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] .

M41華克猛犬 （英語： M41 Walker Bulldog）是 美國 發展以取代 M24霞飛戰車 的一種 輕型戰車，得名於在 韓戰 期間因車禍身亡的美國名將 沃爾頓·華克。 此戰車分類則可追溯到1950年11月7日，美國軍械委員會所發佈的#33476命令。 此命令要求根據火力重新分類重型、中型與輕型戰車，其中重型戰車須搭載120 mm主砲、中型90 mm以及輕型戰車76 mm主砲 [6]。 M24輕戰車 設計上可稱相當成功，然而它的火力在逐漸進化的環境下已經顯得相當貧乏；雖然這不影響該型車 …

M41華克猛犬 （英語： M41 Walker Bulldog）是 美國 發展以取代 M24霞飛戰車 的一種 輕型戰車，得名於在 韓戰 期間因車禍身亡的美國名將 沃爾頓·華克。 此戰車分類則可追溯到1950年11月7日，美國軍械委員會所發佈的#33476命令。 此命令要求根據火力重新分類重型、中型與輕型戰車，其中重型戰車須搭載120 mm主砲、中型90 mm以及輕型戰車76 mm主砲 [6]。 M24輕戰車 設計上可稱相當成功，然而它的火力在逐漸進化的環境下已經顯得相當貧乏；雖然這不影響該型車 …

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.

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…

The M41A3, as seen here, was the first US light tank to have its engine and transmission combined as a single unit in the rear of the tank. It was also the first US light tank to have an integrated fire control system where the commander and gunner sights and the main gun were connected, making its firepower more effective.

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).

2016年7月22日 · The M41 "Walker Bulldog" Tank was a light tank designed to be air-transportable and to provide mobile firepower in combat. The United States Army needed a new and fast light tank to replace the...

The first combat actions took place in October 1965 when a group of 15 tanks took part in the action of breaking the encirclement of the special forces camp in Plei Me. In later years, it happened that South Vietnamese M41A3 tanks of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Army - …

The M41 was highly effective against North Vietnamese T-54/55 tanks in the Vietnam war with its 76mm gun. However, in Vietnam the M41 suffered from being too light for most traditional battlefield support tasks and too heavy for most internal security tasks.