The M48 Patton is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed in the United States. It was the third tank (after M46 & M47) to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S.
An American M48 mine clearing tank, call sign No 92T of 1 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers on Route 2, Phuoc Tuy Province, Vietnam, c1971. Note the specially fitted rollers to detonate mines ...
M48 Tank: Carrying On the Patton Legacy: The M48 was indeed America’s first generation of tanks to fit the MBT concept, but actually, was the third tank to bear the ...
The M48 Patton tank, which is owned by US Army Central (USARCENT), was transported from Shaw Air Force Base to Fort Knox's Logistic Readiness Center for a preservation project in late September.