M48 Patton Medium Tank The M48 Patton is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed in the United States.

It was the third tank[5] to be officially named after General George S.

Patton, commander of the U.S.

Third Army[6]during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates for the use of tanks in battle.[7] It was a further development of the M47 Patton tank.

The M48 Patton was in U.S. service until replaced by the M60[6] and served as the U.S.

Army and Marine Corps's primary battle tank in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

It was widely used by U.S.

Cold War allies, especially other NATO countries.

Item No 63530 Item Name M48 Patton Medium Tank Bar Code 9580208635309 Scale 1:35 Item Type Plastic Model Armor Kit Model Brief Length: 248.3mm Width: 103.7mm Total Parts 520+ Metal Parts n/a Photo Etched Parts 1 piece Film Parts n/a Resin Parts n/a Total Sprues 18 sprues , upper hull and lower hull Released Date 2023-12 More Features the kit consists of over 540 parts - multi-directional slide moulded lower hull & upper hull - 162 individual tracks links - photo-etched parts included

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• Scale: 1:35

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