The M48A2 hull design saw several modifications including a reduction from five to three return rollers per side. The suspension system was simplified, a more compact powerpack compartment and additional fuel cells, with large louvered grill access doors replaced the complicated grill work of the rear engine decks of the M48/M48A1 hull designs.

The cast hull of the M48 is boat-shaped with additional sections welded into position. A hull escape hatch is provided in the floor of the tank. The turret ia a one-piece casting.

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2018年11月17日 · One hundred twenty M48 hulls were found to be ballistically deficient, and were therefore used for training only. These vehicles were designated M48C. Short range was a problem for the M48, and four jettisonable 55gal (210L) fuel drums could be mounted on the rear deck to increase the tank's range to about 135 miles (217km).

The engine deck was redesigned with two large louvered doors that replaced the complicated grill work of the rear engine decks of the M48/M48A1 hull designs. This new rear hull arrangement on the M48A2 tank helped in cooling the engine and minimizing the …

The most externally striking aspects were the new hull, longer, lower, with a sloped front part, and the hemispherical turret, reminder of the Soviet T-54 / 55 design. Internally, the crew was reverted to four after the abandon of the hull machine-gunner.

2020年5月25日 · A production run of 120 early-model M48 tanks were built with defective hull armor and were designated the M48C tank and were to identified by markings on the front hull glacis as “non-ballistic training tank only.” On 25 October 1954, the U. S. Army decided to amend its designation of the M48 tank.

2006年7月1日 · The Super M48 carries 40 rounds of 105mm ammunition in the hull and on the turret platform. There is a new electro-hydraulic gun/turret drive and weapon stabilization system.

M48: Initial production variant with Mod A hull & turret designs featuring M41 90mm gun, M1 remote-controllable machine gun mount and AV-1790-5 or -7 gasoline engine.

2016年7月22日 · The new design, the M48, entered service in 1953 with a distinctively boat shaped hull and a much larger cast turret, the 90mm gun fitted in most cases with a ‘T’ shaped blast deflector, making...