The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. [8][9] It was produced by Cadillac between 1951 and 1954 and marketed successfully to the United States Army as a replacement for its aging fleet of World War II -vintage M24 Chaffee tanks. [6] .

2019年3月24日 · The M41 Walker Bulldog was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes and to replace the then aging World War II era M24 Chaffee tank. It was produced by Cadillac Motor Car Division of the General Motors Corporation (GMC) at a production facility in Cleveland, Ohio between 1951 and 1954 with a…

Compared to M24 Chaffee, the M41 was a much bigger tank, a direct consequence of the main gun's breech block length. The turret was enlarged, with a turret ring 2 inches (50 cm) wider, requiring a longer hull, (19.9 ft vs 16.06 ft or 5.9 m vs. 5.03 m), wider (10.5 vs 9.10 ft or 3.2 vs 3 m), but slightly lower (8.9 vs 9.1 ft or 2.77 vs 2.71 m).

The M41 series of light tanks were quick and maneuverable, with a top speed of 45 mph. They were designed for reconnaissance and security missions, not direct tank-to-tank combat. Like their predecessors, the M5 and the M24, their relatively light armor made them vulnerable to …

The M41 Walker Bulldog tank (named after the US Army commander in the Korean War Walton Walker) is a light tank developed by the United States to replace the M24...

2023年8月26日 · It was one of the three main tanks developed for the U.S. Army in the early stages of the Cold War, along with the M47 Patton medium tank, and the M103 heavy tank. All three certainly resembled siblings — though the Bulldog was clearly the runt of the litter.

2018年9月8日 · A well-designed light weight tank, the M41A1 was well loved by the troops, and we can attest it is a joy to operate. Comes with mantlet cover, spare tack pads, two extra road wheels, and consignor research.

2018年7月25日 · The M-41 was the main tank of the ARVN from its arrival in 1965 until the larger M-48 medium tank started entering Vietnamese service in the 1970s. The Walker Bulldog story began in July 1946. According to the doctrine of the time, light tanks were used for scouting.

The US M41 Walker Bulldog Tank was the first post war light tank to enter production, replacing the M24 Chaffee, which had served in WW2. Development started in 1947 under the designation T37. It was the first tank where the vehicle was built around the engine, rather that trying to later find a suitable engine for a completed design.

2019年2月19日 · The M41 Walker Bulldog light tank was used, to a limited extent, during the Korean War. The US equipped the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) with M41s during the Vietnam War. By 1971, more than 200 Walker Bulldogs were in service with the ARVN.