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M48 Patton and Leopard 1

M48 Patton Leopard 1
Name: M48 Patton Leopard 1
Type: Main battle tank Main battle tank
Origin: USA Germany
Produced: 1952–1959 1965-1979
Unit cost: - -
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Specifications

Main armament: M48A5 and later variants: 105 mm M68 gun 1 × 105 mm Royal Ordnance L7A3 L/52 rifled gun
Engine: Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine MTU MB 838 CaM 500, 10-cylinder, 37.4 litres, multi-fuel engine 830 PS (819 hp, 610 kW) at 2,200 RPM
Speed: 48 km/h (30 mph) 65 km/h (40 mph)
Weight: 44.3 tonnes 42.2 t
Crew: 4 4

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Dimensions

Length: 9.3 m 9.55 m
Width: 3.65 m 3.37 m
Height: 3.1 m 2.62 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
Leopard 1
Leopard 1
Author: Von Jorge Andrade from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATIONS 07SEP2009 - Brasília, Brazil (144), CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12559725 License