World War III - American: M48 Patton Tank Platoon

The M48 Patton was introduced into service in February 1952 to replace the mix of M26 Pershing, M4 Sherman, M46, and M47 Patton tanks in service. In 1957 a conversion process began to replace the original gasoline engines with diesel engines. These tanks were designat-ed M48A3 in 1958.

The M48 was armed with M41 90mm gun, a variant of the 90mm gun used in the M26 Pershing, M46 and M47 Pattons with improved performance.

M48 in West German Service
The West Germans used the M48A2C variant of the American main battle tank. They got their first M48 tanks in 1952, and they remained in service throughout the 1950s, 1960s, and into the 1970s. Eventually they were upgraded as the Kampfpanzer M48A2CGA1 armed with the 90mm M41 main gun with its distinct cylindrical blast deflector.

M48 in Israeli Service
In Israeli service, the American-made M48A1 and M48A2 Patton tanks were called Magach. Israel received its first examples from West Germany with American shipments arriving later. Their 90mm gun was soon upgraded to the British L7 105mm gun.

THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS:

• 5x M48 Patton Tanks

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These miniatures are supplied unassembled and unpainted