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M48 Patton and Type 96

Name:	M48 Patton	Type 96
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	USA	China
Produced:	1952–1959	1997
Unit cost:	-	-

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Specifications

Main armament:	M48A5 and later variants: 105 mm M68 gun	125 mm smoothbore gun, capable of firing ATGM and depleted uranium round
Engine:	Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine	diesel 780 hp (582 kW)
Speed:	48 km/h (30 mph)	65 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	44.3 tonnes	42.8 tonnes

Crew:	4	3

Caliber

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Dimensions

Length:	9.3 m	6.33 m
Width:	3.65 m	3.45 m
Height:	3.1 m	2.30 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

Type 96

Author: "Type 96A tank in Beijing" by omefrans - Flickr. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Type_96A_tank_in_Beijing.jpg#/media/File:Type_96A_tank_in_Beijing.jpg License