surface form: "M46 Patton"