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	The Patton Tank M47
		During 1946 the Tank Destroyer Command, the Armored Command and the Cavalry were merged as the Armored Cavalry because it was felt that tactical methods and objectives during World War II had been common to all three.
		It was intended for infantry communication with the tank crew, for artillery observation of indirect fire, for a crew member acting as a guide or for inter-connection with the tank radios for communication via radio for the use of infantry or artillery personnel outside the tank.
		When a tank was equipped with a range finder, as the gunner operated the range knob on the range finder to maintain the target image, the super elevation transmitter automatically elevated or depressed the gun.
	www.pattonhq.com /m47files.html (4457 words)

	US MILITARY M-48 PATTON TANK
		The M-48 Patton Medium Tank is a further refinement of the M-47 Patton Tank featuring a cast steel elliptical hull and turret design for improved ballistic protection.
		The M-48 Patton Tank was introduced in 1952, intended for use in Europe against Soviet tank forces, and was used widely in Vietnam as well as by U.S. allies in conflicts such as between India and Pakistan.
		U.S. 25th Infantry Division M-48 Patton Tanks on a road in Vietnam, west of Pleiku, 1 April 1966.
	www.olive-drab.com /idphoto/id_photos_m48.php (473 words)

	Biography of General George S. Patton, Jr.
		Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to become a hero.
		During the competition Patton was docked for missing the target, though he contended the lost bullet had simply passed through a large opening created by previous rounds from the.38, which left considerably larger holes.
		Patton continually exposed himself to gunfire and was shot once in the leg while he was directing the tanks.
	www.generalpatton.com /biography.html (1139 words)

	Patton Electronics News Release - Patton Hardens Communication Products
		Patton is announcing an extensive range of new products, including WAN Routers, VoIP Gateways, Ethernet Extenders, Device Servers and DSL Modems, all designed specifically for the rigors of heavy industry, mobile and/or outdoor networking applications.
		The units are constructed for either indoor or outdoor use, sealed to protect against ingress of solid foreign objects, corrosion, the ingress of water (including hose directed water) and the units will operate undamaged by the external formation of ice on the enclosure.
		Patton is a multi-national manufacturer of voice and data-communications equipment for carrier, enterprise, and industrial networks worldwide.
	www.patton.com /company/newsrelease.asp?id=875 (408 words)

	90mm Gun Tank M48 Patton 48
		The rear of the M48A2 hull was redesigned from a solid plate to one incorporating exhaust louvres, and the hull intake grilles on the each side of the rear deck surrounded a solid center area that was overtop of the exhaust tunnel.
		The Mod B tanks differed from the earlier M48A3s by having armor framing running along the tops of the engine exhaust louvres, armor boxes surrounding the taillights, and an adapter ring incorporating vision blocks which raised the commander's cupola by about 5" (13cm).
		M48A3 (Mod B) tanks also received driver's controls and gauges from the M60A1 tank, the fuel lines were relocated, and the suspension was modified by the addition of knock-out holes for the torsion bars and the redesign of the track return roller mud shields.
	afvdb.50megs.com /usa/m48patton.html (1298 words)

	George Patton
		Patton continued to advance deep into Nazi Germany and eventually crossed into Czechoslovakia and was forced to withdraw after protests from Joseph Stalin and the Red Army.
		Patton warned the members of the 45th Division to watch out for this treachery and to "kill the s.o.b.'s" unless they were certain of their real intention to surrender.
		Patton was a swaggering bigmouth, a Fascist-minded aristocrat, the last of our generals to call the Germans "the Hun." His horizons were limited; he was born for war, as he freely confessed.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWpatton.htm (6919 words)

	1965 Indo-Pak War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		India had more than 150 tanks in its hands as war trophies and it is not unsafe to assume that more tanks were destroyed, that were in Pakistani territory, both by army as well as air action.
		It was here that a decisive tank battle was fought, the back of the enemy broken and their First Armoured Division, consisting mostly of Patton tanks, badly mauled.
		In this township are to be seen 94 of the tanks, the bulk of them American Pattons, that were the pride of Pakistan's 1st Armoured Division.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Patton2.html (1561 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The M-46 was the primary U.S. tank in Korea and the M-48 was the U.S. Army and Marine Corps primary tank during the Vietnam War.
		Analyzing their performance, the Pakistan Army held that the tank was held in unreasonably high esteem by both sides and that tactics were to blame for the debacle at Asal Uttar.
		In 1957, it was determined that the Soviet Union was in the process of developing a new medium tank, the T-62, with a 115mm gun, thought to be superior to the 90mm gun of the American M48 tank, yet with weaker armor than the American tank.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Patton_tank (4100 words)

