Thailand has intensified its military operations against Cambodia using M48 Patton battle tanks, a model developed in the 1950s.

The post-war period marked the end of the era of steel, giving rise to a new generation of tanks. The M48 Patton emerged as a symbol of this transformation.

The M48 Patton is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed in the United States. It was the third tank (after M46 & M47) to be officially named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S.

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Members of the Fort Knox Gold Vault Signal Corps Regimental Association painted one of the historic M48 Patton tanks, located along Chaffee Avenue on post, on Oct. 25. According ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Wearing personalized “SDF6 tank paint crew” shirts, eight members from various Shepherdsville Amazon Warrior shops worked together to paint one of the historic M48 Patton ...

Although this war was not fought primarily with tanks, a few did make an appearance. The M48 Patton main battle tank saw some service, but it was primarily used in set-piece battles.

Much of his active then reserve duty was spent as a tank commander, training allies in the use of the M48 Patton tank. His early professional career began in upstate New York where he was in ...

As the power of anti-tank weapons outpaced the damage protection of tank armor, the arrival of main battle tanks (MBTs) like the Soviet T-54 and American M48 Patton meant the bulk of global ...

Alpha 33, the big M48 Patton tank, rumbles out of Camp Red Devil and lumbers into the valley of the Kwan Tri Province. It’s the farthest American stronghold.

Supported by M48 Patton tanks, Marines move to clear buildings in street fighting near Hue University on February 3, 1968. (U.S. Marine Corps/Warrant Officer W. A. Parks) "No single battlefield ...

The M48 Patton marked a significant step in the evolution of the series, and was to be the most successful Patton tank so far.

M48 Tank: Carrying On the Patton Legacy: The M48 was indeed America’s first generation of tanks to fit the MBT concept, but actually, was the third tank to bear the famous general’s name ...