Name: | M48 Patton | Zulfiqar |
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Type: | Main battle tank | Main battle tank |
Origin: | USA | Iran |
Produced: | 1952–1959 | 1996 |
Unit cost: | - | - |
More: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
M48 Patton and Zulfiqar


Specifications
Main armament: | M48A5 and later variants: 105 mm M68 gun | 125 mm smoothbore tank gun |
Engine: | Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air-cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine | 12-cylinder diesel 780 hp(Zulfigar 1), 1000 hp(Zulfiqar 3) |
Speed: | 48 km/h (30 mph) | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
Weight: | 44.3 tonnes | 52 tonnes |
Crew: | 4 | 3 |
Caliber
Dimensions
Length: | 9.3 m | 9.20 m |
Width: | 3.65 m | 3.6 m |
Height: | 3.1 m | 2.5 m |
Images
M48 Patton

Zulfiqar
