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M48A3 “Playboy Bunny”, C Company, 2nd Platoon, 3rd Tank Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, South Vietnam, 1968.

 

 

 

 

M48A3/E8 Tear Gaz launcher & Dozer, 1st Infantry, Phuoc Minh, Viet-Nam 1969.

 

Specifications
General

Type: Main Battle Tank
Crew: 4
Introduction: 1953
Number built: 12000 (all M48s)
Powerplant
Continental AVDS-1790-2 V12, air cooled Twin-turbo diesel engine, 750 hp
Power/weight: 15.12 hp/t
Dimensions/Masses
Length: 9.3 m| Width: 3.65 m | Height: 3.1 m
Weight: 49600 kg
Armor
120 mm maximum
Performances
Maximum speed: 48 km/h | Range: 463 km
Suspension: Torsion-bar
Armament

Main: 90 mm gun M41
Secondary: 12.7 mm (.50cal) M2HB machine gun,
.30 in (7.62 mm) M73 machine gun

 

 

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