	Armour B11Z048 - Diecast Model M4 Sherman Tank US Army, General George S. Patton: The Flying Mule
		With the outbreak of WWII, Patton returned to the battlefield and distinguished himself in a variety of campaigns-the invasion of North Africa where he faced Gen. Rommel's tank forces, and the invasion of Sicily, where he led the Seventh Army.
		Patton's flamboyant style and impetuous manner made him a hero to his troops, but led to a series of official reprimands and reassignments.
		The Sherman tank was the standard tank produced in the U.S. from 1942 through 1944.
	www.flyingmule.com /products/FM-B11Z048 (428 words)

	Motor Force - Mikes Diecast Tanks and Armour
		These tanks diecast, with rubber treads, and are 'free wheeling', which means that under the tank are four wheels, allowing the tank to roll on flat surfaces.
		The diagnostic feature of this tank is the number on the base of the tank.
		The tanks were packaged on a green card with a wide yellow stripe on the top.
	www.mikes-tanks.com /MotorForce.htm (419 words)

	History of the Armor Corps
		This tank was used only to test several types of tank treads for use in various landscapes that had proven difficult by previous models.
		With the introduction of the Tiger Tank and Panther models in the European theater of Operations, the American Army felt a gap in their armored forces that would need to be filled quickly.
		One of the first tanks to use a built in infrared light it had a one million candle searchlight In 1965 the M60A2 was built but was quickly discontinued, it used the largest main battle tank weapon produced by the USA at 152mm, which had a dual anti-tank guided missile system built in.
	home.gwu.edu /~ajboyes/armorhistory.htm (1924 words)

	M48 A3 Patton Tank - Military and Aircraft Scale Models
		Cases of C-rations were strapped to the infantry rail on the turret to dissipate the force of exploding anti-tank rounds.
		The M48 tank was an essential element of the U.S. Marine Corps presence in Vietnam.
		The Marine Corps garrison at Khe Sanh was surrounded and cut off by the North Vietnamese Army during the TET offensive in February 1968, and in April the U.S. military launched Operation Pegasus to relieve the besieged garrison.
	www.militarymodels.com /product_page.asp?code=CG50306 (279 words)

	George S. Patton Jr., Tank Pioneer
		The tank was then a new weapon that had only occasionally been used in battle.
		Patton learned all he could about tank design, operation and repair from the leading Allied experts and observed the first large-scale use of tanks by British forces at Cambrai, France, in December 1917.
		A quick learner, Patton soon set out to establish the first training school for U.S. tank crews at Langres, France.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa/leaders/patton/tanks_1 (112 words)

	Around Central Florida - General George Patton Jr.
		Patton participated in the military pentathlon during the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Patton's fame as a general was based on his emphasis on aggressive attack.
		By 1935 Patton had risen to the permanent rank of lieutenant colonel and had returned to Hawaii, this time sailing all the way there on his own boat.
	www.aroundcentralflorida.com /features/patton (1108 words)

	M48 Patton Medium Tank
		The first Chrysler production tank was unveiled on the 1 July 1952 and christened the M48 Patton by Mrs Beatrice Ayer Patton, wife of the late General George S Patton.
		The tank was equipped with a ballistic computer to calculate superelevation angles for the main armament.
		The M48A3 was a rebuild of the M48A1 and A2 tanks and featured the replacement of the petrol engine by a AVDS-1790-2A diesel engine as used by the M60, an improved fire control system, modified commander's cupola, and reduction of the return rollers from five to three.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_m48patton.html (827 words)

	M46 Patton
		It was an interim tank between the M26 and the durable M47.
		Over 800 were produced by modification of the stock of M26 Pershings including a new engine and transmission, improved fire control and suspension systems.
		Served in Korea as the primary U.S. tank.
	www.battletanks.com /m46_patton.htm (85 words)

	Monogram Patton Tank Sheperd Paine
		While ground work is wet, press hull of tank down with tracks mounted into ground work so that contours of ground correspond with the angle at which you have set your roadwheels.
		Lay a heavy weight on the tank until the ground is thoroughly dry.
		Extra tires, ammunition, guns, tents, blankets, and even whole vehicles, including tanks, were the rule rather than the exception.
	www.angelfire.com /zine2/sheperd-paine/patton.htm (2409 words)

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		The Pattons were visible to Indian recoilless rifle and tank crews who could see the swaying of the cane as the enemy approached and the upperworks of the Pattons' turrets.
		What Pattons did fight their way through the village found themselves faced by a cordon of stationary, concealed tanks and artillery and were quickly decimated.
		Much attention has been paid to the supposed advantages of the Centurion over the Patton in these encounters, ignoring the fact that the majority of Patton causalities were caused by recoilless rifles, artillery and anti-tank guns, and that a third of the Pattons lost were simply abandoned due to lack of fuel and ammunition.
	www.pakdef.info /pakmilitary/army/tanks/patton.html (2705 words)

	M48 Patton Tank - K Troop - 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment - Hosted By Bob Hersey
		The Patton Tank was fast, maneuverable and provided the regiment with a formidable medium tank weapon against the North Vietnamese (NVA) enemy forces and the Viet Cong.
		Because of the unlikelyness of encountering NVA (North Vietnamese Army) tanks*, the M-48 was issued too few rounds of HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank) or AP (Armor-Piercing) rounds to complete the destruction of enemy vehicles.
		Developed from the M47 "General Patton" tank, the M48 was the mainstay of the US Army and Marines in Vietnam.
	www.ktroop.com /m48.htm (332 words)

