Developed in 1958. Produced commercially from 1958 to 1964. It was in the service with the US Army and the armies of other NATO countries, as well as Israel. Used in battles in South Vietnam and the Middle East.
американский основной танк М48А3, танковый музей, Кубинка, фото 2016 года.
Tactical and technical characteristics
Weight – 47.2 tons
Crew – 4 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 86800 x 3680 x 2850 mm.
Armament:
cannon – 1 pcs., caliber – 90 mm., ammunition – 62 shots
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 5900 rounds
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 12.7 mm., ammunition – 500 rounds
Armor protection
the front of the case is 110 mm.
turret – 145 mm.
Engine power – 750 horsepower
Maximum speed – 48 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 464 km.
The depth of the water obstacles to be overcome ford – 1.2 m.
Design features
Base – tank M48.
The overall layout is classic, the tank is equipped with a gasoline unit for heating the control compartment, the fighting compartment and charging the batteries. Armament – firing a cannon and coaxial machine gun is duplicated; unitary shots; manual loading; electrohydraulic induction drives; remote control of anti-aircraft machine gun; there are a range finder, a ballistic computer and an infrared illuminator.
Protection – one-piece body with rational angle of inclination; cast turret, hemispherical shape.
Chassis – engine four-stroke, 12-cylinder, V-shaped diesel “Continental”, air cooling; transmission hydromechanical type “Cross-drive”.