Medium M46 tank “General Patton” was developed in 1948. Produced commercially from 1948 to 1952. Was in the service with the US Army. Used in battles in Korea.
American tank M46 “Patton-1” (N10) Archival photos for December 2007, archives.
Performance characteristics
Weight – 44 tons
Crew – 5 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 8400 x 3530 x 2900 mm.
Armament:
cannon – 1 pcs., caliber – 90 mm., ammunition – 70 shots
machine gun – 2 pieces
caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 5000 rounds
machine gun – 1 pc.
caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition -500 rounds
Armor protection:
forehead case and turret 101 mm.
Engine power -810 horsepower
Maximum speed – 48 km / h
Cruising on the highway -120 km.
The depth of the water obstacles surmounted ford – 1.2 meters
Design features
The base is original.
The overall layout is classic.
Armament – the gun has an ejection device blowing the barrel; Electro-hydraulic turret with manual drive; duplicated lifting mechanism of a screw-type gun; the gunner and tank commander have telescopic and periscopic sights; when shooting with a roll, the lateral correction is automatically entered into the telescopic sight.
Protection – the turret, the front and aft of the hull are cast, of medium-hard armor.
Chassis – engine four-stroke, 12-cylinder, V-shaped, carburetor, air cooling; hydromechanical transmission with double power flow of the “Cross-drive” type; engine and transmission in a single unit; individual suspension, torsion bar, with hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers; caterpillars with rubber mount.
Note
One general did not like the coloring of the tank for the war in Korea and the tank was repainted in a protective color.
American medium tank M46 Patton-1, tank museum, Kubinka, photos for 2016.