	R/C Tank Combat - T029 (Page 1)
		My tank is a model of an M48A3 Patton tank.
		I chose this particular tank because of the elliptical hull with it's "Frogs Nose".
		The back of the tank shows the beginning of some nicely detailed vents and radiator fins.
	www.rctankcombat.com /tanks/T029 (456 words)

	M47 Patton
		The M47 Patton was an intermediate solution basically incorporating the M46 hull and a newly shaped turret originally designed for the T42 heavy tank that did not enter service at all.
		The tank was not fitted with any NBC, night fighting or computerized fire control systems.
		The M47 was widely used by the european NATO countries forming the first modern tank forces in Belgium, France, Germany and Austria.
	www.patton-mania.com /M47_Patton/m47_patton.html (610 words)

	Patton - Lesson Plans from Movies and Film - George S. Patton, World War II
		The only thing that stopped the advance of Patton's tank corps was when they ran out of gasoline.
		Patton received his first taste of combat in 1916 as a calvary officer under General John J. Pershing on a punitive raid to Mexico.
		During the First World War he was placed in command of the U.S. Tank Corps and was shot in the leg leading a tank charge on foot.
	www.teachwithmovies.org /guides/patton.html (729 words)

	Leno's M-47 Patton Tank-Engine Car Gets an Upgrade - Jay Leno Garage - Popular Mechanics
		If I didn't shut down the car when I was at a filling station, the idling engine sucked gas out of the tank faster than I could pump it in.
		When I'm out driving the tank car, the reactions are incredible.
		Driving the tank car is like when I was a kid and my dad let me sit behind the wheel of our '57 Plymouth.
	www.popularmechanics.com /automotive/jay_leno_garage/4206704.html (1359 words)

	M48 Patton
		Developed from the M47 "General Patton" tank, the M48 was the mainstay of the US Army and Marines in Vietnam.
		This also afforded him some protection from mines, and indeed the tank commander and loader often rode on the turret roof or the hatch lips when mines were expected.
		Rocket Propelled Grenades were a constant threat in Vietnam, and M48 tanks countered this threat by mounting Pierced Steel Plank, chain link fence, and spare track blocks on the fenders to prematurely detonate incoming RPG's.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/m48.htm (1042 words)

	MY BOOK
		Patton's Raiders rode on top of these tanks to protect them from enemy attack and to quickly eleminate ambush sites.
		This same tank pictured below was one of the eight Pershings that were used.
		This is the same tank that he rode on and protected, which is now located at the Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby, Mississippi.
	atestoffaithandcourage.com /custom.asp?id=117183&page=5 (337 words)

	Overview of The George S. Patton Jr. Museum of Cavalry & Armor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		The Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor was established to preserve historical material relating to Cavalry and Armor and to make these properties available to Armor soldiers and for public exhibit and research.
		The present building was constructed between 1972 and 1992 without cost of the U.S. Government by the Patton Museum Foundation, Inc. with funds donated by thousands of individuals and organizations from around the world.
		The M48 Patton tank and M551 Sheridan tanks that were used in Vietnam are also part of the Park.
	www.generalpatton.org /about/overview.asp (403 words)

	Virtual Globetrotting: M60 Patton tank
		The M46, M47, M48 and M60 Patton were the U.S army's principal main battle tanks of the Cold War, with models in service from the late 1940s to the 1990s.
		It was the primary U.S. tank in Korea and Vietnam, and the M60A3 saw limited use in Desert Storm.
		The many models were named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle.
	virtualglobetrotting.com /map/27482 (183 words)

	Italeri 1/35 M-47 Patton tank, previewed by Scott Van Aken
		Development of the M47 Patton Medium Tank began in 1948 when the Cold War was just beginning and the U.S. faced a severe shortage of medium and heavy armor.
		Over 8,600 M47 Patton tanks were produced by American Locomotive Co. and the Detroit Tank Plant in response to the needs of the Korean War.
		The Patton played an important part in the armies of many nations during the Cold War and was a bridge between WWII tank designs and the more modern vehicles.
	modelingmadness.com /6447preview.htm (582 words)

	1971 Indo-Pak War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06)
		One very interesting situation, had the Tank Squadron of the 7th Light Cavalry recovering one of their own tanks lost to the Pakistan Army during the 1965 War, which was displayed at the East Bengal Regimental Center as a war trophy.
		When one of the tanks was hit and disabled and another tank's gun was jammed, the troop commander, Captain V. Malhotra gave the order for the last remaining tank to withdraw.
		Indian casualties were about 23 tanks, however the efforts of the EME saw to that all, but 10 of the tanks, were back on the road again.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/Patton3.html (1298 words)

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