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M48 Patton and M1 Abrams

Name:	M48 Patton	M1 Abrams
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	1952–1959	1980
Unit cost:	-	8.58 million $ (2012)

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	M48A5 and later variants: 105 mm M68 gun	120 mm L/44 M256A1 smoothbore gun (42 rounds)
Engine:	Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine	Honeywell AGT1500C multi-fuel turbine engine
Speed:	48 km/h (30 mph)	67 km/h (42 mph) - M1A2
Weight:	44.3 tonnes	62 tonnes (M1A2)

Crew:	4	4

Caliber

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Dimensions

Length:	9.3 m	9.77 m
Width:	3.65 m	3.66 m
Height:	3.1 m	2.44 m

Images

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

M1 Abrams

Author: "Abrams-transparent" by United States Army and User:ZStoler - English Wikipedia and User:ZStoler. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Abrams-transparent.png#/media/File:Abrams-transparent.png License