M46 Patton

M46 Patton
M46 Patton
	An American M46 Patton tank of the United States Marine Corps, during the Korean War
Type	Medium tank
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1949–1957
Used by	See Operators below
Wars	Korean War
Production history
Designed	1948–1949
Manufacturer	Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant
Developed into	M47 Patton
No. built	1,160 (all variants)
Variants	M46A1; M46 (Dozer) – Fitted with M3 dozer conversion kit;
Specifications
Mass	97,003 lb (48.502 short tons; 44.000 t)
Length	27.82 ft (8.48 m)
Width	11.48 ft (3.50 m)
Height	10.37 ft (3.16 m)
Crew	Five Commander; Gunner; Loader; Driver; Assistant Driver; ;
Armor	Up to 102 mm (4.0 in)
Main; armament	90 mm gun M3A1 70 rounds; ;
Secondary; armament	Two .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 Browning machine gun; .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun;
Engine	Continental AV-1790-5A V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo gasoline engine; 810 hp (600 kW)
Power/weight	18.4 hp (13.7 kW) / tonne
Transmission	General Motors CD-850-3 or CD-850-4 2 ranges forward; 1 reverse; ;
Suspension	Torsion bar suspension
Ground clearance	18.82 in (478 mm)
Fuel capacity	232 U.S. gal (880 L)
Operational; range	81 mi (130 km)
Maximum speed	30 mph (48 km/h)

The M46 Patton is an American medium tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman. It was one of the U.S Army's principal medium tanks of the early Cold War, with models in service from 1949 until the mid-1950s. It was not widely used by U.S. Cold War allies, being exported only to Belgium, and only in small numbers to train crews on the upcoming M47 Patton.

The M46 was the first tank to be named after General George S. Patton Jr., commander of the U.S. Third Army^[1] during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle.^{[nb 1]}

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M46 Patton
An American M46 Patton tank of the United States Marine Corps, during the Korean War
Type	Medium tank^[1]^: 35
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1949–1957^[2]
Used by	See Operators below
Wars	Korean War
Production history
Designed	1948–1949
Manufacturer	Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant
Developed into	M47 Patton
No. built	1,160 (all variants)^[2]
Variants	M46A1^[2] M46 (Dozer) – Fitted with M3 dozer conversion kit^[2]
Specifications
Mass	97,003 lb (48.502 short tons; 44.000 t)^[2]
Length	27.82 ft (8.48 m)^[2]
Width	11.48 ft (3.50 m)^[2]
Height	10.37 ft (3.16 m)^[2]
Crew	Five^[2] Commander Gunner Loader Driver Assistant Driver

Armor	Up to 102 mm (4.0 in)^[2]
Main armament	90 mm gun M3A1^[2] 70 rounds^[2]
Secondary armament	Two .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 Browning machine gun^[2] .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun ^[3]
Engine	Continental AV-1790-5A V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo gasoline engine^[2] 810 hp (600 kW)^[2]
Power/weight	18.4 hp (13.7 kW) / tonne
Transmission	General Motors CD-850-3 or CD-850-4 2 ranges forward 1 reverse
Suspension	Torsion bar suspension^[2]
Ground clearance	18.82 in (478 mm)
Fuel capacity	232 U.S. gal (880 L)
Operational range	81 mi (130 km)^[2]
Maximum speed	30 mph (48 km/h)^[2]