Tamiya M48A3 PATTON Kurzanleitung

M48A3
Design of the M48 series of medium
tanks commenced in October
with the Chrysler Corporation
missioned to do the design work and
provide six prototypes.
Korean war, production
was authorized prior to the completion
of any prototype or testing. Ford and
General Motors were awarded
tion contracts, in addition to Chrysler,
and the first M48 was delivered
ly 1953. Numerous technical problems
with the new tank delayed
ment in significant numbers until 1958.
There are numerous variations
modifications of the M48 in existence
all over the world today,
depicts an M48A3 "Patton"
peared during the Viet Nam conflict
when employed by the U.S. Forces.
Using a cast elliptical hull which has
high structural rigidity
ballistic protection, this 47.5 ton tank
has proven its worth in the field of
combat against like opposition.
major improvement of the M48 over
the M47 was the superior
"Turtleback" cast steel
provided a greater internal volume and
much better ballistic protection. Armed
with a 90mm M41 gun and one 7.62
coaxial machine gun and a 12.7 ma-
chine gun in the commanders
and powered by a Continental
AV-1790 petrol engine of 865 hp, this
fine tank has a top road speed of 48
km/h. It is crewed by a Commander,
Gunner, Radio operator/loader
driver. The M48 series of medium
is or has been used by a great number
of nations around the world, and is ex-
Printed in U.S.A.
pected to remain
for many years to come.
1950,
The A3 series
com-
to introduce
sel engine,
Due to the
provement,
of the M48
many of the earlier Pattons have also
been retrofitted
Viet Nam, secondary
produc-
often boosted
in ear- machine
mm machine
ers hatch,
its deploy-
the mantlet
sight. Early in its production
and
was fitted with a snorkeling
enables it to fork water obstacles
and this kit
to 4.1 meters
as it ap-
uses a coincidence-type
for sighting its main 90mm gun. Range
data from this sight is fed into a ballis-
tic computer
and excellent
speedy
road speed of the M-48A3 was 48km/h.
Maximum range was 460 km, and the
The
maximum
A3 carried
shape of the
nition, and upto 5900 rounds for the
turret, which
7.62 MG's.
with either 3 or 5 wheel track bogies,
and the majority used in Viet Nam had
five bogies, due to the jungle type of
terrain encountered.
cupola,
V-12 bers often built up the sides of the tur-
ret with extra padding and equipment
for additional
fire. A great many of the existing
tanks around the world are now being
and a
up graded
tanks
addition of the 105 mm gun in place of
the 90mm
a first line battle tank
of the M-48 was the
the new AVDS-1970-2
which was a major im-
and since its introduction
with it. When used
arrnament
by adding a .50 calibre
gun above the cupola; a 7.62
gun in front of the load-
and another 7.62mm MG in
in lieu of the telescopic
the M-48
kit which
in depth. The M-48A3
range finder
for very accurate
target acquisition. Maximum
road gradient was 60%. The
62 rounds of 90mm ammu-
The A-3 model can be seen
Tank crew mem-
protection from hostile
to M-60 standards with the
main unit.
1
1m Oktober 1950 wurde die Chrysler Cor-
poration beauftragt,
first
Serie und sechs Prototypen
die- Durch den Korea-Krieg erhilten ausser
Chrysler, Ford und General
duktionsaufträge
nte enfangs 1953 ausgeliefert werden.
in Verschiedene technische
was dem neuen Tank verzögerten die Her-
stellung grösserer Mengen bis 1958.
Esgibt verschiedene Abarten und Verbes-
serungen des M48 heute auf der ganzen
Welt.
Dieser Kit zeigt den M48A3 "Patton,"
er in Vietnam eingesetzt wurde.
Die gegossene Wanne hat eine struk-
up
turelle Starrheit
rangendem Schutz. Cegenüber gleich-
starken Gegnern
schwere Panzer seinen
Die Hauptverbesserung
and über dem M47 ist auch
Turm aus Stahl mit seinem grossen Innen-
raum und Schutzvermögen gegen feind-
liche Geschosse.
Die Bewaffnung besteht aus einer 90 mm
M41 Kanone. einem
und einem 12,7 MG auf der Kommand-
antenkuppel.
Der Antrieb erfolgt durch einen Continen-
tal V-12 AV-1790
Ceschwindigkeit auf der Strasse liegt bei
48 kmlStd Die Crew besteht aus 4 Mann:
Kommandant,
Funker/Ladeschütze.
Der M48 ist bei vielen
M-48
Welt im Dienst
panzer—in vorderster
Jahre bleiben.
KIT NO. MM-220A
MODEL RECTIFIER CORPORATION
EDISON. NEW JERSEY 08817
Entwürfe für die Ni48
herzuestellen.
Motors Prcy
und der erste M48 kon-
Probleme mit
wie
und Härte mit hervor-
zeigt dieser 47,5 to
Wert.
des M48 gegen-
der gegossene
koaxialen 7.62 MC
Motor mit 865 PS. die
Schütze, Fahrer und
Nationen auf der
und Wird der Kampf-
Linie—für viele