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M47 Patton

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The M47 Patton was an American medium tank, developed from the M46 Patton with an updated turret, and was itself further developed into the M48 Patton. It was the second American tank named after General George S. Patton, commander of the United States Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates of tank warfare. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Medium tank 1
Introduced Year
1951 1
Introduced Year
1952 2
Classification
Caliber
90mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Operated By

Bundeswehr, Armed Forces and Units
Source Wikipedia: M47 Patton
United States Army, Armed Forces and Units
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Used In

Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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Korean War, Wars
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Ogaden War, Wars
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Six-Day War, Wars
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Yugoslav Wars, Wars
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In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: M47 Patton
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    The M47 Patton was an American medium tank, a development of the M46 Patton mounting an updated turret, and was in turn further developed as the M48 Patton.
  • Design section
    It entered production in 1951.
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    It was the second American tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates of tanks in battle.
  • service status
    Many different M47 Patton models remain in service internationally
  • Used In: Korean War, infobox wars field: 'Korean War'
  • Used In: Six-Day War, infobox wars field: 'Six-Day War'
  • Used In: Ogaden War, infobox wars field: 'Ogaden War'
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, infobox wars field: 'Iran?Iraq War'
  • Used In: Yugoslav Wars, infobox wars field: 'Yugoslav Wars'
  • Operated By: United States Army, Wikipedia article text
    Like the US Army of the time, the West German Bundeswehr also used the M47 in a tank destroyer role until replacing them with the Kanonenjagdpanzer in 1966.
  • Operated By: Bundeswehr, Wikipedia article text
    Like the US Army of the time, the West German Bundeswehr also used the M47 in a tank destroyer role until replacing them with the Kanonenjagdpanzer in 1966.
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2. Wikidata: M47 Patton
Wikidata Q160366, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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