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M48 Patton Ariete
Name: M48 Patton Ariete
Type: Main battle tank Main battle tank
Origin: USA Italy
Produced: 1952–1959 1995–2002
Unit cost: - -
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Specifications

Main armament: M48A5 and later variants: 105 mm M68 gun 120 mm L44 smoothbore gun
Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine Fiat MTCA 12V 950 kW (1,270 hp)
Speed: 48 km/h (30 mph) 65 km/h (40 mph)
Weight: 44.3 tonnes 54 tonnes
Crew: 4 4

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Dimensions

Length: 9.3 m 9.52 m
Width: 3.65 m 3.61 m
Height: 3.1 m 2.45 m

Images

M48 Patton
M48 Patton
Author: "M48 Patton Thun" by Wikimedia Commons user TheBernFiles. - Own photograph. Shot at the Army Days 2006 (Heerestage 2006) in Thun.. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M48_Patton_Thun.jpg#/media/File:M48_Patton_Thun.jpg License
Ariete
Ariete
Author: By www.esercito.difesa.it, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11435806 License