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Why the M48 Patton traded its gasoline engine for a diesel

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Wikipedia: M48 Patton
Section: M48A3
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Citing high fuel consumption, poor low-end torque, and the extreme fuel flammability of gasoline engines, ARCOVE industrial representatives had expressed desires for a diesel engine for the M48 since 1953.
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