The M47 Patton was an American medium tank, a development of the M46 Patton mounting an updated turret, and was in turn further developed as the M48 Patton. It was the second American tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S.

Aug 23, 2020 · The M47 Patton was designed in 1949 by the United States’ military (Detroit Arsenal, US Army, Corps of Engineers, and Corps of Ordnance) to replace the aging US tank fleet of obsolete M4 Shermans, M26 Pershings, and M46 Pattons.

This version had full side skirts, a completely rebuilt turret fitted with a 105 mm gun, a modern laser range finder, and a new fire control system and communication equipment.

The M47 was the U.S. Army's and Marine Corps' primary tank, intended to replace the M26 Pershing and M46 Patton medium tanks. The M47 was widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, both SEATO and NATO countries, and was the only Patton series …

US Army M47s remaining in storage were expended as targets; in the 1970s, they were used for the M60A1 's 105 mm (4.1 in) gun with devastating effect. The 105 mm HEAT round would penetrate the frontal armor with ease.

Oct 29, 2019 · While the improvement over the original 90mm gun was considerable (the 105mm CN-105-F1 notably sported the OCC 105 F1 spin-stabilized HEAT shell which offered superior accuracy to HEAT-FS shells of the same era with comparable performances), no orders would be …

An upgrade program for the M47 was started in the late 1960s and resulted in the M47M, which used the engine and fire control system from the 105mm gun tank M60A1.

105 mm OTO Melara 105/55 cannonAmmunition 70 rounds

Dec 11, 2018 · Classified as a medium tank, the M47 formed the backbone of US Army and NATO forces during those critical early years of the Cold War with its escalating arms race and limited conflicts.

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.