oe M48A3 PATTON Trem 35120 TAMIYA sonnet See I Design of the M48 series of medium tanks commenced in October 1850, with the Chrysler Corporation com: missioned to do the design work and provide six prototypes. Due to the Korean war, production of the M48 was authorized prior to the completion of any prototype or testing. Ford and General Motors were awarded produc- tion contracts, in addition to Chrysler, and the first M48 was delivered in ear- ly 1963. Numerous technical problems with the new tank delayed its deploy. ‘ment in significant numbers until 1958. There are numerous variations and modifications of the M48 in existence all over the world today, and this kit dopicts an M48A3 “Patton” as it ap: peared during the Viet Nam conflict when employed by the US. Forces. Using a cast elliptical hull which has high structural rigidity and excellent ballistic protection, this 47.5 ton tank has proven its worth in the field of combat against like opposition. The major improvement of the M48. over the M47 was the superior shape of the “Turtleback” cast steel turret, which provided a greater internal volume and much better ballistic protection. Armed with a 80mm M41 gun and one 7.62 coaxial machine gun and a 12.7 ma- chine gun in the commanders cupola, and powered by a Continental V-12 AV-1790 petrol engine of 865 hp, this fine tank has a top road speed of 48 kmih. It is crewed by a Commander, Gunner, Radio operatoriloader and & driver. The Md8 series of medium tanks is or has been used by a great number of nations around the world, and is ex- pected to remain a frst line battle tank for many years to come. The A3 Series of the M48 was the first to introduce the new AVDS-1970-2 die- sel engine, which was a major im- provement, and since its introduction any of the earlier Pattons have also been retrofitied with it. When used in Viet Nam, secondary armament was often boosted by adding a 50 calibre machine gun above the cupola: a 7.62 mm machine gun in front of the load: ers hatch, and another 7.62mm MG in the mantist in lieu of the telescopic sight. Early in its production the M-48 was fitted with a snorkeling kit which enables it to fork water obstacles up to 4.1 meters in depth, The M-48A3 uses a coincidence-'ype range finder for sighting its main. €0mm gun. Range data from this sight is fed into a ballis- tle computer for very accurate and speedy target acquisition. Maximum road speed of the M-48A3 was 48kmin, Maximum range was 480 km, and the maximum road gradient was 60%. The 'A3 carried 62 rounds of 90mm ammu- nition, and up to 5900 rounds for the 7.62 MG's. The A3 model can be seen 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. Tank crew mem- bers often built up the sides of the tur- ret with extra padding and equipment for additional protection from hostile fire. A great many of the existing M-48 tanks around the world are now being Up graded to M-60 standards with the addition of the 105 mm gun in place of the 90mm main unit. Im Oktober 1950 wurde die Chrysler Cor poration beauftragt, Entwurfe fur die M48 Serie und sechs Prototypen_herzustellen Durch den Koreakrieg ethilten ausser Chrysler, Ford und General Motors Pro- duktionsauftrage und der erste M48. kom- nite enfangs 1953 ausgeliefert werden, Verschiedene technische Probleme mit dem neuen Tank verzdgerten die Her- stellung grdsserer Mengen bis 1958. Es gibt verschiedene Abarten und Verbes- serungen des M43 heute auf der ganzen Welt. Dieser Kit zeigt den M48A3 “Patton,” wie cr in Vietnam eingesetzt wurde. Die gegossene Wane hat eine struk- turelle Startheit und Harte mit hervor rangendem Schutz. Gegeniiber gleich starken Gegnern zeigt dieser 47.5 to schwere Panzer seinen Wert. Die Hauptverbesserung des M48 gegen ber dem MA7 ist auch der gegossene Turm aus Stahl mit seinem grossen innen- raum und Schutzvermdgen gegen feind liche Geschosse, Die Bewaffaung besteht aus einer 90, mm M1 Kanone, einem koaxialen 7.62 MG und einem 12,7 MG auf der Komman dantenkuppel Der Antrieb erfolgt durch einen Continen- tal V-12. AV-1790 Motor mit 865 PS. die Geschwindigkeit auf der Strasse liegt bei 48 km/Std, Die Crew besteht aus 4 Mann: Kommandant, Schitze, Fahrer und Funker/Ladeschatze. Der MA8 ist bet vielen Nationen auf der Welt im Dienst und wird der Kampf- panzer—in vorderster Linie—far viele Jahre bleiben oar 1 MM 7 20%-MABA Sy bDrive Sprocket akettntrbrad> Make 2 sets. 2'Sate machen wn Re) —_— -4Road Wheels> > 3 ae READ BEFORE | See, ‘ASSEMBLY. ne Matt Black ERST LESEN Caen DANN BAUEN. aly cape te ge se 0 gle ret Kleber ‘kStudy" the instructions and _photo- | 9. sieht Meben. 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