The Patton Family - Magnificent or Mediocre?

General George S. Patton Jr was an incredible, influential general. However, the vehicles names after him… were not. 3 mediocre attempts at a capable medium tank in the 40s and 50s led to American designers completely rethinking the vehicle, resulting in - finally - a capable design.

Join me for a deep dive into the Patton family - the M46, M47 and M48.

Footage from The Tank Museum:
   • M47 - The Most Boring Tank Ever? | Ta...  

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:58 The M26 Pershing…
02:25 M26E2
04:44 The M46 Patton
06:30 Korean Tank Crisis
07:06 Failure of T42
08:20 The M47 Patton II
11:28 T48 - A New Hope
12:35 The M48 Patton III
15:10 M48A1
16:30 M47 Goes Global
17:25 M48A2
18:45 Outro

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